Internet privacy

Enseo’s MadeSafe Protects Students and Teachers in Houston Private School

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Wednesday, November 20, 2019

MadeSafe gives this advantage to all the students, teachers and administrators of St. Francis two campuses.

Key Points: 
  • MadeSafe gives this advantage to all the students, teachers and administrators of St. Francis two campuses.
  • MadeSafe alerts from Enseos school installations have included student medical emergencies, special-need student issues, student to student altercations, and encounters with suspicious persons on campus.
  • The solution also protects privacy as teachers and staff are not and cannot be tracked until the MadeSafe button is pressed.
  • I am honored to be a part of the team protecting the children and teachers at St. Francis Episcopal School.

TrustArc’s Nymity Awareness Tracker Enables Privacy Knowledge Across Entire Business

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Wednesday, November 20, 2019

TrustArc, the leading privacy automation and intelligence platform provider, today announces major updates to Nymity Awareness Tracker, the first compliance solution on the market to streamline contextual privacy awareness across an entire business.

Key Points: 
  • TrustArc, the leading privacy automation and intelligence platform provider, today announces major updates to Nymity Awareness Tracker, the first compliance solution on the market to streamline contextual privacy awareness across an entire business.
  • Awareness Tracker provides simple, one-stop access to privacy awareness learning, helping to reduce risk while increasing engagement, knowledge and accountability across an entire organization.
  • With gamification elements designed to make privacy learning fun, its mission is to empower privacy champions at every level of the business.
  • Awareness Tracker makes privacy regulations and concepts easy to understand for business units whose primary responsibility is not privacy.

New Report Reveals Less Than Half of Businesses Are Prepared to Comply with the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA)

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Wednesday, November 20, 2019

The survey, conducted by Osterman Research, Inc., revealed the current state of security team preparedness and critical gaps in compliance with the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) before it comes into effect on January 1st, 2020.

Key Points: 
  • The survey, conducted by Osterman Research, Inc., revealed the current state of security team preparedness and critical gaps in compliance with the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) before it comes into effect on January 1st, 2020.
  • Email security, in particular, is a major component of data privacy that organizations need to consider when preparing for CCPA.
  • For full survey results available in a white paper authored by Michael Osterman, President of Osterman Research, visit the Egress website here .
  • Egress is headquartered in London, with regional offices in the UK, the US, Canada and the Netherlands.

4Stop Bolsters KYC Orchestration Hub With Jumio's AI-Powered Identity Verification Technology

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Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Through this partnership, Jumio's market-leading identity verification service, with certified liveliness detection, has been integrated into the 4Stop data hub .

Key Points: 
  • Through this partnership, Jumio's market-leading identity verification service, with certified liveliness detection, has been integrated into the 4Stop data hub .
  • 4Stop aggregates trusted information, managed services, data, software and expertise to establish a modern all-in-one orchestration hub of KYB and KYC data services , compliance and anti-fraud technology , accessed through a single API.
  • 4Stop's KYC data-driven orchestration hub has been designed to be the absolute simplistic platform experience, especially when it comes to enabling KYC.
  • Now through this partnership with Jumio, 4Stop clients can simply integrate Jumio's identity verification technology with one click and configure KYC cascading verification logic to ensure the best-enriched data experience is obtained.

New IAPP and TrustArc Report Reveals a Majority of Companies Are Embracing a Single Global Data Protection Strategy

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Wednesday, November 20, 2019

The research shows that a majority of companies are adopting a single global data protection strategy to manage evolving legal requirements, and that managing the expanding ecosystem of third parties handling data has become a top priority.

Key Points: 
  • The research shows that a majority of companies are adopting a single global data protection strategy to manage evolving legal requirements, and that managing the expanding ecosystem of third parties handling data has become a top priority.
  • That figure indicates the growing complexity of the ecosystem now impacting compliant data privacy management.
  • 56% of respondents across all geographies are working toward a single, global data protection and privacy strategy for data subjects' rights.
  • TrustArc is the leader in privacy compliance and data protection solutions and offers an unmatched combination of innovative technology, services and TRUSTe certification solutions.

New IAPP and TrustArc Report Reveals a Majority of Companies Are Embracing a Single Global Data Protection Strategy

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, November 20, 2019

The research shows that a majority of companies are adopting a single global data protection strategy to manage evolving legal requirements, and that managing the expanding ecosystem of third parties handling data has become a top priority.

Key Points: 
  • The research shows that a majority of companies are adopting a single global data protection strategy to manage evolving legal requirements, and that managing the expanding ecosystem of third parties handling data has become a top priority.
  • That figure indicates the growing complexity of the ecosystem now impacting compliant data privacy management.
  • 56% of respondents across all geographies are working toward a single, global data protection and privacy strategy for data subjects' rights.
  • TrustArc is the leader in privacy compliance and data protection solutions and offers an unmatched combination of innovative technology, services and TRUSTe certification solutions.

Simpplr Growth Showing a 'Simpler' Way to Manage Employee Communications & Intranets

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Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Simpplr is helping companies connect, align, and engage their workforce by reinventing the employee intranet, an industry that is showing resurged interest.

Key Points: 
  • Simpplr is helping companies connect, align, and engage their workforce by reinventing the employee intranet, an industry that is showing resurged interest.
  • This explains why most intranets are overly complex," notes Dhiraj Sharma, Founder, and CEO of Simpplr.
  • Additionally, more traditional and established industries, who also care about company culture and employee engagement, are beginning to adopt Simpplr.
  • Simpplr makes internal communications and employee engagement software (that is marketed as today's modern employee intranet).

OneTrust Acquires Privacy Core® e-learning Solution from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)

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Wednesday, November 20, 2019

The SCORM-compliant Privacy Core solution contains an ever-expanding library of courses available in 30 languages.

Key Points: 
  • The SCORM-compliant Privacy Core solution contains an ever-expanding library of courses available in 30 languages.
  • Available today, Privacy Core is part of the OneTrust modular platform that offers the industry's most complete technology solution to meet the requirements of CCPA, GDPR, LGPD, and hundreds of the world's privacy and security requirements.
  • Register for the Webinar : Looking Ahead with Privacy Core e-learning Solution and OneTrust on Tuesday, December 3 at 11:00 am ET
    With the acquisition of Privacy Core e-learning, OneTrust will accelerate the development of additional courses to meet new and evolving privacy awareness training requirements.
  • The International Association of Privacy Professionals is the largest and most comprehensive global information privacy community and resource.

New Research Reveals Most Consumers Unaware of Financial Data Collection Practices

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Tuesday, November 19, 2019

NEW YORK, Nov. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Today, The Clearing House (TCH) released the 2019 Consumer FinancialApps and Data Privacy Survey that shows there is a growing disconnect between what consumers think they know about financial data collection practices and what they actually know.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Nov. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Today, The Clearing House (TCH) released the 2019 Consumer FinancialApps and Data Privacy Survey that shows there is a growing disconnect between what consumers think they know about financial data collection practices and what they actually know.
  • However, there is a notable misunderstanding about what data is collected and how it is stored and shared.
  • "Our new survey reinforces the need for more transparency, education, and control for consumers as the use of financial apps continues to grow."
  • It was conducted online and consisted of a total sample of 3,967 U.S. banking consumers 1,999 financial app users and 1,968 non- financial app users.

TrustArc Acquires Nymity to Reimagine Privacy

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Tuesday, November 19, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --TrustArc Inc, and Toronto-based Nymity, Inc., the two most experienced global privacy technology providers, are combining forces through the TrustArc acquisition of Nymity.

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --TrustArc Inc, and Toronto-based Nymity, Inc., the two most experienced global privacy technology providers, are combining forces through the TrustArc acquisition of Nymity.
  • "With our unrivaled privacy experience, TrustArc and Nymity will deliver the next generation of solutions that empower privacy, security, IT, legal, and business teams to efficiently drive insights, operationalize compliance, manage risk, and demonstrate accountability," said Chris Babel, CEO, TrustArc.
  • Alignment Delivers Suite of Accountability, Risk, and Compliance Solutions
    The Nymity line of privacy solutions is now part of the TrustArc platform.
  • Dedicated to privacy law compliance since 2002, Nymity pioneered privacy compliance software over a decade before privacy rose to global prominence.