All righty then . Ladies and gentlemen , welcome back to another episode of Privacy , please . I'm your host , cameron Ivey , and I got a doozy for you . This week we're going to do a little broadcast on some news from the latest things that are going around in privacy and security . I'm sure you've heard about most of these . If you haven't , let's dig in , let's learn and let's see if we can , you know , come up with some good ideas on how to handle the current situations . So , without further ado , let's dive in . First , we're going to talk a little bit about 23andMe . Yeah , did you hear about this one , holy cow . So 23andMe .
Speaker 1If you're one of the 15 million users
of 23andMe , now's the time to consider deleting your data . Maybe Just a little bit . Just a little bit raising concerns about how your sensitive information , like DNA and genetic health data , how it's being managed , right ? Everybody's on the internets these days , right ? So this is huge . There was a law professor , craig Conneth , from the University of Virginia . He warns that
the terms of service governing your data could change during the bankruptcy proceedings . That comes with a lack of strong federal regulations , and he's warning that your privacy is at risk , which I would have to agree . So if you do have an account , I'd go on there and try to delete that as fast as you can , wouldn't say it's too late , but better be safe than sorry . This is a pretty big deal , so I'd jump on that . Listen , if you want to protect your data , go log in 23andMe . If you have an account , follow the steps to delete your information and just remember it's better to kind of knock that out , be proactive , than rather deal with it down the road .
Speaker 1Right , let's move on to the next one . So there's a lot that's happened in the last week or so Honda CCPA violations . If you haven't heard about this one in California , the California Privacy Protection Agency , so the CPPA . They fined Honda for $632,500 for violating the California Consumer Privacy Act . That's not that big of an amount of money . Why can't I ? I can't talk right now . That's not that big of an amount of money . Why can't I ? I can't talk right now . $132,500 is not that much money for a large company like Honda . However , this could be big .
Speaker 1This could be a lesson for other companies that might be not really prioritizing privacy
and opt-out , opt-in mechanisms and making that easier for your customer base , your consumers . You need to make that option as simple as possible to opt-in as well as opting out . It shouldn't be this maze of chaos to confuse the consumer , tricking them into giving them your data or to giving their data to you or to the company . But OK , so the allegations include requiring excessive information for consumers to access their to exercise their rights and failing to provide adequate verification processes for authorized agents . So basically , they were taking their data and doing whatever they pleased with it without the consent of the consumer . So the CPPA's order mandates HANA to reform its data request process and consult with a user experience designer to improve privacy measures .
Speaker 1Shameless plug . Yo . Hit up Transcend , we got you . So the CPPA , actually , you know , let me take that back If this is some action that you can take as a consumer . So , if you're a consumer , stay informed about your rights under the CCPA . If you're not , look it up . If you got questions , reach out . We're here , we got you . So you know that you can request changes to how your data is handled and advocate for better privacy practices for companies you engage with . Goes both ways . We got to be vigilant on our own private data . It's very valuable , especially in today's crazy , crazy world Progress there .
Speaker 1It's a good thing that that fine happened , although the only thing I don't like about anything like this that happens . It happened years ago and it's now just coming to light that I have a problem with , but I understand that that's just how the way things go . Anyways , let's move on to our final and third topic . This just happened . This is the more recent thing . I think it happened a couple of days ago at the most .
Speaker 1So the Signal messaging app that is , you know , supposed to be private messaging , all that kind of stuff that messaging app was recently made . It made some pretty big headlines after senior US officials used it for sensitive discussions , encryption and privacy features . But the concerns have raised some eyebrows about its security , following a warning from the NSA regarding its vulnerabilities . So signals , end-to-end encryption and no data collection policy make it a really popular choice for individuals that are seeking , you know , that secure communication . If not , you're probably
using like WhatsApp or something crazy like that , don't use that . So the app's use by government officials raises questions about its reliability and in high stakes situations like this , for example , because it's I don't know , it's silly to see this happen , but I'm not surprised . I just don't . I don't know , you can't . This was a doozy .
Speaker 1So I think if you're an individual that's using Signal or any messaging app for sensitive conversations , just be aware , be smart about what you put on anything and that's including iMessages , that's including text , it's all attainable , it's all something that it can be found . So just understand the security features and limitations of whatever platform you're using or option you're messaging with and consider maybe some alternative methods for discussing highly confidential information . You know , if we're talking about the normal consumer here , we're talking about family stuff , we're talking about real deep stuff that you probably don't want out in the open , that could ever be revealed , things that are very private . I would just make sure you're not putting that stuff out if you don't want anybody to , if you don't want something like that to be surfaced . You know this is just kind of like a high level for those three topics .
Speaker 1Pretty big things . You're going to see some big changes With things like this . This is also good because you have to think about when events like this happen . It allows for stricter regulations to be proposed and hopefully you know these kind of things won't happen in the future . But that's kind of inevitable when it comes to this kind of stuff . We just have to be mindful , stay ahead of it , be smart and keep paying attention .
Speaker 1Privacy and security in today's world , in 2025 , three months into the new house and all the stuff that's going on . It's going to be a roller coaster as we continue in this realm . So thanks for tuning in . Once I get with Gabe again , we'll dig a little bit further into these to kind of dig on some more in-depth ways that we can kind of look at these situations and how we would want to handle that from a security standpoint and maybe dig a little deeper . So if you have questions , if you're listening and you know a lot about this kind of stuff and you want to come on the show or anything like that , or you know somebody that would want to be a part of the digging deeper
on these , would love to have you on . So thanks for listening and keep on . We'll have some more updates and some cool stuff coming . So thank you again for listening and we'll see you guys next week . Cameron Ivey over and out .