Topics Artificial Intelligence AI Executive Order – What’s Next? Autonomous Vehicles Flying Car Receives EASA Certification in EuropeAutoX Sends Out Autonomous Fleet of Vehicles in ChinaWalmart and Self-Driving Delivery Cars Blockchain Another Use for Blockchain: Tracking COVID-19 VaccinesUtah to Test Blockchain Voting Through Mobile AppsRecap of the Top Read Blog Posts in 2018 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 Children's Privacy ABCmouse Pays $10 Million to Settle FTC Enforcement ActionPrivacy Tip #247 – TikTok in Multiple Cross HairsPrivacy Tip #242 - Protecting Children’s Privacy Coronavirus Privacy Tip #277 - Beware of Vaccine SurveysPrivacy Tip #275 - Think Twice Before Posting Your Vaccine Card on Social MediaWorldwide Plans for Apps and Cards to Prove Your Vaccination Status: Are There Privacy Concerns? Cybersecurity Coveware Q1 2021 Report Shows Increase in Ransomware Payments Over Q4 2020Contact Tracing Vendor Loses State Contract Over Data BreachEversource Energy Notifies Customers of Data Breach Data Breach Phishing at the California State Controller’s OfficeMarriott Wins CCPA Data Breach LawsuitExcellus Health Plan Pays $5.1M to OCR in Settlement Following Data Breach Data Privacy Eagle Family Foods Fights Back in Alleged Unauthorized Biometric Data Collection CaseAdobe Introduces Software to Replace Third-Party CookiesVirginia Law Bans Local Police Use of Facial Recognition Technology Data Security Privacy Tip #280 - Using Biometric Information for Payments and ServicesDOJ Warns of Business Email Compromise Scheme Targeted at PPP Loan RecipientsA Hackers ‘Shipageddon’ Has Set Sail: Beware of Fake Shipping Messages Digital Assets Privacy Tip #207 - Digital AssetsData Privacy and Security in the Cannabis IndustryNew Patent Looks to Blockchain for Drone Security Drone Privacy Curbside Pickup and Geofencing – How Your Favorite Retailer Knows You’ve ArrivedPrivacy Tip #240 - Update iPhone OS as Soon as Possible for Jailbreak Zero-Day VulnerabilityDrones and Personal Privacy Drones Girl Scout Troop Teams Up with Wing for Drone Cookie DeliveriesKroger and Drone Express Partner to Provide Grocery Delivery by DroneVirginia Tech MAAP Releases New Report on Public Perception on Drone Delivery 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 Eagle Family Foods Fights Back in Alleged Unauthorized Biometric Data Collection CaseSupreme Court’s Decision in Facebook Litigation Narrows the Scope of the TCPAPresidio Employee Files Class Action Over Data Breach 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 Renown Health Pays $75,000 to Settle Right-of-Access Violation Under HIPAAVirginia Might Be the Next State to Enact a Privacy LawOCR Continues to Enforce Its HIPAA Right of Access Initiative HIPAA and Health Information OCR Settles Two More Right of Access CasesRenown Health Pays $75,000 to Settle Right-of-Access Violation Under HIPAAVirginia Might Be the Next State to Enact a Privacy Law Information Governance GDPR Awareness Is On The Rise as Complaints IncreaseData Classification and Information Security are Intertwined5 Information Governance Predictions for 2017 Insurance Coverage Data breach coverage denial upheld by Connecticut Supreme Court International Privacy Laws Twitter fined $546,000 in December 2020 by European Data Protection Authority for 2019 Breach Notification ViolationsNew Canadian Privacy Legislation on the HorizonThe Washington Privacy Act – Re-Introduced for 2020 – Is it the Best of CCPA and GDPR? Internet of Things New Federal Law Alert: The Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020 – IoT Security for Federal Government-Owned DevicesU.S. Chamber of Commerce and FICO Release Security Guidelines on Telework During COVID-19Privacy Tip #249 - Use of Personal Assistants While Working from Home Mergers & Acquisitions LinkedIn acquires Lynda.com for $1.5 billionEpiq acquires Iris Data for $134 millionPlaytech Enters Foreign Exchange Market New + Now NYDFS Issues Report on SolarWindsSchool Nutrition Vendor Sued for Compromise of 867,209 K-12 Student RecordsCISA Releases Free Tool to Detect Potential Compromised Microsoft Accounts Privacy Tips Privacy Tip #283 - Apple Users: It’s Important to Update to iOS 14.5.1 ASAPPrivacy Tip #282 - Apple’s New iPhone Privacy ControlsPrivacy Tip #281 - Preparing for Cyber Warfare: A Survival List 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 Privacy Tip #159 - Consider Risks When Using Facebook and Other Social Media PlatformsPrivacy Tip #151 - Can Banks Give or Sell My Information to Facebook or Other Social Media Platforms?Protect Yourself From Year-End Charitable Giving Scams 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 Supreme Court’s Decision in Facebook Litigation Narrows the Scope of the TCPAFCC Ruling Carves Out Exception for Certain Clinical Trial Calls Under the TCPAViSalus to Pay $925 Million Award for Alleged TCPA Violations Uncategorized Ancestry.com Sued in Class Action for Using Data from Year BooksCognizant Confirms Maze Ransomware AttackChina-Based Company is Believed to be Behind HiddenWasp Malware Virtual Currency Crypto Exchange BuyUCoin Database LeakedSodinokibi Hackers Switch Payment Mechanism to MoneroRansomware—to Pay or Not to Pay and Should We Get a Bitcoin Wallet Just in Case? Websites Adobe Introduces Software to Replace Third-Party CookiesSupreme Court’s Decision in Facebook Litigation Narrows the Scope of the TCPADark Patterns and the CCPA: How Your Website Can Comply
