Framed by television camera lights, U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to governors from across the country during an event in the East Room of the White House on February 23, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Biden executive order seeks to cut China off from Americans’ sensitive data The order aims to bar the sale of large datasets containing sensitive data to six countries of concern. Feb 28, 2024 By Elias Groll
Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Rohit Chopra delivers remarks on relieving medical debt during an event in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, next to the White House, in Washington, DC, on April 11, 2022. (Stefani Reynolds / AFP) CFPB’s proposed data rules would improve security, privacy and competition By giving the public greater control over their banking data, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's proposal would deal a blow to data brokers. Jan 24, 2024 By Barath Raghavan Bruce Schneier
Pedestrians walk inside newly installed “bike rack” barricades outside the U.S. Capitol on March 21, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) How Congress can rein in data brokers Know your customer rules are a first step to address the risks of sensitive data — including on U.S. military servicemembers — sold online. Dec 20, 2023 By Brady Allen Kruse
The U.S. Capitol dome is seen from the base of the Washington Monument as the sun rises on November 9, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images) DC Board of Elections breach may include entire voter roll A breach of Washington’s election authority discovered after stolen data was offered for sale may affect the city’s entire voting population. Oct 23, 2023 By Caroline Nihill
A District of Columbia flag is seen in front of the White House June 9, 2017 in Washington, DC. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) D.C. voter records for sale in cybercrime forum The District of Columbia Board of Elections became aware Thursday of the breach, which occurred via its hosting provider. Oct 6, 2023 By Caroline Nihill
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 6: An ICE agent monitors hundreds of asylum seekers being processed upon entering the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on June 6, 2023. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images) How a private company helps ICE track migrants’ every move Immigration and Customs Enforcement's claims about how long surveillance data is retained conflicts with internal records. Sep 26, 2023 By Tonya Riley
Cow skulls on a wall. (Getty Images) How the Cult of the Dead Cow plans to save the internet The "original hacking supergroup" is trying to design tools to rebuild the internet from the ground up. Sep 25, 2023 By Christian Vasquez
The UK parliament amended a controversial surveillance clause in a sweeping online safety bill. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images) US, UK strike data transfer agreement The European Commission approved a similar data transfer agreement with the United States in July. Sep 21, 2023 By Tonya Riley
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks to members of the press outside the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on September 13, 2023.(Alex Wong/Getty Images) FTC nominees urge Congress to pass federal data privacy law Members of Congress also asked nominees for their thoughts on how the FTC should tackle AI. Sep 20, 2023 By Tonya Riley
A California flag flies in front of 555 California Street on May 09, 2023 in San Francisco, California. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images) California passes first-in-the-nation data broker deletion tool Lawmakers in California are continuing to speed ahead of the federal government in writing legislation to address privacy concerns. Sep 15, 2023 By Tonya Riley