Until the mid-2010s, there were almost no comprehensive laws protecting digital privacy for anyone except children, and even those laws were few and far between.
This lack of government oversight gave industries almost no motivation to create best practices governing
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May the Force Be With You: How Fintech Companies Can Leverage the Power of Data Privacy
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, all banking had to be done in person. Mobile deposits didn’t exist, stocks couldn’t be bought and sold on a cell phone, account statements were snail-mailed, not emailed, and friends
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Keeping Cybersecurity Awareness Month in Your Heart (and Your Programming) Year Round
Ahhh, October. Changing leaves, dropping temperatures, pumpkin spice everything. What’s not to love?
One of the best things about the only month to start with an O? Our favorite holiday, one that unites people around the country, is in
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Doing the Right Thing as Marketers to Build Trust
Hint: privacy is the right thing.
Do the right thing as marketers to build trust.—Jon Dick, VP Marketing, Hubspot
For marketers, privacy can be a four-letter word. After all, your entire job is to get your message in front
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Checkout This Privacy Checklist for Ecommerce
Ecommerce is big business. Really big business. Across the entire world.
In 2020, retail sales in the US declined 10.5% while ecommerce sales grew 18%.
Another statistic?
Over 2.14 billion people are expected to spend $4.2 trillion purchasing goods
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Top 10 Tips for Cybersecurity Month
This year, the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCSA) and the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) chose “Do your part. #BeCyberSmart” as the theme for Cybersecurity Awareness Month, with weekly themes that include:
- Week 1: Be Cyber Smart
- Week 2: Fight
Uncovering China’s New Privacy Law
On Aug. 20, 2021, the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress enacted China’s Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL)(Translation available here). Taking effect on November 1, 2021, the PIPL will serve as China’s first comprehensive privacy law.
The PIPL
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The Colorado Privacy Act 101
The Four Corners of the Centennial State’s new privacy law
Colorado is home to the highest incorporated city in the US (Leadville), the highest paved road in North America (the road to Mt. Evans), and the highest car tunnel in
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CPA Privacy Best Practices
Whether you work alone or for a big firm, as a certified public accountant, you know privacy is important. But with new privacy laws being passed every year, it’s about to be more important than ever.
While laws protecting consumers’
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Does My Business Website Really Need a Privacy Policy?
From picking the color scheme to writing SEO copy to integrating your payment platforms, building a website or app is a huge project. After you’ve tested all your links, worked out the UX bugs, and built an interactive chat function,
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