La Russia continua ad influenzare le elezioni (tra cui quelle negli Stati Uniti) per imporre candidati filo-russi

Posted on by Federica Romanelli
Il 6 gennaio 2016, il National Intelligence Council americano (NIC) ha pubblicato un Intelligence Community Assesment (una ricerca militare) su attività ed intenzioni russe nelle recenti elezioni americane. Il documento è la versione pubblica di una ricerca altamente confidenziale a firma del Presidente dalla Central intelligence Agency (CIA), del Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), e della National Security Agency (NSA). Secondo il documento, "il presidente russo Vladimir Putin ha posto in Read more [...]

Russia influenced several elections (including US election) in favor of Kremlin-friendly candidates

Posted on by Federica Romanelli
On January 6, 2016, the National Intelligence Council (NIC) released an Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA): “Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in the Recent US Elections.” The document is a declassified version of a highly classified assessment provided to the President by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the National Security Agency (NSA). According to the Assessment, “Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an influence Read more [...]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued first order for violation of privacy

Posted on by Federica Romanelli
On March 2, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)  brought its first data security enforcement action, acting as federal data security regulator to ensure that financial companies and service providers adequately secure consumers’ information. The CFPB, a federal agency - whose creation was authorized by the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in response to the financial crisis - is responsible for protecting consumer in the financial sector, having jurisdiction Read more [...]

Privacy Shield update: around 1300 active participants after over 4 months from start

Posted on by Federica Romanelli
As of mid December 2016, around 1300 companies were active under the EU-US Privacy Shield, according to the US Department of Commerce official website. The Privacy Shield Framework has now been effective for almost 4 months and it replaced the Safe Harbor, which had around 5,500 participants by 2016. The US Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration (ITA), maintains the Privacy Shield official website where companies may find helpful information on the new framework. More Read more [...]

FCC Adopts Broadband Consumer Privacy Rules

Posted on by Federica Romanelli
On December 2, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published the Broadband Privacy Report and Order which requires broadband Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to protect users’ privacy. The rules implement the privacy requirements of Section 222 of the Communications Act for broadband ISPs, and aim at giving broadband customers more control over the use of their personal information. The scope of the rules is limited to broadband service providers and other telecommunications Read more [...]