Tag Archives: data privacy

10 tips to stay secure when shopping on Black Friday (and the rest of the year!)

November 23, 2020 Black Friday is upon us – and with it, the traditional bonanza of people shopping online. Both retailers and fraudsters stand ready to grab your log-in information, your email, your home address, phone number – and of course, your credit card information. It’s a bonanza for identity thieves. Numerous reports say cyber criminals are poised … Continue reading "10 tips to stay secure when shopping on Black Friday (and the rest of the year!)" Read More

Mozilla: “Like Us on Facebook” buttons aid tracking

August 22, 2020 Ever wondered exactly how Facebook tracks you around the Web? The Mozilla Foundation has at least one answer: the buttons on websites that encourage users to find, like, or follow the organization on Facebook. Mozilla, the Firefox web browser maker, says those buttons contain tracking code that tracks you on the Web – whether you … Continue reading "Mozilla: “Like Us on Facebook” buttons aid tracking" Read More

ImageQuest clients experience smooth transition to remote work during COVID-19

March 16, 2020 To date, we have helped nearly 3,200 end users employed by our clients work remotely. Monday was a big stress test for remote work technology systems – many, many more people logged on remotely than ever before. We did hear of brief outages – but Microsoft and other large technology providers quickly fixed them. We … Continue reading "ImageQuest clients experience smooth transition to remote work during COVID-19" Read More

COVID-19 to test technology for working remotely – and securely

March 15, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has sharply focused attention on working remotely. Dozens of articles now offer advice on how to stay focused, how to battle feelings of isolation. Just a few discuss the technology needed to do this. Many of our clients work with protected data, so it’s not as simple as setting aside some space … Continue reading "COVID-19 to test technology for working remotely – and securely" Read More

NIST has new Privacy tool to help with growing regulations

January 23, 2020 As a patchwork of privacy regulations start to appear at the state level in the U.S., the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released guidance on how to keep data private. The new, “version 1.0” framework is designed to help enterprises manage privacy risks. It follows a similar framework tool developed to manage … Continue reading "NIST has new Privacy tool to help with growing regulations" Read More

California’s new privacy law sparks confusion, inconsistency

January 13, 2020 California’s new privacy law took effect Jan. 1 and so far, the results are confusing and inconsistent. One of the markers of the new law is a “Do Not Sell My Info” link. But some websites do not have it yet, or have buried it in fine print. The L.A. Times offered up a lengthy … Continue reading "California’s new privacy law sparks confusion, inconsistency" Read More

Facebook, Apple, FTC discuss privacy at CES 2020

January 8, 2020 At the giant Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas yesterday, the data privacy officer for Facebook said Facebook is just like Apple in building “privacy by design.” But she was challenged by an FTC Commissioner. The Privacy Roundtable marked the first time since 1992 that an Apple executive has attended CES. Apple has been touting … Continue reading "Facebook, Apple, FTC discuss privacy at CES 2020" Read More

Microsoft to honor California privacy law throughout U.S.

November 16, 2019 Microsoft announced last week that it will extend the data requirements included in California’s Consumer Privacy Act to all of its customers across the U.S. In a blog post last week, Julie Brill, Microsoft’s Chief Privacy Officer, said the company is a “strong supporter of California’s new law.” “We are optimistic that the California Consumer … Continue reading "Microsoft to honor California privacy law throughout U.S." Read More

NIST releases first report on handling IoT cybersecurity and privacy risks

June 26, 2019 The National Institute of Standards and Technology released the first of what it says will be a series of reports on how to deal with the booming growth of devices that connect to the Internet via your network – aka the Internet of Things (IoT.) NIST’s focus is on the cybersecurity and privacy risks of … Continue reading "NIST releases first report on handling IoT cybersecurity and privacy risks" Read More