This article was originally published by the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) in July 2024 as part of its Industry Insights monthly series and is republished here with permission.

When Connecticut Attorney General William Tong described granting the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) access to Treasury Department records as potentially the largest data breach in ...

The letter offers several principles to achieve this goal – a national privacy framework, individual rights around the use of personal information, transparency, responsible data use, security, ...

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The collection of some form of personal data is a routine aspect of running a business, regardless of size. However, problems can arise when that data is mishandled by a company or compromised by ...

“The information gleaned from the [privacy due diligence] process may result in a change in plans as to the level of operational integration that the acquirer may ...

AI is being forced on us in pretty much every facet of life, from phones and apps to search engines and even drive-throughs, for some reason. The fact that we’re now getting web browsers with baked-in ...

It's no longer a case of if but when a data breach will occur — and consumers are catching on. In the age of digital services, this is a critical development because it means the average US consumer ...

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