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AI Surveillance and Data Privacy at the Games

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As the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games (the “Games”) turn onto the final straight, the Games have yet again captured widespread global attention, on and off the track. With over 15.3 million visitors in Paris...more

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Developing a Global Data Protection Framework for Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace

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As employment-related artificial intelligence (“AI”) tools proliferate, multinational employers feel increasing pressure to deploy AI across their global offices.  These tools can provide great value and efficiency across the...more

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AI governance and biometric privacy takeaways from the FTC’S Rite Aid settlement

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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has banned Rite Aid from using facial recognition technologies for surveillance for five years, demonstrating the FTC’s expectations regarding deployments of biometric and artificial...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Cybersecurity Labeling Program to Increase Transparency of IoT Device Security

In response to a constantly-evolving cyber threat landscape, the Biden Administration recently announced the launch of a new cybersecurity labeling program – the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark program – in an effort to enhance...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded - Technology Law Insights, Issue 21, 2022

EU and U.S. Agree to New Data-Sharing Pact, Offering Some Respite for Big Tech “For over a year, officials on either side of the Atlantic have been hashing out a deal to replace the so-called Privacy Shield.” Why this...more

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FTC Chair Lina Khan Gives First Public Address Regarding Privacy

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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan spoke at the opening of the International Association of Privacy Professionals Global Privacy Summit on April 11, 2022, in Washington, D.C. In her first public speech on privacy...more

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Federal Trade Commission Looking at New Rules to Combat Discrimination in Algorithms and Poor Security Practices

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The brief FTC note indicates the agency will look to combat poor security practices, protect against the misuse of personal information, and discrimination arising from algorithmic decision-making. Last month, the...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Will NeuralHash Make a Hash of Privacy?

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Our personal technology is so complex that making a change in one aspect is likely to affect us in many ways. When tech companies step into social issues, we are likely to see unintended consequences....more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Amazon Sidewalk Shares Your Home WiFi with the Neighbors

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We always suspected that the Amazon Echo resting quietly in your family room was more insidious than it seemed. Now we have confirmation. We know that the Echo can hear us.  We also know that it records private conversations...more

HaystackID

[Webcast Transcript] Remote Security for Distributed Workforces: Review Challenges and Considerations

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Editor’s Note: On March 17, 2021, HaystackID shared an educational webcast designed to inform and update legal and data discovery professionals on how organizations are preparing and responding to increasing security and...more

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The UK Sets Out to Prove That You Are You

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There is a reason we don’t all have a definitive digital identifier. I am describing a digital ID to be used by everybody for everything we do online – any bank would know you anywhere and know what funds it could give...more

Butler Snow LLP

A Virtual Reality: What Videoconference Platforms Can Do to Prevent or Defend Data Security and Privacy Lawsuits

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Videoconferences have become “virtually” ubiquitous in today’s workforce, particularly as COVID-19 continues to transform how businesses operate from day to day.  To maintain social distancing, most businesses have encouraged...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Developing a Right-Sized Privacy Program

Later this week, January 28, 2021 will mark International Privacy Day: a day corporations release educational efforts around privacy and data protection. There are many reasons to approach privacy proactively in 2021: (1)...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #249 – Use of Personal Assistants While Working from Home

I continue to be quite surprised at the lack of understanding that people have about personal assistants such as Alexa and Echo. It seems logical to me that when you yell out “Alexa, turn on the lights!”...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Are We (Finally) Ready to Zoom?

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Zoom’s video communications platform service and its data privacy issues and security vulnerabilities have been a very hot topic of late, covered by numerous media outlets and in our recent Password Protected post. Due in...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Zoom Successfully Addresses New York’s Privacy and Security Concerns

A few weeks ago on this blog, we addressed some of the legal issues that have arisen for Zoom, as it becomes a significant part of American daily life during the COVID-19 pandemic. Among those legal issues was an inquiry...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Zoom’s Popularity Leads To New York Investigating Its Security Flaws

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Resulting in Zoom Promising to Implement an Information Security Program, Resembling the SHIELD Act- Key point: The Letter of Agreement between the New York Attorney General and Zoom Video Communications, Inc. provides...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Hackers Spoofing Zoom to Obtain Credentials and Passwords

After incidents of Zoom “bombing,” including a recent intrusion by hackers to disrupt a church service with foul content (don’t these guys have better things to do?), it has been reported that hackers are now taking advantage...more

Perkins Coie

Cameras, Temperatures, and Apps Oh My! COVID-19 Checklist for Commercial Landlords and Tenants

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Commercial landlords and tenants are preparing to safeguard their employees and customers from COVID-19 risks. Thermal cameras to measure temperatures, facial recognition, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and GPS are all being leveraged to...more

Vedder Price

Zooming into New Privacy Issues

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“Should we do a Zoom?” It has taken little more than a month for the Zoom video conference platform to take its place among the likes of Google, Kleenex and Xerox as brand names synonymous with the product or service being...more

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Lawyers should be cautious with Zoom

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During the COVID-19 crisis, the use of video conference has been on the rise for lawyers and law firms. Not only are lawyers and law firms using video conference for client and potential client meetings, but it is also...more

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Demand for Information-Sharing Platforms Has Soared, Raising Privacy Concerns With Regulators

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Amid the havoc wreaked by COVID-19 on individuals, businesses, and economies, technology companies offering information-sharing platforms have enjoyed an unexpected upside as demand for their services has skyrocketed. But...more

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Zoom Demonstrates that Security Is Not IT’s Problem

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Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, remote meetings have become “the new normal,” with Zoom, seemingly overnight, becoming the platform of choice. Zoom’s success is attributable to the fact that “it just works.”...more

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So What's All This About Zoom?

For the time being, many Americans are at home due to the COVID-19 virus, but they are continuing to work, learning to homeschool and socializing with friends thanks to virtual platforms. Although there are a variety of...more

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Videoconferencing Zooms To The Forefront In The COVID-19 World

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As the COVID-19 crisis continues, many companies throughout the country have arranged for significant portions of their workforce to work from home. A natural part of that arrangement is conducting videoconferences. With...more

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