Data privacy

The Consumer Federation of America advises insurers to take certain steps to ensure policyholders who opt for usage-based insurance are protected.

Emerging consumer attitudes toward privacy threaten to overturn long-standing industry assumptions about customer data and personalization.

The benefit goes beyond compliance: It allows an organization to demonstrate that they are prioritizing the consumer's privacy expectations.

With the location tracking setting turned off, the Alphabet Inc. unit collects information deceptively through other user settings, according to a lawsuit.

Departments of Motor Vehicles across the United States have been selling personal information to thousands of companies, including insurance agencies, towing companies and even private investigators.

The lobbying push seeks legislative approval to continue collecting user data for targeted advertising, and in some cases, the right to do so even if users opt out.

IT and data leaders are constantly challenged to keep up with new trends in emerging and disruptive technologies, and to determine how each can best aid the organization.

In this exclusive video from Dig | In: The Digital Future of Insurance, Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple and early supporter of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, discusses the importance of respective customers' privacy.

New York’s State Senate is considering a bill that would impose sweeping new requirements for organizations that collect and process consumer data, including a fiduciary-like duty to protect such data.

Two U.S. senators introduced a bipartisan bill that would ban 'manipulative' design features and prompts that let large websites 'trick consumers into handing over their personal data.'

With less than 10 months to the deadline for complying with the CCPA, only 14 percent of U.S. companies are compliant and 44 percent have not yet started the implementation process.

For healthcare payers, the answer depends on more than just saving money—optimizing health should be the basis for adoption.

With the California mandate to take effect by January 2020 and a potential new U.S. federal privacy law that could supersede it, firms need to start taking stock of their privacy practices.

California and others have passed consumer privacy laws, and lawmakers in Congress are beginning to address the issue. Here's an overview of the players and the proposals.

The regulation will impact the national and global economy, representing a seismic change for compliance procedures in the US, similar to how GDPR has changed privacy rules globally.

The nature of insurtechs make them very attractive targets, as connected technology creates new gateways for cyber criminals.

With all of the attention now being paid to securing information, many organizations are seeking clarity around compliance regulations and future changes.

While data has immeasurably improved a range of functions and processes, the manner in which data is used by insurers carries significant potential privacy implications and further regulatory scrutiny.

IBM allegedly used location data for targeted advertising and to identify trends for hedge funds, while telling consumers their location would only be used to localize forecasts.

Digital transformation efforts are going well beyond the domain of IT to involve the entire organization, elevating digital strategy to the top of the board of director agenda.