Artificial Intelligence

North Carolina + Utah Governors Launch Bipartisan AI Task ForcePrivacy Tip #469 – Parents: Do You Know How Your Children + Their Schools are Using AI?MA Office of Bar Counsel Pens Guidance for Lawyers Using AI

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

California Hits Employer with $1.35M Fine in First-Ever Job Applicant Enforcement ActionData Brokers Beware: Another Settlement for Violations of the California Delete ActPrecious-Metal Refiner Hit with Data Breach Class Action over 2023 Cyber-Attack

Children's Privacy

DOJ Subpoena for Patient Records from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Blocked by Federal CourtPrivacy Tip #460 – Protecting Foster Youth from Identity TheftDisney Agrees to $10 Million FTC Settlement Over Kids’ Privacy on YouTube

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

Threat Actors Targeting Messaging ApplicationsCompromised Credentials Responsible for 50% of Ransomware AttacksAkira Ransomware Continues to Hit Hard

Data Breach

Green Diamond Agrees to $695K Settlement Over Data BreachDISA Global Faces Class Action After Cyber-AttackData Breach Class Action Settlement Approval Affirmed by Ninth Circuit with Attorneys’ Fee Award Reversed and Remanded

Data Privacy

Stalled CIPA Reform: What California’s Legislative Gridlock Means for Business Privacy ComplianceCDPA Countdown: Hoosiers Get a Privacy Bill of RightsDashboard Detectives: How Connected Cars Turn Drivers Into Data

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

Trump’s Drone Duet: Executive Orders Cracking Down on Threats While Boosting U.S. Drone LeadershipDJI Says “Bring It On” to U.S. Drone Security ScrutinyCISA and FBI Issue Cybersecurity Guidance for the Use of Chinese-Manufactured Drones

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

FTC Settles With Illuminate for Data Breach of $10M Students' DataProposed TCPA Class Action Against QuoteWizardLessons from the Sling TV CCPA Settlement: Why a Compliance Overhaul May Be Needed

Events

Authors’ EventsBrown Cybersecurity News Podcast: Rise of the third party vendor threatComplimentary Webinar: Battling Mobile Security Challenges

Geolocation

Privacy Tip #458 – FTC Alleges Robot Toy Maker Allows Third Party in China to Collect Children’s Geolocation DataBoston’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

HHS Continues Focus on Access Rights by Announcing Crackdown on Information BlockingNortheast Radiology Settles with OCRMassachusetts Supreme Court Rules Online Tracking Technologies Do Not Violate State Wiretap Law

HIPAA and Health Information

OCR Settles with Cadia Healthcare for Alleged HIPAA Violations for $182,000Hospital Succeeds in Dismissal of Pixel LitigationAppeals Dropped of Decision Vacating HIPAA Reproductive Health Privacy Rule, Confirming Apparent End of the Rule and Attestation Requirement

Information Governance

Whitepaper Review: From Rules to Reflex—Transforming Information Governance into a Cultural ValueMastering Information Governance with the ARMA IGIM 2.1 Framework - Part 4: Sustaining and Evolving IG PracticesMastering Information Governance with the ARMA IGIM 2.1 Framework - Part 3: Operationalizing the Framework

Insurance Coverage

Navigating CIPA Lawsuits: Loopholes in Cyber and CGL Insurance PoliciesData 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 #470 - Consumer Group Warns that AI Chatbots in Toys Contain Sexually Explicit MessagesPrivacy Tip #469 – Parents: Do You Know How Your Children + Their Schools are Using AI?Privacy Tip #468 - KnowBe4 Detects Phishing Campaign Targeting Microsoft 365 Users

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 #459 –Beware of Malicious Facebook AdsGrowing 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 Investors

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

Navigating Website Privacy Risks in California: CIPA Tracker Claims, TCPA Marketing, CCPA Compliance, and Why Arbitration in Your Terms MatterTexas Mini-TCPA Gets a Makeover: What Businesses Need to KnowFCC Proposes Probe into AI in Robocalls

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