Beginning in the 1970’s, the U.S. began passing a series of ad hoc statutes designed to protect some of the most sensitive personal information in the credit reporting, health care and financial services industries. For years, privacy law languished as a backwater subspecialty to which no one paid much attention. However, the recent enactment of …
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The Internet of Things and Children’s Privacy
Advances in technology have created all kinds of internet-connected toys for children that hold the promise of machine learning, interaction, and access to personal data for both kids and parents. But with these devices also risk the exposure of children’s voices, images, and data to anyone. At the recent ABA Antitrust Spring meeting, Phyllis Marcus …
Pokémon GO and the Privacy Debate
Back in 2006, Doctor Who included a new origin episode for the cybernetically augmented antagonists, the Cybermen. In it, the villain converts much of the population to Cybermen by dint of a bluetooth like “EarPod” headset. The EarPod is kind of an enhanced iPhone, delivering music, news and information directly to the brain of the …
EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE: US SAFE HARBOR SCHEME NOT SO SAFE
The European Court of Justice declared on Oct. 6 that the EU Commission’s U.S. Safe Harbor scheme is invalid. Large-scale information gathering programs in the U.S. surfaced by Edward Snowden gave rise to the Court’s concerns whether the requirements of EU law are observed when personal data is transferred to “undertakings” in the U.S. The …
Privacy and the law: A series from the Attorney Editors at Thomson Reuters
In a series of blog posts, the Attorney Editors at Thomson Reuters Legal have compiled the latest legislation with their insight on the evolving nature of data security and privacy. Focusing on how technology drives legislation to balance convenience, identity protection, client confidentiality, and other interests, our Attorney Editors have outlined legal developments in four …
Wait, What? Episode 6: Remember those pictures you took? Well, mom just found them
This episode starts off with a question regarding whether or not any of the guys have any embarrassing photos on the internet. This quickly leads into a conversation about the “Right To Be Forgotten” and whether or not people have a fundamental right to have their mistakes removed (or at least suppressed) from the internet. …
Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection – Legal Challenges in the Digital Age
LegalTech New York 2015 kicked off today with a panel on “Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection Legal Challenges in the Digital Age.” Erin Harrison, the incoming editor-in-chief of ALM’s Legaltech News, moderated a panel of privacy and security experts from some of the most visible companies out there: Eran Feigenbaum, director of security, Google Apps, Google …
Google “right to be forgotten” pushes privacy law into the mainstream
As a result of privacy laws becoming more widespread, the number of reported privacy cases being fought in the UK courts has doubled in five years to 56 cases in the last year (year-end being May 31), up from 28 five years ago. Whilst the use of privacy law was once restricted to celebrities to prevent the …
Terms and Conditions: Privacy and Security in the Social Age
Wednesday night, I attended the LegalTech New York viewing of Terms and Conditions May Apply, and I was blown away. I try to be a smart consumer, and I am a protective parent. But after watching this film I wondered if my children and I had traded a little too much privacy for some of …
January podcast: Emoji death threats, privacy class action lawsuits and Satanic statues
In the January 2014 edition of the Legal Current podcast, we cover: Legal news: Is emoji death threat a criminal defense? One law professor says that it just may be. Legal trends & insights: Are privacy class action suits the next big practice areas? News from Thomson Reuters: Jim Jones, a senior fellow at the Center for the Study of the Legal Profession …
