Going Further Down the Data Privacy Trail

Going Further Down the Data Privacy Trail

In a recent panel talk at Davos (where else?), Salesforce’s co-CEO Keith Block advocated for a national data privacy law in the U.S.

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More Tax Trouble for Big Tech?

More Tax Trouble for Big Tech?

Big tech seems to be having some tax woes lately, from the efforts of EU antitrust authorities to recover what they say are tens of billion in back taxes to the new “digital tax” imposed by France and a court case that could impact multinationals.

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A Smart Regulatory Rule

A Smart Regulatory Rule

Smaller enterprises typically do not have the budgets that large organizations do, and thus have to come up with unique ways to compete in the marketplace. In this vein, the Department of Labor released what we think is a very smart rule this week.

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The Costliest Data Breach Ever

The Costliest Data Breach Ever

The 2017 data breach at Equifax, was one of the largest in history. Now it will go down as the costliest. While this all sounds well and good as a headline, we hope much of this money will go to affected consumers.

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California’s New Data Privacy Law

California’s New Data Privacy Law

One of the enduring memories of the Obamacare rollout in 2013 was the extreme tech issues with its website, Healthcare.gov. California officials hope a similar fate doesn’t derail its ambitious new data privacy law, set to go into effect at the beginning of next year.

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What Prison Is Like for White Collar Criminals

What Prison Is Like for White Collar Criminals

In light of Michael Cohen’s conviction and prison entrée on May 6, we thought we’d share a fascinating story from Institutional Investor on what white collar criminals and Wall Streeters face in prison. Since the 80s and the height of the “greed is good” era, there has been a perception that the minimum security prisons that white collar felons go to are more akin to hotels (think “Club Fed”).

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