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Technology winners and losers in the days of COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic is revealing just where our technology is up to the challenge and where it's failing.
Fear, loathing and profits – the battle over data access and data privacy in healthcare
The proponents of data access declare it to be a fundamental right for consumers. Those who stand to profit – or lose – from open access to patient data have different points of view.
20 IT resolutions for 2020
The new decade finds technology changing faster than ever. IT leaders must balance a wide array of priorities in developing a strategic agenda that can keep up.
Top 9 challenges IT leaders will face in 2020
From skills shortages to privacy concerns, tech execs will need to overcome a number of hurdles along their digital journeys this year.
What is the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018? Influencers in the know break down the details
The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 is a bill intended to enhance online privacy rights and consumer protection for residents of California, United States. But the bill has national and global implications. Here’s how to...
Fighting holiday fraud: 5 ways ecommerce retailers can boost security
Everyone loves online shopping -- especially cybercriminals. If you’re a small or midsize ecommerce retailer you are the biggest target this holiday season, but it’s not too late to protect yourself and your customers.
What happens when every nation censors search results globally?
The dam has burst on governments asserting their right to censor the internet worldwide. Welcome to the dark side of information globalization.
Poor cyber resilience: an organization’s Achilles' heel
Research reveals a marked disconnect between the concern over cyber-risk concerns and the overall approach to managing it.
European Court of Justice 'right to be forgotten' ruling likely to be relitigated
Love it or hate it, it’s clear that whether the EU can apply the GDPR’s “right to be forgotten” globally is in question.
Why it’s time for a strong federal privacy law
A federal privacy statute can harmonize privacy law, leave room for states to regulate/enforce and enable American global tech policy leadership.
5G is critical to the competitiveness and future success of America’s small businesses
5G represents an exciting range of new possibilities, but it's also important not to let the hype overwhelm the need for security, privacy and safety.
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How the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) will affect you and your business | TECH(talk)
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is, in some ways, similar to Europe's GDPR. This rule, which goes into effect in 2020, gives individual users more ownership over their own data. Users can even refuse to allow companies to...
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The new innovation model: monetizing healthcare data
Healthcare enterprises are launching programs to monetize patient medical data by offering access to researchers and innovators. How these initiatives can benefit all stakeholders (or leave out some).
Data privacy is the new strategic differentiator
Pioneering corporations have an estimated nine to 18 months to “compete on data privacy” before it becomes table stakes.
Protecting data in an increasingly insecure world
Protecting data is only going to get tougher. Are CIOs ready to protect what is the most important enterprise asset?
Antitrust enforcers can think of privacy as a parameter of competition
But it is not likely to improve privacy protection very much.
Is our obsession with regulation killing the web?
What started out as an open, connected and vastly unregulated platform of sharing information is consistently being crippled by legislation made by people who do not understand the fundamentals of technology. Unless we act fast, there...
