Topics Artificial Intelligence AI Executive Order – What’s Next? Autonomous Vehicles Autonomous Bots as Personal Delivery Devices in OklahomaFlying Car Receives EASA Certification in EuropeAutoX Sends Out Autonomous Fleet of Vehicles in China 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 Smart Toys and How they May be Invading our PrivacyABCmouse Pays $10 Million to Settle FTC Enforcement ActionPrivacy Tip #247 – TikTok in Multiple Cross Hairs Coronavirus Walmart Drone Delivery Soars AheadPrivacy Tip #288 - Scammers Take Advantage of Shortage of Rental CarsPrivacy Tip #277 - Beware of Vaccine Surveys Cybersecurity Second Security Directive Issued by TSA to Pipeline OperatorsFBI Issues Cyber Attack Alert Against Tokyo Olympics Service ProvidersWhite House Focused on Combating Ransomware Data Breach Privacy Tip #292 - Some Mint Mobile Users’ Information CompromisedLas Vegas’ University Medical Center Hit with REvil RansomwarePhishing at the California State Controller’s Office Data Privacy U.S. Customs and Border Protection Failed to Adequately Secure and Protect Traveler DataLocation Data Results in Resignation of High-Profile Church OfficialSmart Toys and How they May be Invading our Privacy 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 Wisk Partners with NASA to Develop Standards for Urban Air MobilityPotential Consequences of the FAA’s Failure to Implement Section 2209Walmart Drone Delivery Soars Ahead 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 Filters Fast LLC Fails to Obtain Dismissal of Plaintiffs’ Proposed Class ActionNew York Adds Text Messaging to its Definition of TelemarketingCanon Pushes for Dismissal for Lack of Standing in Data Breach Class Action 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 Connecticut Enacts Legislation to Incentivize Adoption of Cybersecurity Safeguards and Expand Breach Reporting ObligationsHHS Warns Hospitals to Fix Security Vulnerability in PACsLas Vegas’ University Medical Center Hit with REvil Ransomware HIPAA and Health Information Diabetes, Endocrinology & Lipidology Center Becomes 19th Settlement with OCR for HIPAA Right-of-Access ViolationOCR Announces Settlement with Clinical Lab for Alleged HIPAA ViolationsOCR Settles Two More Right of Access Cases 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 Tune Up Processes Around Passwords and Access ControlsHHS Warns Hospitals to Fix Security Vulnerability in PACsCISA Releases “Bad Practices” with Hope of Decreasing Cyber Blunders Privacy Tips Privacy Tip #293 – Location, Location, Location-Based ServicesPrivacy Tip #292 - Some Mint Mobile Users’ Information CompromisedPrivacy Tip #291 - Cryptomining Apps Offer Fake Services for a Fee 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 #290 - 700 Million LinkedIn Users’ Data for Sale on Hacker ForumPrivacy 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? 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 Eleventh Circuit Says Invasion-of-Privacy Exclusion Bars Coverage of Class Action SettlementPrivacy Tip #285 - FTC Warns of Increase in Illegal Auto Warranty RobocallsSupreme Court’s Decision in Facebook Litigation Narrows the Scope of the TCPA 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 Recent Ransomware Attacks Call for More Oversight of Crypto-TransactionsCrypto Exchange BuyUCoin Database LeakedSodinokibi Hackers Switch Payment Mechanism to Monero Websites Colorado Newest State to Adopt Consumer Privacy LawAdobe Introduces Software to Replace Third-Party CookiesSupreme Court’s Decision in Facebook Litigation Narrows the Scope of the TCPA
