The ABA published an interesting article describing law firms’ use of technology to protect information. In addition to describing 2014 trends, the article suggests that lawyers should keep abreast of technology in order to have up-to-date security programs. The article, Security, by David Ries is available at http://www.americanbar… Follow us on& Like us on
ABA Techreport 2014 Conclusion from the article: “The 2014 Legal Technology Survey Report provides a good roadmap of what attorneys and law firms are doing to protect information. Those who are behind the reporting attorneys on safeguards should evaluate their security posture to determine whether they need to do more to provide competent and reasonable […]
10 ISJLP 327 (2014) Abstract: “Revelations of massive aggregation of telephone call records by the NSA have led to widespread debate about the legality, effectiveness, and normative desirability of such broad-based government data collection. This article contends that mass collection of so-called “metadata” as a means to investigate associations impinges on the First Amendment right […]
On December 8, 2014, the UK Court of Appeal began hearing Google’s appeal against the High Court’s decision which allowed UK data subjects to sue Google Inc. in England for misuse of private information. In brief, at the beginning of 2013, several claimants alleged that Google used cookies to track their browsing activity without their consent. […]
Senate Bill n. 1710 amended sections 1798.81.5, 1798.82, and 1798.85 of California Civil Code. Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.81.5, 1798.82, and 1798.85 (personal information privacy) will go into effect on January 1, 2015. The amendments enhanced the protection of California residents’ personal information by: requiring the entity notifying a data breach to provide appropriate identity theft prevention […]
Author discusses the judgment rendered on November 13, 2014, by the San Francisco Superior Court which ruled in favor of Google’s right to freely order its search results. The document is available at http://www.vogelitlawblog…
On November 14, 2014, the Court of Appeals of Indiana found a pharmacist and her employer liable for the damages sustained by a customer as a result of the pharmacist’s HIPAA breach. The pharmacist breached one of her most sacred duties by viewing the prescription records of a customer without consent and for personal purposes and […]
On November 17, 2014, TRUSTe and the FTC announced a proposed consent agreement after TRUSTe allegedly deceived consumers about its recertification program for the company’s privacy practices. TRUSTe is a corporation which offers several data privacy services to companies, including a variety of assessments and certifications, monitoring tools, and compliance controls. It also offers Certified […]
The Washington Post Author describes the users’ data collected by Google and the tools it uses to gather this information. The document is available at http://www.washingtonpost… Follow us on& Like us on
The article discusses about security in emails and placing confidential client data at risk. Related material is available at http://www.technethics… The full text available at: http://www.lawtechnologytoday…