Privacy

Going dark: encryption and law enforcement

May 22, 2020 - There's been a lot of talk recently about encryption and how law enforcement can't convict criminals without encryption keys. We beg to differ.

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Would ‘Medicare for All’ help secure health data?

November 26, 2019 - Beyond the usual arguments on this subject, we wanted to ask the question: Are there any security risks we need to be worried about if the United States were to switch to ‘Healthcare for All’ policies?

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The top six takeaways for corporate data privacy compliance

May 3, 2019 - Here are Labs' top six takeaways from our data privacy and cybersecurity law series on corporate data privacy compliance. From emerging startups to burgeoning enterprises, these rules help not just with legal liability, but also user trust.

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Mozilla urges Apple to make privacy a team sport

May 1, 2019 - Mozilla is currently pushing Apple into placing extra barriers between iPhone users and online advertisers. Why? Because, according to Mozilla, it could work, which could benefit users everywhere.

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Consumers have few legal options for protecting privacy

April 23, 2019 - Amidst never-ending headlines about data breaches, data misuse, and opaque data-sharing agreements from major companies, users have few legal options to actually protect their privacy in court. Instead, they rely on technology.

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What is personal information? Or personally identifiable information? In legal terms, it depends

April 11, 2019 - What exactly is the "personal information" that companies need to legally protect? Learn which data points organizations need to secure, from Social Security numbers to olfactory, smell-based data (!), to comply with the law.

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The global data privacy roadmap: a question of risk

April 2, 2019 - For any American company taking steps outside the US market, global data privacy compliance is a question of risk versus reward.

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US Congress proposes comprehensive federal data privacy legislation—finally

March 28, 2019 - The United States might be the only country of its size to lack a comprehensive data privacy law protecting its citizens’ online lives. That could change this year.

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Facebook’s plain text misstep, and other password sins

March 27, 2019 - Yes, Facebook's recent error in password handling was egregious. But there's more than one way to abuse user data. We take a look at various missteps in credential management and how businesses can improve practices.

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