Artificial Intelligence

Could Artificial Intelligence Save the Holiday Shopping Season?AI Executive Order – What’s Next?

Autonomous Vehicles

Japan Launches First Fully-Autonomous Ship Navigation DemonstrationData Show Autonomous Cars May Drive More Safely than Human DriversVoyage of Autonomous Ship in Japan; First to Set Sail in Area with Heavy Marine Traffic

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

Children's Privacy

Privacy Tip #298 - Help AGs Try to Protect Children’s DataPrivacy Tip #297 - Vulnerability in Smart Home Devices Including Baby MonitorsFTC Takes Aristotle International Off the COPPA Safe Harbor List

Coronavirus

Privacy Tip #312 -Impersonation Fraud Increased During PandemicSmart Health Cards, Vaccine Passports, and PrivacyWalmart Drone Delivery Soars Ahead

Cybersecurity

ECRI Names Cybersecurity Attacks as Top Health Technology Hazard for 2022FBI Warns of Scammers Using QR CodesNew Mexico County Recovering from Ransomware Attack

Data Breach

If Your Disclosure of a Data Breach Was  “Late,” You May Have to LitigateDistrict Court Enforces DOL Investigative Subpoena Against Plan Service Provider Concerning Alleged Cybersecurity BreachesFlorida Unemployment Benefit Site Breached

Data Privacy

DuckDuckGo Profits on PrivacySmart Health Cards, Vaccine Passports, and PrivacyHow Creepy Is That New Product? Mozilla's *privacy not included Privacy Guide Will Tell You

Data Security

If Your Disclosure of a Data Breach Was  “Late,” You May Have to LitigatePrivacy Tip #301 - Can Your Co-Worker Guess Your Password? Probably!Privacy Tip #280 - Using Biometric Information for Payments and Services

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

Army Tests Autonomous Drones for Medical Supply DeliveryDrone Sets Noise Decibel Milestone During Test FlightSkyports Partners with MassDOT for Drone Operations and Testing

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

Mobile Health Apps and the FTC’s Health Breach Notification Rule: New Enforcement Initiative ComingRecent CCPA Enforcement Actions Highlight the Importance of a CCPA-Compliant Privacy PolicyIf Your Disclosure of a Data Breach Was  “Late,” You May Have to Litigate

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

Broward Health Data Breach Affects 1.3 Million IndividualsNew Jersey Settles with Cancer Center Over Business Email CompromiseNo Private Right of Action under HIPAA, but State Law Claims May Still be Asserted

HIPAA and Health Information

Broward Health Data Breach Affects 1.3 Million IndividualsNew Jersey Settles with Cancer Center Over Business Email CompromiseNo Private Right of Action under HIPAA, but State Law Claims May Still be Asserted

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

Irish DPA Hits WhatsApp with $266M Fine for Alleged GDPR ViolationsTwitter fined $546,000 in December 2020 by European Data Protection Authority for 2019 Breach Notification ViolationsNew Canadian Privacy Legislation on the Horizon

Internet of Things

Privacy 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 DevicesU.S. Chamber of Commerce and FICO Release Security Guidelines on Telework During COVID-19

Mergers & Acquisitions

LinkedIn acquires Lynda.com for $1.5 billionEpiq acquires Iris Data for $134 millionPlaytech Enters Foreign Exchange Market

New + Now

Tensions with Russia Prompt CISA Warning to Critical InfrastructureHomeland Security Announces “Hack DHS” ProgramCISA Issues Guidance on Protecting Organizations’ Social Media Accounts

Privacy Tips

Privacy Tip #315 - Redline Malware Used to Steal Saved CredentialsPrivacy Tip #314 - Got a Genetic Testing Kit for Christmas? Read This Before You Send In That SwabPrivacy Tip #313 - Data Breaches Aren’t Going Away Anytime Soon

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

Irish DPA Hits WhatsApp with $266M Fine for Alleged GDPR ViolationsPrivacy Tip #290 - 700 Million LinkedIn Users’ Data for Sale on Hacker ForumPrivacy Tip #159 - Consider Risks When Using Facebook and Other Social Media Platforms

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

Court Denies GrubHub's Motion to Dismiss in TCPA Class ActionFCC Imposes its Largest Fine to Date for Robocalls in Violation of the TCPAEleventh Circuit Says Invasion-of-Privacy Exclusion Bars Coverage of Class Action Settlement

Uncategorized

Meta Hit with Lawsuits Over Allegations of Promoting Hate SpeechAncestry.com Sued in Class Action for Using Data from Year BooksCognizant Confirms Maze Ransomware Attack

Virtual Currency

Cryptoheister(s) Return Stolen BootyRecent Ransomware Attacks Call for More Oversight of Crypto-TransactionsCrypto Exchange BuyUCoin Database Leaked

Websites

Recent CCPA Enforcement Actions Highlight the Importance of a CCPA-Compliant Privacy PolicyColorado Newest State to Adopt Consumer Privacy LawAdobe Introduces Software to Replace Third-Party Cookies