A Connecticut senator introduced a bill Thursday designed to protect personal information from online data mishaps. And Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat, proposes to punish careless companies. “While looking at past data breaches, I’ve been struck with how many are preventable,” he said. READ MORE
Researchers and industry specialists have begun to agitate for mobile privacy policies comprehensible to the average Homo sapien. Jim Brock, founder of PrivacyChoice, told reporters that his company, which compiled and analyzed data from hundred of Internet privacy policies, has created a tool to help write a cogent policy for a mobile app without incurring legal fees. READ MORE
