Craig A. Newman | September 13, 2017 | Data Privacy
Since the massive data breach at Equifax Inc. was disclosed late Thursday (see our blog here), the news has only gotten worse for the Atlanta-based credit monitoring agency. Here’s a brief chronological recap of what we know so far: ▪ On July 29th,...
Daniel Solove | August 29, 2017 | Data Privacy
Recently, HBO suffered a massive data breach. The hackers stole unreleased episodes of Game of Thrones and have been leaking them before they are broadcast. Episodes of other shows were also stolen. The hackers grabbed 1.5 terabytes of data including sensitive...
Alex Swoyer | June 1, 2017 | Data Privacy, Policing
Legal experts say Congress and the states need to step in to protect Americans’ privacy rights from the proliferation of voice-activated personal assistant devices such as Amazon’s Echo and Google’s Home, after a murder case in Arkansas raised questions about how much...
Taylor Carroll | March 16, 2017 | Data Privacy
There have been reports of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents asking people entering the U.S. to unlock their electronic device and inspect it. More often than not, a refusal to hand over the device and passcode could result in it being seized and the person...
Taylor Carroll | January 25, 2017 | Data Privacy
In Minnesota v. Diamond, the Minnesota Court of Appeals affirmed that an order requiring a suspect to provide his fingerprint to unlock his cellphone was constitutional. The suspect’s attorney argued that the court violated his client’s Fifth Amendment right against...
