Sentences with phrase «federal data protection»

EPIC called for comprehensive data protection legislation and the creation of a federal data protection agency.
Investigative data searches into employee data fall under specific requirements under the Federal Data Protection Act.
Now, Germany's Federal Data Protection Commissioner, Peter Schaar, has weighed in with his opinion of the new console via German site Spiegal: «Under the heading, game device «Microsoft pushes a monitoring device in the market,» Schaar told Spiegal.
(May 3, 2018) Telecompaper reports Germany's Conference of State and Federal Data Protection Authorities has released the measures it wants Facebook and social media networks to take following the Cambridge Analytica revelations.

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After Congress gutted federal Internet privacy protection rules in the spring, some state legislators started to move to impose limits on data collection and tracking online on their own.
It has put a pause on plans for tests of Equifax's data protection practices and turned down offers from other federal regulators for help in on - site credit bureau exams.
On January 22, 2015, JPMC settled claims by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Maryland Attorney General alleging that JPMC steered customers to a now - defunct Maryland title company in exchange for undisclosed kickbacks and data on potential customers in violation of federal consumer protecProtection Bureau and the Maryland Attorney General alleging that JPMC steered customers to a now - defunct Maryland title company in exchange for undisclosed kickbacks and data on potential customers in violation of federal consumer protectionprotection laws.
(e) If test results indicate a specific agricultural product contains pesticide residues or environmental contaminants that exceed the Food and Drug Administration's or the Environmental Protection Agency's regulatory tolerences, the certifying agent must promptly report such data to the Federal health agency whose regulatory tolerance or action level has been exceeded.
DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos says dredging improved the Hudson but the federal Environmental Protection Agency needs to re-evaluate the six - year project and get objective analysis in its ongoing review of fish, water and sediment data.
And it recommended that state and federal governments help fund data collection by nonprofits such as the Ground Water Protection Council and an independent multi-state gas regulation peer - review board.
On 3 November, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Donna Shalala proposed new regulations that researchers must follow in order to access and use electronic human subject information — to offer federal protection of medical and health research data generated, stored, or transmitted electronically.
The regulations are meant to provide federal protection and to reassure the public that their health and research information are safe, but at the same time the proposal also calls for the exchange of data without patient consent for «national priority activities» — which include research.
Regulators say redundant layers of protection usually prevent waste from getting that far, but EPA data shows that in the three years analyzed by ProPublica, more than 7,500 well test failures involved what federal water protection regulations describe as «fluid migration» and «significant leaks.»
Removing privacy protection for individual schools in data reports, a protection that does not exist in any other federal statue or regulation.
At a high level, this infographic from the Data Quality Campaign (DQC) explains the basic requirements of the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), which Hoonuit uses (along with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act - COPPA) to set our privacy and data security policData Quality Campaign (DQC) explains the basic requirements of the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), which Hoonuit uses (along with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act - COPPA) to set our privacy and data security policdata security policies:
PCSD also acknowledges that the privacy of students and the use of confidential student information is protected by federal and state laws, including the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), the Utah Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, and the Utah Student Data Protection Act.
Identify a district privacy officer who is responsible for monitoring and complying with federal, state, and district policies on data privacy and for guiding school leaders and teachers in their use and protection of data
There is also a need for firm safeguards on the use and dissemination of student data, and for stronger student protections from state and federal surveys — dreamed up by agenda - driven lawyers and academics — which ask elementary - school students about their gender identification and other controversial topics.
While ESSA maintains many civil rights protections for ELs, it dramatically decreases the federal government's ability to shape state education systems» approaches to EL data and accountability.
In addition, Presidential Policy Directive 19 extends whistleblower protections to Federal employees eligible for access to classified data and the Kirkpatrick Act of 2017 makes it unlawful to access a Federal employee's or an applicant's medical records for certain unauthorized purposes.
You may be surprised to know, that according to data from the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau approximately 90 % of all private student loans involve a cosigner.
Federal regulations, however, limit (i) third party transactions (e.g., checks, drafts and debit card purchases), (ii) pre-authorized or automated transfers (including ACH and overdraft protection transfers); (iii) electronic transfers (including online banking or bill payment services) made by personal computer or other electronic device; and (iv) telephone transfers (including facsimile or data transmission) from your account to six per month.
For savings and money market accounts, federal regulations limit (i) third party transactions (e.g., checks, drafts and debit card purchases); (ii) pre-authorized or automated transfers (including ACH and overdraft protection transfers); (iii) transfers made by personal computer (including online banking or bill payment services); and (iv) telephone transfers (including facsimile or data transmission) from your account to six per month.
Bill would damage credit scores of million of consumers Consumer Action joined the National Consumer Law Center and other organizations in opposition to HR 435 — legislation that would reduce consumers» control over their own data by preempting state and federal privacy protections, damage the credit scores of millions of consumers with a disproportionate impact on African Americans, and conflict with long - standing state utility regulatory consumer protections.
Additionally, we abide by the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Financial Services Modernization Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and all other applicable federal laws, including all laws relating to privacy and data protFederal Trade Commission Act, the Financial Services Modernization Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and all other applicable federal laws, including all laws relating to privacy and data protfederal laws, including all laws relating to privacy and data protection.
Federal regulations limit (i) third party transactions (e.g., checks, drafts and debit card purchases); (ii) pre-authorized or automated transfers (including ACH and overdraft protection transfers); (iii) transfers made by personal computer (including online banking or bill payment services); and (iv) telephone transfers (including facsimile or data transmission) from your account to six per month.
Such an approach would be a sea change from the approach currently pursued by Stephen Harper's government, which has pressed ahead with oil sands development and gutted environmental protections of Canada's lakes and rivers, all the while gagging federal scientists to stop the release of data that may contradict the Conservatives» agenda.
The January 2018 resolution and settlement of VTech data breach enforcement actions by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and the United States Federal Trade Commission provide important guidance for data security and compliance with personal information protection laws.
He says that, by imposing shared IT services, the previous Conservative federal cabinet appeared to be pursuing greater efficiencies and data protections consistently with best industry practices.
In Canada, there are a number of federal and provincial key pieces of legislation and regulators that govern the collection, use and storage of data such as the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, which is the federal privacy law for private - sector organizations or the Office of the Privacy Commissioner.
More than two years have passed since Ottawa amended Canada's federal private sector privacy law, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, by enacting Bill S - 4, the Digital Privacy Act, to establish mandatory data breach reporting requirements.
The Digital Privacy Act amends the federal Personal Information and Protection of Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) to mandate a data breach response that includes reporting, notification and record - keeping requirements.
Data protection and security for attorneys With stricter federal and state government - enforced regulations, including Sarbanes - Oxley and the Gramm - Leach Bliley Act, law firms today face an unprecedented amount of regulatory scrutiny — and steep repercussions if found in violation of one of these mandates.
The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (or PIPEDA) is a Canadian federal statute governing the use of personal information and other sensitive data.
The report recommends that Bill C - 12, An Act to amend the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, be significantly toughened to require all data breaches be reported promptly to the Federal Privacy Commissioner, who in turn should have the power to order companies to notify individual consumers when there is a real risk of significant harm to them.
We can share our expertise to ensure your data protection procedures are in compliance with state and federal requirements, and advise you in case of data breaches involving personally identifiable information.
It puts in place stronger obligations on companies in the U.S. to protect that information and stronger monitoring and enforcement by the U.S. Department of Commerce and Federal Trade Commission (FTC), including through increased cooperation with European data protection authorities.
Home Data Protection and Privacy Federal government delays private right of action under CASL
Home Data Protection and Privacy Federal government proposes reform of public sector Access to Information Act
She has also advised clients subject to regulatory investigations and litigation involving a spectrum of federal and state laws, including under Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), Gramm - Leach - Bliley Act (GLBA), state data breach notification laws, California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA) and federal and state laws, including under Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), Gramm - Leach - Bliley Act (GLBA), state data breach notification laws, California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA) and Federal Trade Commission Act, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), Gramm - Leach - Bliley Act (GLBA), state data breach notification laws, California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA) and others.
Almost certainly as US federal law provides no privacy protections for «personal data submitted to search engines or for IP addresses».
Because it didn't come from the Federal Trade Commission, a Canadian Privacy Commissioner or a European Data Protection Authority — it came from the Securities and Exchange Commission («SEC»).
She provides counseling and representation in all forms of consumer protection matters, and regularly assists clients with privacy and data security compliance audits, forensic investigations related to information practices, data security breach notification procedures and represents companies before state and federal regulators on a range of consumer protection compliance matters.
She has also advised clients on a spectrum of federal and state laws, including Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Gramm - Leach - Bliley Act (GLBA), state data breach notification laws, and federal and state laws, including Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Gramm - Leach - Bliley Act (GLBA), state data breach notification laws, and Federal Trade Commission Act, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Gramm - Leach - Bliley Act (GLBA), state data breach notification laws, and others.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the country's consumer protection agency, has confirmed that it is investigating how data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica was able to harvest the private data of some 50 million Facebook users.
The Federal Trade Commission has opened an investigation into Facebook to determine whether the use of the data violated privacy protections.
In a September 26, 2007 letter to the European Commissioner for Competition, the Data Protection Commissioner of the German federal state of Schleswig - Holstein urged the rejection of the proposed Google - DoubleClick merger.
Investors fear Facebook users might delete their accounts in order to protect their personal information, but more importantly, that an Federal Trade Commission investigation of the Cambridge Analytica scandal and the European Union's pending General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will hinder advertising revenue growth.
Messenger Kids complies with the Children's Online Privacy Protections Act law set by the Federal Trade Commission, so Facebook won't migrate children's accounts when they turn 13 or collect data for advertising purposes.
At the same time, while the prospects of federal regulation in the US have receded somewhat, the European Union passed a General Data Protection Regulation envisaging applications of the DNT mechanism.
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