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FTC ‘will not stand for’ misuse of browsing, location data
The Federal Trade Commission is amid a crackdown on businesses misusing browsing and location data that provide enough information to be used to identify nonconsenting consumers.
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Biden executive order to target commercial data broker activities
A new executive order seeks to put clamps on the sale of Americans’ personal data by data brokers and other companies to certain countries found to be of national security concern.
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DOJ official: Expect more cybersecurity false claim enforcements
The announcement of a record year in several areas of False Claims Act enforcement at the Department of Justice was accompanied by a warning that more significant cases are coming, particularly regarding cybersecurity-related claims.
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GoDaddy adds legal chief
Web hosting company GoDaddy will welcome Jared Sine as its chief strategy and legal officer.
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Alphabet to pay shareholders $350M over Google+ privacy lapses
Alphabet, the parent company of technology giant Google, agreed to pay $350 million in a preliminary settlement with shareholders over alleged data privacy violations and materially false and misleading statements linked to now-defunct social media site Google+.
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China-based Cloopen Group avoids fine in SEC accounting fraud case
China-based technology company Cloopen Group Holding won’t pay a fine in settling with the Securities and Exchange Commission over an alleged accounting fraud scheme perpetrated by two of its former senior managers.
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iRobot promotes legal chief to interim CEO
iRobot Corp. announced Glen Weinstein, the technology company’s executive vice president and chief legal officer, was appointed interim chief executive officer. In a related move, Tonya Drake was promoted to executive vice president and general counsel.
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Meta’s ‘pay or consent’ model to force GDPR to adapt?
Experts weigh in on Meta’s plans to charge EU users monthly if they do not want to be tracked for online advertising and what the ramifications of the model would mean for the future of the General Data Protection Regulation.
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Deloitte survey: Companies unprepared for AI governance, risk challenges
Just 25 percent of corporate leaders felt their organizations were highly prepared to handle the governance and risk issues posed by generative artificial intelligence, a Deloitte survey found.
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Surge Ventures adds Farmers Financial Solutions’ CCO to advisory board
Surge Ventures, a software-as-a-service venture studio, added Farmers Financial Solutions’ Chief Compliance Officer Ann Robinson to its advisory board.
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Micron announces legal chief
Storage solutions provider Micron Technology announced the appointment of Michael Ray as senior vice president, chief legal officer and corporate secretary.
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U.K. Post Office scandal sparks contractor accountability debate
The recent furor in the United Kingdom over the Post Office’s wrongful prosecutions of sub-postmasters for alleged fraud has put the government’s relationship with private contractors under the spotlight and raised questions about how companies could be held more accountable in future.
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ICO seeking input on generative AI to inform guidance
The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office is seeking input from developers, users, and those interested in generative artificial intelligence to help inform policy and guidance regarding the technology.
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Leidos appoints general counsel
Science and technology company Leidos announced the appointment of Dan Antal as general counsel.
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Credo adds new legal chief from Seagate
Connectivity solutions provider Credo Technology Group Holding announced Kate Schuelke will join as chief legal officer and corporate secretary.
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GDPR-minded Microsoft offers cloud customers EU-based personal data storage
Microsoft announced an expansion to its European Union data storage efforts that would allow cloud customers to keep all personal data stored within the EU boundary.
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NIST report: Mitigating the risks of cyberattacks on AI systems
Cyberattacks on artificial intelligence systems are increasing, so it’s important users know their vulnerabilities and try to soften the damage if they get hit, according to a new report by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
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SAP to pay $220M in FCPA settlements
German-based software company SAP agreed to pay more than $220 million as part of resolutions with authorities in the United States and South Africa regarding alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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FTC bans Outlogic from selling sensitive location data in landmark action
Data broker Outlogic will be subject to the Federal Trade Commission’s first ban on the use, sale, or disclosure of sensitive location data as part of a proposed order announced by the agency.
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Cerebras Systems appoints general counsel
Artificial intelligence company Cerebras Systems announced the appointment of Shirley Li as general counsel.