Leveraging Appian’s advanced automation, the intelligent data privacy offering engages with customers, manages high request volumes, and delivers information in an easy-to-understand and compliant format Through its strategic alliance, Appian and KPMG LLP formally announce a new offering that supports businesses impacted by the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).Built on Appian’s low-code automation platform, the offering helps companies quickly and intelligently respond to data privacy requests, while decreasing manual…

Neustar Identity Verification for CCPA, Neustar Identity Resolution for CCPA services support California legislation, extend protections broadly Neustar Inc., a global information services and technology company and leader in identity resolution, unveiled two new service solutions for entities seeking effective and efficient compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act, which took effect January 1 this year. The Neustar Identity Verification for CCPA and Neustar Identity Resolution for CCPA services enable…

In the age of Brexit, GDPR and Cambridge Analytica scandals, CMOs are finding it harder to navigate effective data management, especially as consumer privacy concerns continue to grow. In fact, some CMOs say their businesses are losing millions of dollars every year due to poor data handling skills, a new survey revealed. Silverbullet’s new report Whose data is it anyway? How UK marketers navigate data management as consumer privacy concerns grow, surveyed 100 UK CMOs and a wealth of consumers to uncover the ongoing…

Analytics Platform Built With Security, Privacy by Design, Readies Companies for Changing Regulatory Landscape GoodData, a leader in end-to-end analytics solutions, announced today that its data analytics platform now provides immediate compliance with the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), considered the most stringent consumer data privacy act in the United States. The CCPA, effective January 1, 2020, impacts more than 500,000 companies nationwide that conduct business in California and meet certain revenue or…

Spring Lake Equity Partners Leads New Round of Funding to Fuel the Company’s Growth in Increasing Its Capacity to Meet Marketers’ Escalating Demand for First-Party Data Liberation BlueConic, the world’s leading pure-play customer data platform (CDP), announced it has closed a $13M Series B funding round led by new investor Spring Lake Equity Partners with contributions from existing investor Sigma Prime Ventures, as well as angel investors. Growing from an estimated $1B in 2019, spending on CDPs is projected to be in the…

Brands that take consumer privacy seriously have more satisfied customers and deeper loyalty. Consider that strong security can increase customer satisfaction by almost 30% and the vast majority of customers, 87%, will take their business elsewhere if they don’t trust a company is handling their data responsibly. We’ve entered an era where brands must utilize data properly or risk losing customers— it’s that simple. Privacy protection has serious implications and has become the “new strategic priority.” Paramount in…

Killi expands consumer privacy product into the fastest-growing advertising region in the world Killi, a consumer-led privacy application, wholly owned by Freckle Ltd. announced the expansion of its identity product to the Asia-Pacific region.  The expansion of Killi into this region brings consumer control of data to emerging markets and furthers Killi's position as a global leader in consumer privacy. Marketing Technology News: Ameriprise Financial’s New Customer Relationship Management System Helps Advisors Deliver…

Privacy.TV to Usher in New Era of Accountability, Transparency and Privacy Compliance Across Advanced TV Advertising Tru Optik, the most widely used audience intelligence and data-management platform (DMP) across Connected TV (CTV), announced plans to power a free privacy compliance solution for CTV and Advanced Media called Privacy.TV. The solution will roll out in Q4 2019 in beta and become commercially available in 2020, offering OTT consumer opt-out and data transparency capabilities for publishers, adtech platforms,…

Apple is pushing for change when it comes to consumer privacy and control of data. They haven’t been tiptoeing around the issue either; the latest news is that the new operating system to be released this fall will have a whole host of new privacy tools. They’ve essentially tripled down on privacy, implementing things like no separate sign-in services for sites like Facebook and Google, to avoid the collection of user information; device-local Machine Learning and bot detection; tracking pixel detection and much more. (In…

Consumer survey commissioned by FigLeaf highlights how privacy expectations vary by demographic, providing brands and advertisers new opportunities for hyper-personalized messaging and campaigns  As the debate rages over consumer online privacy, FigLeaf, a privacy-first company, surveyed US and UK consumers and discovered an underlying opportunity for those hit hardest by ever-increasing privacy demands: marketers and advertisers. Despite the fact that 68% of consumers do not believe online privacy is possible and…

The investment by Insight Partners values enterprise software company OneTrust at $1.3 billion. OneTrust announced it has closed a $200 million Series A investment led by Insight Partners. The enterprise software company founded in 2016 is now valued $1.3 billion. Organizations are facing the burden of having to comply with an increasingly complex set of privacy and security laws and standards in order to do business, most notably the California CCPA, European GDPR,  ISO27001, and hundreds more. These laws require…

Video evidence recently surfaced that well known Internet sites and services have been using wording similar to the SohoStar Corporation's trademark to shadow-ban, deboost, and censor posts, including product announcements and advertising. David Roland, SohoStar's president, claims the launch of the security product "The Red Pill" has been censored by many Internet applications by blocking searches, posts, and even suggesting false reports of potential data theft, what do they fear?…

Implement the CCPA with OneTrust's Unrivaled Combination of Technology, Professional Services, Research and Readiness Portal, and Community Events With less than a year until the groundbreaking California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) goes into effect, OneTrust, the largest and most widely used dedicated privacy management technology platform with 2,000 customers, including 200 of the Global 2000, announced OneTrust for CCPA, a comprehensive solution for companies to operationalize CCPA compliance. OneTrust for CCPA is a…

Leading CIAM Provider Celebrates 69% Year-over-Year Bookings Growth During First Half of 2018 Driven by Needs Around Privacy Regulations and Security Janrain, the company that pioneered the Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) category, announced it has achieved 69% year-over-year bookings growth during the first half of 2018. Gartner recently predicted growing security and privacy concerns will bring worldwide spending on information security to $124 billion in 2019, which directly contributes to accelerated…

Parks Associates and F-Secure present step-by-step strategies to deliver peace of mind to connected consumers International research firm Parks Associates will address growing consumer and industry concerns about data security and privacy in the home in an upcoming webinar "Solving the Five Security Threats: Complete Consumer Protection," cohosted with F-Secure, a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions. Parks Associates finds 79% of US broadband households are concerned about data security or privacy issues.…

Research from SRAX shows 51% of active Internet users believe that their smart home devices are spying on them - despite the new California Consumer Privacy Act New research from SRAX, Inc., a digital marketing and consumer data management technology company, shows that the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) isn't delivering on its promise. SRAX's latest research shows that 51% of respondents either agree or strongly agree that "I'm worried that my smart home devices are being used to spy on me." Not only are…

Second Annual Look at Consumer Sentiment and Opinion Offers Deeper Dive Into the Global Trends That Drive Attitudes and Behaviors Dynata, the world’s largest first-party data and insights platform, announced its 2020 Global Trends Report, a global study of the opinions, attitudes and behaviors of people driving the cultural, social, economic, and technological trends that impact our daily lives, including climate change, technology adoption, and privacy and trust. Now in its second annual edition, the 2020 Global Trends…

New CCPA Operational Notices, Dashboards, Opt out Management, and Downstream Verification Are Swiftly Handled With One Integration PrivacyCheq is launching Privacy UX for CCPA, its new SaaS operational compliance solution for enterprises that gather private consumer data from citizens of California and therefore must comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Built with PrivacyCheq's flagship ConsentCheq platform, PrivacyUX for CCPA is designed to delight consumers…

Americans Spend Almost Six Hours per Day Checking Email; Edison Mail for Mac Offers Faster, Secure, and Intuitive App That Connects to Unlimited Accounts and Relieves Inbox Stress. Edison Mail, the award-winning AI-based independent mail app for secure mailbox management on iOS and Android, announced its highly anticipated launch debut on Mac computers. Engineered from the ground up to eliminate common frustrations with desktop email, Edison Mail for Mac offers the app’s celebrated functionality to fight email overload in…

Consumers are starting to understand the value of their digital data, and it’s time for brands to step up and be the good guys of privacy and data rights. The average citizen is becoming aware that their digital identity is used for targeted advertising. They are beginning to understand the value exchange between the companies collecting their data and the companies buying their data. They’re also realizing, after high-profile data breaches and data misuse like Cambridge Analytica, that they’re not in control of that…