Data Privacy & Cybersecurity

Does A Free App Get Privacy Protection?

The First Circuit, reversing a lower court dismissal, found that the way Gannett exploited its free USA Today video app […]

Banks, “SWIFT,” Wrangle Over Fault For Online Heist

In the wake of an $81 million online theft from a Bangladeshi bank that was using the SWIFT system, the […]

FDIC Berated For Data Lapse

Since October of last year, seven employees who left the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp have taken data with… ..

Cyber Insurance Exclusions To Watch Out For

Depending on the policy wording, the third-party liability protections may be less than meets the eye.

Facebook Can’t Dodge Facial Recognition Privacy Suit

A federal judge denied Facebook’s efforts to reject a lawsuit that claims the social media giant violated Illinois law prohibiting […]

Class Action For App’s Privacy Violations Reinstated

The illusions of phone users who think they still have some confidential information got a minor boost from a First […]

Report Of Gmail Hack Was Mostly Bogus

A report last week that Gmail, Yahoo Mail and Russia’s largest email service had been hacked was…

Do Stolen Documents Lose Attorney-Client Privilege?

The Ashley Madison data breach did more than reveal personal information about millions of people who had cheating on their […]

Best Practices For Addressing The Ransomware Threat

The nefarious practice apparently has been around for more than 10 years, starting in Russia and Eastern Europe, but it’s […]

MIT Joins Ranks Of Hacker Bounty Payers

Following the example of Uber and the U.S. Department of Defense, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has established a bug […]

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