Privacy

The retail and cloud computing giant must also implement new privacy and security programs under the terms of the settlements.

Montana has become the latest state to approve legislation aimed at strengthening data privacy protections, joining eight other states that have passed data privacy laws, even as such a measure continues to elude progress at the federal level, according to The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.

Exposing companies to potential lawsuits tied to poorly developed software could incentivize the industry to design more secure products. Here's why that might be difficult to implement.