Data Privacy & Cybersecurity

Can Gov’t Officials Use Private Email To Keep Communications Secret?

February 2, 2017

The California Supreme Court is readying a decision on whether the public has a right to texts, emails, and other […]

Vendors Take Brunt Of Banks’ Cybersecurity Fears

February 1, 2017

Financial institutions are cracking down on the security practices of third-party vendors they do business with, imposing a more stringent […]

Microsoft Wins Again, In Irish-Server Email Privacy Case

February 1, 2017

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has denied the government’s request for an en banc hearing, in […]

What Will AI Do To Financial Markets?

January 31, 2017

In-depth analysis of risk and promise, based on a survey of industry executives and interviews with legal, industry and academic […]

Coverup Investigation In Yahoo Data Breach

January 24, 2017

Yahoo suffered two massive data breaches in 2013 and 2014, but it didn’t report them until September and December of […]

Lawsuit Alleges Attorney Kickbacks To Clergy-Abuse Victims Group

January 23, 2017

The largest and most active support organization for victims of child abuse by clergy has been sued by its former […]

Cautions About “Online Behavioral Advertising”

January 18, 2017

Online behavioral advertising falls into two basic types. It’s so-called “third-party” behavioral advertising that many consider…

Major Bank Bans Employee Texts

January 14, 2017

Deutsche Bank AG is restricting its employees’ ability to use electronic messaging on their mobile phones, even for business purposes, […]

EU Considers Legal Status For “Electronic Persons”

January 14, 2017

The European Parliament is considering whether to give robots the legal status of “electronic persons” as part of an effort […]

Privacy Lawyer Simplifies Instagram’s Terms Of Use

January 13, 2017

The Children’s Commissioner of England found that Instagram’s 5,000-word terms of use is written at a post-graduate level, and that […]

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