This could all change depending on the outcome of today’s election, but, here is what is currently scheduled to happen in the realm of state privacy laws. I say this could all change because the new administration could figure out a way to cancel all of these state privacy laws – say by passing a […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]I would not expect Texas to be the bastion of privacy, but they are definitely leading the parade. The Texas AG has created a task force to focus on enforcing the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, and several privacy laws, including: The AG says there are several factors for why he is stepping up […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Russian Court Fines Google 2 Undecillion Rubles for Blocking YouTube Accounts This is a case of YouTube blocking several Russian TV stations’ YouTube accounts. They are being fined by Russia’s anti-monopoly service from failing to restore the accounts. Google was fined, back in 2020, 100 thousand rubles a day with the fine doubling every week […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Right after it was disclosed that China hacked into the major telecom providers in the U.S. and eavesdropped on calls and texts for major national politicians like (but not limited to) Trump and Harris, China is claiming that unnamed western countries are spying on them. Can you imagine that? Countries spying on each other. The […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Foreign influence campaigns are intensifying as we get closer to election day. Even though the US is far better prepared than in previous elections, that is not stopping the Russians, Chinese and Iranians, among others. One thing that is happening in this election that did not happen in the past is real time response to […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Global Police Crackdown Arrests 5,000, Shuts Down Sites A global police crackdown in June and July against illegal sports gambling led to thousands of arrests and website shutdowns while also disrupting scam centers and their related human trafficking and money laundering operations, Interpol reported Thursday. They arrested 5,100 people, recovered $59 million in proceeds and […]
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