Using #amazon? Your Data is Probably Already in the Hands of Foreign Companies
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As big tech companies have steadily and stealthily made ever-increasing profits from using our data, governments have finally started to wake up to the fact that our #privacy is being eroded. After Edward Snowden leaked evidence that the NSA had been spying on citizens across the globe, the European Parliament passed the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), imposing extensive requirements on organizations that process the data of EU citizens.The US has been slower to regulate. However, from March of this year, all 50 US states now have laws that require data processors to inform citizens in case of a data breach. Not quite as far-reaching as the GDPR, but it’s a start.The Limitations of RegulationRegulations that protect our data and privacy create a deterrent for companies who (...)