Topics Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Training may not Qualify for the Fair Use DefenseWorkado Settles With FTC Over Alleged Misrepresentations of AI AccuracyThreat Actors Use AI to Launch Identity Theft Scams Autonomous Machines Hyundai Motor Group Launches New AI Institute to Build Better Robots for the FutureManufacturer Rents a Robot to Replace Laborers Autonomous Systems Department of Defense Invests in Artificial Intelligence Autonomous Vehicles More Autonomous Big Rigs Needed on the Road: Why Start There?Hyundai Motor Group Launches New AI Institute to Build Better Robots for the FutureFedEx Express and Elroy Air Take Off with Autonomous Drones to Ease Supply Chain Issues Blockchain Could Artificial Intelligence Save the Holiday Shopping Season?Another Use for Blockchain: Tracking COVID-19 VaccinesUtah to Test Blockchain Voting Through Mobile Apps Cannabis 30,000 Cannabis Users’ Data ExposedMedical Marijuana Delivery App Agrees to Settle TCPA Case for $1.75MData Privacy and Security in the Cannabis Industry CCPA Data Brokers Beware: Another Settlement for Violations of the California Delete ActPrecious-Metal Refiner Hit with Data Breach Class Action over 2023 Cyber-AttackBusinesses Struggle to Comply with CPRA without Final Regulations Children's Privacy Congress Considers Kids Online Safety Act Amid Concerns from Activists Epic Games $520 Million Settlement with FTC for Unfair Practices and COPPA ViolationsIreland Fines Instagram €405 Million for Children’s Data Violations Coronavirus OCR Reminder: Pandemic-Era HIPAA Flexibilities Will End May 11, 2023Privacy Tip #352 - Don’t Get Scammed Ordering Your Free COVID-19 Test KitsPrivacy Tip #312 -Impersonation Fraud Increased During Pandemic Cybersecurity Employees Hiding Use of AI Tools at WorkSAP NetWeaver Visual Composer Requires Urgent PatchInsight Into DOGE’s Access to HHS’ Systems Data Breach DISA Global Faces Class Action After Cyber-AttackData Breach Class Action Settlement Approval Affirmed by Ninth Circuit with Attorneys’ Fee Award Reversed and RemandedWarby Parker Settles Data Breach Case with OCR for $1.5M Data Privacy California Privacy Protection Agency Releases Updated Regulations: What’s Next?Todd Snyder Fined for Technical CCPA ViolationsVideo Game Developer’s Website Privacy Policy Disclosure and Cookie Banner Consent Defeat Wiretap Class Action Data Security Insider Threats: Potential Signs and Security TipsEthical Hacker Uncovers Vulnerability in Subaru Starlink ServicePrivacy Tip #408 - Russian Cybercriminals Get 69% of Ransom Payments Digital Assets Privacy Tip #207 - Digital AssetsData Privacy and Security in the Cannabis IndustryNew Patent Looks to Blockchain for Drone Security Drone Privacy Recent CCPA Enforcement Actions Highlight the Importance of a CCPA-Compliant Privacy PolicyCurbside Pickup and Geofencing – How Your Favorite Retailer Knows You’ve ArrivedPrivacy Tip #240 - Update iPhone OS as Soon as Possible for Jailbreak Zero-Day Vulnerability Drones CISA and FBI Issue Cybersecurity Guidance for the Use of Chinese-Manufactured DronesCriminal Charges Filed Against Drone Operator in CaliforniaAlaska Expands Use of Drones for Avalanche Monitoring e-Discovery Considering E-Discovery in Cloud ContractsThe Case for E-Discovery Education in Law SchoolPredictions (and hopes) for e-discovery in 2016 Enforcement + Litigation The VPPA: The NBA and NFL Ask SCOTUS to RefereeThe VPPA: An Old Law with New StreamsRe: Watch What You Say Here Events Authors’ EventsBrown Cybersecurity News Podcast: Rise of the third party vendor threatComplimentary Webinar: Battling Mobile Security Challenges Geolocation Boston’s MBTA joins the bluetooth beacon bus –it will now track the movement of its riders Guest Posts FBI reports $3.1 billion lost by businesses through “business email compromise”Madison at Fort Meade: Checks, Balances, and the NSAThink you’re covered? Think again Health Information Privacy Northeast Radiology Settles with OCRMassachusetts Supreme Court Rules Online Tracking Technologies Do Not Violate State Wiretap LawHHS Finalizes Updates to “Part 2” Regulations to Align Disclosure Rules with HIPAA and Promote More Coordinated Substance Use Disorder Care HIPAA and Health Information Ascension Notifies 430,000 Patients of Data BreachPIH Health Settles HIPAA Violations for $600,000Warby Parker Settles Data Breach Case with OCR for $1.5M Information Governance Navigating the AI Frontier: Why Information Governance Matters More Than EverThe Risks of Excessive Data Retention and Tips for Information SecurityExploring the Future of Information Governance: Key Predictions for 2024 Insurance Coverage Data breach coverage denial upheld by Connecticut Supreme Court Intellectual Property Honeywell Asserts Barcode-Scanning Patents Against Scandit AG International Privacy Laws France Fines Discord under GDPRBiden’s Executive Order Implementing New EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework to Replace Privacy ShieldIrish DPA Hits WhatsApp with $266M Fine for Alleged GDPR Violations Internet of Things Health Care IoT Devices Pose Risk to Patient CarePrivacy Tip #297 - Vulnerability in Smart Home Devices Including Baby MonitorsNew Federal Law Alert: The Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020 – IoT Security for Federal Government-Owned Devices Mergers & Acquisitions LinkedIn acquires Lynda.com for $1.5 billionEpiq acquires Iris Data for $134 millionPlaytech Enters Foreign Exchange Market New + Now NYAG Issues Fine Against Law Firm for Data BreachSocial Media Enables Social Engineering ScamsT-Mobile Sued for Data Breach of 37 Million Records Privacy Tips Privacy Tip #443 - Fake AI Tools Used to Install NoodlophilePrivacy Tip #442 - Oregonians Push Back Against DOGE’s Access to Personal InformationPrivacy Tip #441 - Identity Theft Statistics Increasing in 2025 Public-Private Partnerships with Cyber Security President Obama Issues Data Sharing Executive Order to push Public-Private Sharing of Cyber Threat Information Safe Harbor EU and US agree to new safe harbor data transfer pactEU safe harbor updateEU endorsement of Safe Harbor will be decided on October 6 Social Media Growing Calls to Ban Chinese Owned TikTok App and Other Software Apps Considered to be National Security ThreatsSEC Charges Social Media Influencers with Stock Manipulation and Warns InvestorsFacebook Is Removing Some Sensitive Information from Public Profiles State Laws Relating to Data Federal Privacy Law – Could It Happen in 2019?Compliance With New York’s Cybersecurity Regulation 23 NYCRR Part 500 Telehealth COVID-19: HHS Issues FAQs on HIPAA and Telehealth to Help Providers Maintain Access to Care During the PandemicFlorida Board of Medicine allows prescribing controlled substances through telemedicine for psychiatric treatmentTelehealth Telephone Consumer Protection Act FCC Proposes Probe into AI in RobocallsCourt Denies GrubHub's Motion to Dismiss in TCPA Class ActionFCC Imposes its Largest Fine to Date for Robocalls in Violation of the TCPA Uncategorized Russian Military Cyber Actors Targeting Critical Infrastructure SectorThe Push for Warning Labels on Social Media Platforms, States Attorneys General Urge Lawmakers to Take ActionCMS Notifies 946,801 Medicare Recipients of Data Breach Virtual Currency New York DFS Fines Robinhood $30M for “Significant” Cybersecurity ViolationsPrivacy Tip #334 - Crypto Scams Continue to Top the List of Scams Reported to the FTCPrivacy Tip #325 - Largest Crypto Hack Ever? A Whopping $625 Million Websites Massachusetts Supreme Court Rules Online Tracking Technologies Do Not Violate State Wiretap LawColorado AG Updates Draft Rules for Colorado Privacy ActPopular Tax e-Filing Sites Reportedly Sent Tax Info to Meta
