Privacy

A plain-English explainer on HIPAA compliance: the Privacy, Security and Breach Notification Rules, who must comply (covered entities and business associates), what counts as a violation, the four penalty tiers, and why there is no official "HIPAA certification." General information, not legal advice.

A plain-English explainer on HIPAA release and authorization forms: what they are, the required elements of a valid HIPAA authorization, the difference between consent and authorization, when each is needed, and where to find official sources. We explain rather than provide a fillable legal form. General information, not legal advice.

A plain-English explainer on the HITECH Act: how it promoted electronic health records, created the Breach Notification Rule, increased HIPAA enforcement and penalties, and — through the HIPAA Omnibus Rule — made business associates directly liable. General information, not legal advice.

A plain-English explainer on the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act: the Financial Privacy Rule, the Safeguards Rule, the Pretexting provisions, who counts as a financial institution, and what the updated Safeguards Rule now requires. General information, not legal advice.

A plain-English explainer on why cybersecurity matters: the financial, operational, reputational, regulatory and personal stakes, why the risk is higher now because of cloud, remote work, AI and supply chains, and what good basic security actually looks like for organisations and for people.

What Google AI Edge Foresight is: Google's on-device, local-first AI meeting notetaker for Apple Silicon Macs — plus the platform/Windows question and the security checks a CISO runs first.

How AI supercharges surveillance and profiling, the privacy and security risks it creates, and the governance safeguards a CISO or DPO can put in place.

Researchers found residential proxy SDKs in 42% of LG webOS apps and over 25% of Samsung Tizen apps, quietly turning hundreds of millions of home TVs into proxy nodes rented out to unknown third parties. LG is suspending non-compliant apps; Samsung has said nothing yet.