Author explains how “With the Databox concept, scientists at British universities have begun an attempt to win back control of information about us” The full text is available at http://www.theguardian…
The report reviews existing mutual legal assistance (“MLA”) laws and policies around the world, and proposes a number of reforms. The full text is available at https://globalnetworkinitiative….
Sources say that the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) will soon direct a new round of random audits to verify compliance with the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (the HITECH Act). OCR is responsible for enforcing the HIPAA Privacy […]
German data watchdogs met in Berlin on January 28, 2015, to discuss the transfer of data between the EU and the USA. The leaders debated on the validity of the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework in the post-Snowden era. The details of the discussion are available at https://www.huntonprivacyblog… More information is available at http://www.zdnet… The conference’s program (in […]
The Justice Department has reached a $134,000 settlement with a New York woman after the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) set up a fake Facebook account in her name using seized pictures. The settlement takes into account emerging personal privacy concerns. Facebook had previously disabled the law enforcement agency’s fake profile. See here. Stipulation of the settlement […]
New Jersey Bill no. 562 requires health insurers in the state to encrypt personal information stored in their system. Insurance carriers shall not maintain computerized records that include personal information, “unless that information is secured by encryption or by any other method or technology”. The requirement is stronger than what’s included in HIPAA, which considers encryption […]
On January 13, 2015, President Obama announced a New Cybersecurity Legislative Proposal and other cybersecurity efforts. The proposal – which the Congress will evaluate – increases the prosecution of cybercrimes and toughen penalties for them. It also encourages cybersecurity information sharing and proposes one federal statute for data breach reporting. More information available at http://www.whitehouse… […]
On December 22, 2014, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law released Digital Peepholes, a report documenting the risks of remote activation of webcams and proposing policy solutions. According to the report: Everyone is vulnerable to being spied on through their webcams. The FBI has asked that federal laws be changed so that law enforcement can use […]
On December 31, 2014, the FTC approved a final order settling charges that Snapchat – a popular mobile messaging application – deceived consumers over the amount of personal data it collected and the security measures taken to protect data from misuse and unauthorized disclosure. The final order prohibits Snapchat from misrepresenting the extent to which it […]
The author argues that the legislature and the private sector must be involved in the standards-setting and decision-making processes to maintain the balance between the civilian and military power that the Third Amendment embodies. The full text is available at http://www.aulawreview…