[IP Hot Topics Podcast] Innovation Conversations: Walter Isaacson, Part 1
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Yours, Mine and Ours (not yet!): An Update on the Patentability of Human Genes
The recent $30 million settlement between 23andMe and 6.4 million users following a major data breach offers important lessons for businesses dealing with sensitive genetic and genomic information....more
We previously alerted readers to the fact that the most recent data compromise of 23andMe exposed data related to Ashkenazi Jews and individuals of Chinese descent. It is reported by Ars Technica, citing TechCrunch, that...more
We have posted blogs before on sharing genetic information and the risk associated with the disclosure of such sensitive information. Unfortunately, our concerns have been realized....more
Key Points: Illumina DNA sequencing machines are vulnerable to exploitation. Both the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have published advisories urging all...more
Amazon Sued for Not Telling New York Store Customers about Tracking Biometrics - “Thanks to a 2021 law, New York is the only major American city to require businesses to post signs letting customers know they’re tracking...more
Data Breach Corner - Cash App Data Breach Affects More than 8M Users - "A former employee of the company downloaded reports containing the personal information of U.S. users." Why this is important: Not all data...more
Last month, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 41, the Genetic Information Privacy Act (“GIPA”), a law that regulates “direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies” that handle the “genetic data” of...more
Some app developers know more about our health than our doctors do. Take, for instance, FitBit, which is attached to our wrist and measuring in real time our temperature, our heart rate, our steps and whether we have had...more
Cyberliability insurance provider Beazley Insurance Company has analyzed its internal breach response data and determined that in its experience, there has been a thirty-seven percent (37%) increase in ransomware attacks this...more
Everyone knows how I feel about those home genetic testing kits—most people don’t understand that when they send their DNA to a private company that it is not protected by HIPAA or any other law, and the company can legally...more
GandCrab Ransomware Backers Working on New Ransomware REvil - We previously reported that the criminals behind the GandCrab Ransomware were retiring, and that a patch was discovered and companies are urged to implement the...more
It is being reported that Vitagene, a company that provides DNA testing to provide customers with specific wellness plans through personalized diet and exercise plans based on their biological traits, left more than 3,000...more
In what may be a glimpse into the next frontier in class action litigation, two federal courts recently disposed of putative class actions alleging violations of state privacy laws involving genetic and biometric data....more
On June 30, 2017, the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska—in Cole v. Gene by Gene, Ltd., No. 1:14-CV-00004-SLG, 2017 WL 2838256, at *5 (D. Alaska June 30, 2017)—denied a motion to dismiss a putative class action...more
New York Attorney General Announces Record Number of Data Breach Notices in 2016 - On March 21, 2017, the New York Attorney General's Office announced that it received 1,300 reported data breaches in 2016—a 60 percent...more