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Big Fines, Early Lessons, From The GDPR

The two biggest fines ever imposed under the General Data Protection Regulation were leveled by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office in July. Both dwarfed the €50 million ($56.3M) imposed by France against Google in January.

Sit or Stand Is The Question For California Employers

California requires employers to provide suitable seating at any workstation where the nature of the work “reasonably permits the use […]

Every Adult In Bulgaria Hacked; Suspect Works For A Security Firm

Following a hack of the Bulgarian tax authority, resulting in the theft of personal data on virtually every adult in […]

Cyber “Advanced Persistent Threats” Lurk Before Striking

Some of the most insidious and sophisticated cyber attacks against organizations take the form of “Advanced Persistent Threats.” The key […]

AI Masters Poker. Is Cybersecurity Next?

An artificial intelligence program developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon and a Facebook AI Lab has more than held its […]

“Deep Fakes” Are A Free Speech Conundrum

By today’s standards the job that was done on Nancy Pelosi is relatively primitive. Recently, for example, to prove a […]

Transgender Protections In The Workplace

The Supreme Court has accepted three cases related to employment protections for LGBTQ individuals, but decisions are not expected until […]

GDPR One Year Later

This year in May marked one year since the implementation of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation. There had been […]

A Powerful Hacker Tactic: “Island-Hopping”

The term derives from military history of World War II. Instead of a frontal attack on a big target, the […]

Alternative Billing Appears To Be Mostly Talk

Not for lack of encouragement from the corporate clients, but big law firms are not actually doing much alternative billing, […]

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