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How Europe's proposed privacy rules could cost you

If there is considerable evidence that America's upcoming generations do not care much about privacy, why should CIOs care about it?For those whose companies do business across the Atlantic, the

Proposed E.U. data rules include 2 percent fine for lost data

Under a proposed update to the European Union's data protection law, companies could be fined as much as 2 percent of their annual sales for losing personal data or processing sensitive information

Lawmakers, regulators boost rhetoric around privacy

Will Washington finally enact some data privacy laws in the coming year, or won't it? Right now, it's looking like a 50-50 bet. The massive data breaches at Sony and Epsilon this spring, combined

Data Privacy Day and Facebook

Leading up to Data Privacy Day this Friday, someone hacked into the Facebook fan page of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The company reportedly attributed the breach to a software bug and said

Cloud providers seek clearer online privacy protections

As security concerns dampen enthusiasm for cloud computing among large corporations, several of the major cloud providers are asking lawmakers to pass improved legal protections for online data.

At GE, IT and legal pros team up to tackle privacy

Regulatory requirements at the state and federal levels are putting growing pressure on companies to safeguard the privacy of data pertaining to customers, employees and suppliers. At the same time,

This email will self destruct

Companies can have a lot of good reasons for not holding on to all of their old email, not the least of which is getting rid of content that might otherwise be requested through e-discovery. For

Hotspots multiply while legal questions over data privacy persist

If your company's road warriors like to duck into Starbucks or McDonalds to get a little work done online, make sure they're not sending any unprotected company data over the stores' Wi-Fi systems.

Your data, your privacy?

Consumers can buy everything from clothing to airline tickets online, but what happens to all the information you type into a database to get these purchases? Are companies protecting the information