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Adam Bender

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Philadelphia
As seen in: Privacy Daily, Warren Communications News, Inc., Apple Events, Scribd, Audible Blog, Computerworld, Computerworld Australia, Reedsy, Technical.ly, Kirkus Reviews, CU Independent, Generocity and
Covers:  State telecom, broadband and internet. Focus on regulation, legislation and litigation.
Doesn't Cover: Book reviews, business announcements

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Adam Bender’s Biography

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Adam Bender is an award-winning journalist and author of speculative fiction that explores modern-day societal fears with a mix of action, romance and humor.

In his day job as a journalist, Bender covers state telecom and internet regulation for Communications Daily. He has won awards for his reporting from the Society of Professional Journalists, the Specialized Information Publishers Association, and the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing.

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CalPrivacy Expects Few Data Brokers Will Miss Sept. 15 Deadline to Download DROP Requests

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By Adam Bender Verified
| Privacy Daily Verified
Meanwhile, as of Thursday, about 530,000 Californians have signed up for DROP to get their data deleted, said Kemp. That’s up from 500,000 reported by the agency on Aug. 25 (see 2608250023). The CalPrivacy director described a “bell-bar effect” as the agency saw a surge in signups in the first two months after DROP launched Jan. 1, followed by a leveling off and then another spike around the Aug. 1 milestone when the first 45-day cycle began.
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Privado CEO: Privacy Teams Face 'Opposing Forces' of Rising Regulation and Need for Speed

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By Adam Bender Verified
| Privacy Daily Verified
Two big things have changed since Privado entered the privacy compliance market in 2020, said Antil: The first is increased and proactive testing of companies’ privacy practices, both by regulators and plaintiffs filing lawsuits in courts. As an example of rising regulatory scrutiny, Antil pointed to the California Privacy Protection Agency’s new Audits Division (see 2608050007). The state auditors “have compared themselves to health inspectors,” he said.
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Businesses Face Regulatory Uncertainty After Slaughter Decision, Ex-FTC Lawyer Says

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By Adam Bender Verified
| Privacy Daily Verified
Privacy Daily provides accurate coverage of newsworthy developments in data protection legislation, regulation, litigation, and enforcement for privacy professionals responsible for ensuring effective organizational data privacy compliance. The commission was designed as an independent agency and, for a long time, that’s how it operated, said Freeman, who was an FTC staff attorney from 1996-1997.
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Just the facts

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Email to my work address

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Anyone interested in telecom news or dystopian fiction!