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Artificial Intelligence

Department of Defense Invests in Artificial IntelligenceCould Artificial Intelligence Save the Holiday Shopping Season?AI Executive Order – What’s Next?

Autonomous Vehicles

FedEx Express and Elroy Air Take Off with Autonomous Drones to Ease Supply Chain IssuesJapan Launches First Fully-Autonomous Ship Navigation DemonstrationData Show Autonomous Cars May Drive More Safely than Human Drivers

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

FTC Adopts Policy Statement to Increase Scrutiny for COPPA ViolationsPrivacy Tip #298 - Help AGs Try to Protect Children’s DataPrivacy Tip #297 - Vulnerability in Smart Home Devices Including Baby Monitors

Coronavirus

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

Cybersecurity

Twilio Hit with Social Engineering Smishing SchemePrivacy Tip #340 – Smishing Scams ReminderNew York DFS Fines Robinhood $30M for “Significant” Cybersecurity Violations

Data Breach

Neopets Breach Affects 69M UsersSuperCare Health Hit with Another Data Breach Class ActionMailchimp Suffers a Data Breach

Data Privacy

Tim Hortons Wants to Settle Data Privacy Lawsuits with Free BreakfastAnti-Vax Dating App Left Data UnprotectedLocation Data Industry Under Scrutiny for Inclusion of Planned Parenthood Clinics in their Services

Data Security

The FCC Wants You to Delete TikTokIf Your Disclosure of a Data Breach Was  “Late,” You May Have to LitigatePrivacy Tip #301 - Can Your Co-Worker Guess Your Password? Probably!

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

FAA Issues Task Order for UTM Project at Griffiss International AirportRemote ID Ruling For FAA in RaceDayQuads SuitNew Survey Shows that Americans are Ready for More Deliveries by Drone

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

ACTS Retirement Services Faces Class Action over Data BreachSan Diego Family Care Settles Data Breach Class Action for $1 MillionUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center Settles Data Breach Class Action for $450,000

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

SuperCare Health Hit with Another Data Breach Class ActionPrivacy Tip #324 - What Happens to My Health Information When a Hospital Goes Out of Business?ONC Information Blocking Data Show Majority of Claims Against Health Care Providers

HIPAA and Health Information

OCR Settles Eleven More Cases Under Right of Access InitiativeSuperCare Health Hit with Another Data Breach Class ActionPrivacy Tip #324 - What Happens to My Health Information When a Hospital Goes Out of Business?

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

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

AI Can’t Hold Patents Because They Require an “Inventor” to Be a “Natural Person”FBI Warns Higher Ed Sector of Compromised Credentials on Dark Web“Well frens, it happened to me;” Actor’s Stolen NFTs Highlight Uncertainties for NFT Artwork

Privacy Tips

Privacy Tip #340 – Smishing Scams ReminderPrivacy Tip #339 - Scammers Take Advantage of Disaster VictimsPrivacy Tip #338 - Be Aware of Apps Infected with Malware

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

Texas AG Sues Meta, Alleging Massive Collection of Face Geometries Without ConsentPrivacy Tip #319 - How Facial Recognition Technology Works and Why You Should CareIrish DPA Hits WhatsApp with $266M Fine for Alleged GDPR Violations

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

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

Utah Consumer Privacy Act Newest State Privacy Act Signed into LawData Minimization: What Is It and Why Practice It?CAAG Announces Investigative Sweep of Loyalty Programs’ Compliance with CCPA

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