All NORTH AMERICA articles – Page 6
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NewsOnline privacy may ‘effectively disappear’ in face of greater tracking, warns US intelligence
Privacy and anonymity may effectively disappear by “choice or government mandate”, according to a US National Intelligence Council report on likely global trends for the next 20 years.
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NewsFinCEN appoints former Chainalysis executive as new head
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has appointed a former executive of cryptocurrency analytics firm Chainalysis as its new Acting Director.
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NewsGiant cyber insurance firm CNA hit by 'sophisticated' ransomware attack
Insurance firm CNA is working to restore its systems and is investigating if policyholders’ data has leaked after a “sophisticated” cyber attack.
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NewsUS beneficial ownership register step closer as FinCEN publishes consultation
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has started the regulatory process of implementing a new beneficial ownership registry for businesses by publishing an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) seeking comment on the proposals.
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VideoEU-US Privacy Shield: What’s Next? (Sponsored by 3M)
The European Commission and the US Administration have been discussing how to resolve the troublesome issue of transfer of personal data from the European Economic Area to the US following the invalidation of the EU-US Privacy Shield in 2020.
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VideoUS Privacy Update: CCPA, CPRA, Virginia, State Laws and Federal Law
The CCPA marked the dawning of a new age in US privacy. Since then, many states have tabled their own privacy bills in order to modernize privacy laws across the countr
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NewsWashington Privacy Bill redrafted to add sweeping opt-out controls
Washington state’s new Privacy Bill has been amended and strengthened by state house lawmakers to include new opt-out controls and private right to action.
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BlogTime for Biden to impose AML requirements on investment advisers?
Recent media reports have suggested President Joe Biden may revive attempts to apply Anti-Money Laundering requirements to investment advisers. David Katz and J. Keith Ausbrook argue that such a move would strengthen the United States financial system.
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NewsBiden reportedly planning to oblige software companies to disclose cyber breaches
Many software vendors would have to notify their US government customers when the companies suffer a cyber security breach, according to an executive order reportedly being considered by President Joe Biden.
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NewsUS court orders man to pay $571m for fraudulent Bitcoin scheme
A British man has been ordered to pay $571 million after a United States court found he had operated a scheme to defraud investors out of Bitcoin
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NewsFirst ever North Korean extradited to US to face money laundering charges
A North Korean national will be tried in the United States over allegations he laundered $1.5 million through American banks as part of a scheme to provide luxury goods to the Asian country in breach of sanctions.
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NewsCalifornian government agency breached in phishing attack
The California State Controller’s Office (SCO) has fallen victim to a data breach, with the records of more than 9,000 people reportedly stolen.
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NewsCalifornia appoints members of privacy protection agency board
The five members of the inaugural board for the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) have been named.
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NewsAnti-trust complaint against Google widened to include Privacy Sandbox
A coalition of US states led by Texas has amended its lawsuit against Google, claiming anti-trust violations through the company’s efforts to boost its dominant advertising business.
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AnalysisA look at Canada’s new data privacy law
New legislation in Canada will expand data privacy obligations. GRC World Forums summarises the key changes to the law along with insight from PrivSec Global speaker Mark Sward
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NewsGoogle lawsuit over ‘incognito tracking’ gets the go-ahead
A United States judge has given the green light for a lawsuit against Google alleging it tracks users even when they switch to Incognito mode in the company’s Chrome browser. The tech giant had attempted to have the $5bn (€4.16bn) case dismissed.
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AnalysisThe future financial crime landscape in the US
The dust has now settled on arguably the most tumultuous United States election in history and we have a new administration in the White House. Jim Richards, ahead of FinCrime World Forum, talks about the likely direction of policy on financial crime and reflects on new anti-money laundering legislation.
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NewsCamera firm Verkada outlines security overhaul after hacking of 150,000 feeds
The co-founder and Chief Executive of security camera company Verkada has announced a series of actions to overhaul its security after 150,000 of its devices were hacked.
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NewsPrivacy lawsuit against Zoom mostly dismissed
A US judge has dismissed much of a proposed class action which claimed Zoom Video Communications violated users’ privacy rights by sharing personal information with Facebook, Google and LinkedIn, and let intruders ‘Zoombomb’ meetings held via the online platform. Sitting in San Jose, California, district judge Lucy Koh rejected ...
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NewsHackers access live feeds ‘from 150,000 surveillance cameras’
A group of hackers says it has breached security systems and viewed live feeds from 150,000 surveillance cameras supplied by Verkada to general and psychiatric hospitals, women’s health clinics, police stations, prisons, schools and companies, including car maker Tesla and software provider Cloudflare.
