Catching Up With A Conundrum? Mobile Biometrics & The Privacy Of Your...
(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Keeping up with technology is difficult enough, let alone when the law needs to do so, but hope springs eternal. For those who have followed my writings and/or...
View ArticleStop Posting This Facebook Privacy Notice — Your Pseudo-Legalese Means NOTHING!
Ed. note: A version of this post was originally published on November 27, 2012. We republish it today as a public service to anyone considering posting this ludicrous “legal” notice on Facebook. By...
View ArticleMorning Docket: 03.22.19
(AFP OUT) * It’s cliché to label this, “but their emails” right? [NY Times] * R. Kelly wants to see this sex tape. Let’s presume it’s for defense purposes. [TMZ] * Navigating the privacy waters between...
View ArticleNon Sequiturs: 03.24.19
Meet your new swing justice, Chief Justice John Roberts. * In the wake of Justice Anthony M. Kennedy’s retirement, I predicted that Chief Justice John Roberts, a staunch institutionalist when it comes...
View ArticleIn Your Face: How Facial Recognition Databases See Copyright Law But Not Your...
(Image via Getty) As technology evolves, it seems that more than people are recognizing other people’s faces. From cellphones using facial identification as an unlocking mechanism to Facebook’s...
View ArticleFederal Agent: Using A Taped Box To Send Stuff Overnight Via FedEx Is...
Here’s how we’re fighting the War on Drugs. Lots of stuff going on, but not much seems to be happening in terms of actually, you know, keeping drugs from ending up in buyers’ hands. The byproduct of...
View ArticleThe Biggest Reasons Why The GDPR Requires A ‘TEAM’ Approach
It has been a little over a year since the GDPR became effective, and what a wild ride it has been (to say the least). A comprehensive update to the European Union’s Data Protection Directive...
View ArticleLetting Them Know What You Don’t Know? 3 Tips for Notification Compliance...
It really is possible to have too much of a good thing, at least as far as General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) notifications are concerned. According to a report issued by Pinsent Masons using...
View ArticleStop Posting This Facebook/Instagram Privacy Notice — Your Pseudo-Legalese...
(Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) Ed. note: A version of this post was originally published on November 27, 2012. We republish it today as a public service to anyone considering posting this ludicrous...
View ArticleThe DMV Is Selling Your Data To Vast Array Of Third Parties
Another day, another data privacy scandal. This time the focus is on the Department of Motor Vehicles, which has been busted selling DMV user data to a laundry list of third parties, without always...
View ArticleWhy IoT & Big Data Is A Bigger Deal For Privacy Than You Think
(Image via Getty) Like it or not, the internet is gaining access to every aspect of our lives. You may have a smart thermostat in your house that “learns” when you are home so that the temperature in...
View ArticleCourt Tells Grandma To Delete Photos Of Grandkids On Facebook For Violating...
We’ve talked for many years now about the overreach of the GDPR and how its concepts of “data protection” often conflict with both concepts of free expression and very common every day activities. The...
View ArticleThe US-EU Privacy Shield Is Dead … Now What?
(Getty Images) This issue is a big deal, but one that comes as little surprise to those following subject. As you may have already heard, the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) recently...
View ArticleHow Sketchy Data Scavengers Are Using Hatred Of ‘Big Tech’ To Attack Plans To...
We warned that this was likely back when Google announced plans to phase out third-party cookies in Chrome (something all the other major browser makers had already done): that this would be used to...
View ArticleThe Legal Tech-To-English Dictionary: Cybersecurity
Ed. note: This is the latest installment of The Legal Tech-to-English Dictionary, part of our Non-Event for Tech-Perplexed Lawyers. Jared Correia is the host of the Non-Eventcast. There’s a term for...
View ArticleThe Legal Tech-To-English Dictionary: Cybersecurity
Still don't know your PID from your WISP? It's your lucky day.
View ArticleFacebook iOS 14 Privacy For Law Firms Update
Digital marketing shifts constantly, and there are big developments coming for law firms who advertise on platforms such as Facebook and Google. These channels rely heavily on the data collected from...
View Article‘Data Mapping As A Service’ Aims To End Dark Data Buried In Your Files
When I last checked in on ActiveNav, my takeaway was that the company seemed very interested in applying their eDiscovery technology to new use cases, specifically corporate governance issues. It made...
View ArticleAppeals Court Says State Secrets Privilege Means NSA Can Avoid Wikimedia...
The Snowden leaks exposing NSA dragnet surveillance prompted a lot of litigation. Cast a wide enough net and you’re bound to snag it on some people’s rights. The Wikimedia Foundation was one of several...
View ArticleLaw Firms Stagger Through Ransomware Attacks
Ed. note: Today, we are pleased to publish the first of a new article series, Cybersecurity: Tips From the Trenches, by our friends at Sensei Enterprises, a boutique provider of IT, cybersecurity, and...
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