Month: May 2024

Privacy leaders, tech organizations, broadcasters, health care leaders and more are welcoming the bipartisan American Privacy Rights Act by U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, and U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Chair Rodgers led a hearing on Wednesday on the legislation, which received … Read more

Data privacy is important as users leave digital footprints on a daily basis, but using social media may put your personal data at risk without you knowing it. Privacy concerns are at the forefront as scandals and data breaches are in the news every day. Beginning in late 2022, data privacy concerns prompted U.S. state … Read more

As we reflect on the flurry of activity in the health care data privacy and security space in 2023 and look ahead to what will continue to be a busy 2024, we are seeing the early stages of federal agency movement to align the regulatory environment with modern health care delivery, cutting-edge technologies, and innovative … Read more

CPPA Issues Data Minimization Enforcement AdvisoryThe California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”), the enforcement authority of the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”), has released its first-ever enforcement advisory focused on how data minimization principles apply to the processing of consumers’ CPRA requests. The advisory explains that the CPRA requires businesses to collect consumers’ personal information only to the … Read more

Technology is evolving at a breakneck pace and in 10 years’ time the world will probably be a very different place than it is today. My job is to look into the future and predict how technology will transform the way we live, work and play. Normally, I focus on what’s just around the corner, … Read more

PCMag editors select and review products independently. If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing. In 2024, many aspects of our daily lives are now digital. Whether we’re working, reading the news, watching movies, managing finances, or even just talking to friends and family; much of what we … Read more

Microsoft has announced the Copilot+ line of Windows 11-powered PCs that, among other things, will have Recall, a feature that takes screenshots every few seconds, encrypts them, saves them, and leverages AI to allow users to search through them for specific content that has been viewed in apps, websites, documents, etc. “Once you find the … Read more