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The world runs on data. A hallmark of successful businesses is their ability to use quality facts and figures to their advantage. Unfortunately, data rarely arrives ready to use. Instead, businesses ...

Collecting data allows businesses to glean essential information for improving processes, reducing costs, better serving customers and more. However, it also comes with risk: Every organization that ...

In an era where data is often hailed as the new oil, organizations are tempted to collect as much information as possible. They believe every extra piece of data holds the key to innovation, profit or ...

When it comes to data collection, the ad tech industry has long had a hoarder mentality. Gather up as much data as you can from as many sources as possible, store it indefinitely, and if you’re not ...

The majority of CPRA amendments took effect on Jan. 1, 2023, and introduced new data minimization obligations into the CCPA. As a result, the CCPA now requires a business' collection, use, retention, ...

On April 2, 2024, the Enforcement Division of the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) issued Enforcement Advisory No. 2024-01. This first-ever enforcement ...

Digital wallets provide a variety of benefits to consumers, including convenience speed, security, and record keeping, but they also pose risks for users and stand to be improved in several areas, ...

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) first launched the concept of data minimization, which states that a data controller should limit the collection of personal information ...