Social Networks, Data Security, Data Protection

Privacy Tip #342 – If You Use Twitter, Be Aware and Stay Tuned

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 8/26/2022

This week, in addition to the news-catching, ongoing dispute between Twitter and Elon Musk, Twitter’s former head of cybersecurity, Peiter Zatko, claimed in a whistleblower filing with several federal agencies that Twitter...more

TikTok Raises Data Security Concerns in the US

Epiq on 12/11/2019

TikTok is one of the most popular video-sharing apps in the U.S. right now, especially amongst teenagers and young adults TikTok is an app which allows users to create and share short, fun video content that generally...more

Australia Takes Steps to Tighten Data Security Laws

Epiq on 1/24/2019

Australia has recently taken significant action in the realm of data security that will potentially have global impact. In December 2018, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (“ACCC”) released recommendations on...more

Would You Like Malware with Your Grumpy Cat Meme?

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog on 3/22/2018

Social media companies like Facebook and Twitter have written “white papers” and devoted considerable resources to projects intended to create services that encourage trust and a sense of familiarity on the part of users....more

Privacy Tip #58 – Distrust Social Media? Almost All Americans Do, But Still Use Them

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 10/31/2016

A recent nationwide poll conducted by The Rad Campaign and Lincoln Park Strategies shows that although 96 percent of American social media users distrust the ability of social media platforms to protect their personal...more

Tagging Trouble: Forays into the Regulation of Biometric Data

Womble Bond Dickinson on 10/26/2015

We leave breadcrumbs of biometric information scattered around our daily lives, which may be collected and used by private entities, often without our knowledge or consent. The sound of your voice when you call your bank’s...more

Coordinated Hackers Infiltrate 200 Targeted Employees’ LinkedIn Networks

King & Spalding on 10/21/2015

Cybersecurity researchers at the Dell SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit (“Dell CTU”) uncovered a network of approximately 25 fake LinkedIn profiles that Dell CTU believes were used by an Iran-linked hacker group to establish at...more

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