Privacy Plus+ News
Stay informed with our latest insights on privacy and technology trends, along with key updates from our firm.
Utah Joins California, Colorado, and Virginia in Enacting A Comprehensive Privacy Law with Connecticut Set to Follow
This week, let’s take a look at and compare Utah and Connecticut’s new privacy laws. We’ve made a chart!
SAAS Services vs. Licensed Software
This week, let’s focus on the difference between software-as-a-service (SAAS) and licensed software.
DOJ Takes Down Russian Botnet
This week, let’s look at how the Department of Justice is using criminal seizure warrants to disrupt botnets. This post covers the FBI’s white hat hacking of “victim network devices,” so organizations should pay attention!
D Magazine Names Kate Morris & Charles Hosch on Annual Best Lawyers in Dallas List
Kate Morris and Charles Hosch have been recognized as 2022 Best Lawyers in Dallas, each in the area of Digital Information & Technology.
Serious Cyber Advisory Issued Regarding U.S. Critical Infrastructure
This week, let’s focus on the important Joint Advisory issued by the U.S. Government warning of compromises to U.S. critical infrastructure and advising actions to address vulnerabilities.
Cyberattacks on Ukraine and What they Mean for U.S. Critical Infrastructure Providers
This week, let’s consider “The Myth of the Missing Cyberwar” and what critical infrastructure providers should do to enhance cybersecurity within their organizations.
Drones in Texas: Privacy? or Free Speech?
This week, let’s take a look at the disposition of National Press Photographers’ Ass’n v. McCraw et al., and its effect on drone law in Texas.
Cross-Border Data Transfer Update – New Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework and UK’s International Data Transfer Agreement
This week, let’s consider the “agreement in principle” for the new U.S.-E.U Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework and the UK’s International Data Transfer Agreement.
FTC Announces Latest Data Security Settlement - CafePress
This week, let’s consider the FTC’s data security settlements with both the current and former owners of CafePress, a U.S. clothing and merchandise retail platform.
Clearview AI is “Persona non Grata”
This week, the Italian Supervisory Authority (ISA) – a regulatory body responsible for enforcing GDPR and related privacy concerns in Italy – fined Clearview AI € 20 million for GDPR violations stemming from Clearview’s data collection and processing in Italy. Let’s consider the opinion and some lessons learned.
Prepping for Cyber-Attacks
As the risk of cyber-attacks escalate, let’s consider some resources and news that can help you and your organization reduce the risk of compromise and otherwise enhance your cyber posture.
The Perfect Storm: Facial Recognition
As Clearview AI expands and Texas sues Meta/Facebook for violations of its biometric privacy law, let's consider whether government is ignoring its role in perpetuating the problems associated with facial recognition.
Europe to Meta/Facebook: “You want to leave? Fine. Leave.”
This week, let’s consider a cross-border data transfer controversy under the GDPR and how Meta/Facebook is “absolutely not threatening to leave Europe.”
Biometrics in 2022: Employees, the FTC, Dashcams, Time-Keeping Software, etc.
This week, let’s look at lessons drawn from recent actions by the plaintiffs’ bar and the FTC -- all of which are focused on the use of biometrics, and restrictions under laws like the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).
“Technical Debt” in IT Systems
This week, let’s consider the liabilities presented by hidden technical debt in IT systems.
Revisions to the FTC’s Merger Guidelines?
This week, let’s listen to Kara Swisher’s interview with FTC Chair Lina Khan, and consider 5 takeaways associated the Chair’s comments on how the FTC is approaching revisions to its Merger Guidelines.
Code = Speech in Wyoming, but what about Poisoned Code?
This week, let’s examine a Wyoming bill designed to protect software developers from criminal liability for the code they write.
FTC Is Moving Forward on Privacy Rulemaking
This week, let’s consider the significance of Federal Trade Commission’s recent actions related to data privacy, and especially its issuance of an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
Amazon Is Shutting Down its “Alexa Internet” – What happens to its data?
This week, let’s consider the implications of Amazon’s decision to discontinue its “Alexa Internet” service.
Censoring the “Censors”
This week, let’s consider the recent action by a federal court to block a Texas social media law.