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FTC Urges Internet of Things Companies to Better Protect Data, Says Not Time for New Legislation

Written By: Kaleigh Fitzpatrick   On Tuesday, January 27, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) called on technology companies selling Internet-connected devices to institute comprehensive measures to protect users’ data security and privacy. The report, entitled “Internet of Things: Privacy and Security in a Connected World,” urged companies to make data protection a top priority because… Read More FTC Urges Internet of Things Companies to Better Protect Data, Says Not Time for New Legislation

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Please Don’t Tag Me! Instagram for Doctors: #SpecificSymptoms, #RareDisease, #PatientConfidentiality, #PatientPrivacyRightsViolated

POSTED BY Cherie M. Ching   New informational sharing apps allow medical professionals to post photos and share comments regarding their patient’s medical conditions, similar to the components of the Instagram app.  Although these apps may provide a higher degree of efficient and effective services to medical patients, issues of breach of privacy rights and… Read More Please Don’t Tag Me! Instagram for Doctors: #SpecificSymptoms, #RareDisease, #PatientConfidentiality, #PatientPrivacyRightsViolated

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Should America Adopt the Right to be Forgotten?

By: Mayra Neimerck   We live in a digital age, where everyone has probably built some kind of online past, whether through social media postings, photos, newspaper articles or public documents. Recently, a number of celebrity nude photographs were released online. Most of these photos were obtained illegally but will circulate endlessly throughout the Internet.… Read More Should America Adopt the Right to be Forgotten?

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What to Know About Your Constitutional Rights to Data Privacy

POSTED BY Anthony Gatto In a recent CNN story, it was reported that Eric Snowden leaked classified information to the press regarding a United States National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance program titled “PRISM” which allows the NSA to gather information from such global giants as Microsoft, Facebook, Google, and others.  Additionally, in a recent USA Today… Read More What to Know About Your Constitutional Rights to Data Privacy

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Facebook Online Advertising and Customer Data: Knowing Who, Where, When and Even Why Customer Buy

POSTED BY Rebecca Ferrante   Facebook announced it will soon relaunch Atlas, an advertising technology that allows the company’s advertising partners to send ads to Facebookers anywhere the service can “see” them on the Web – on their desktops, tablets or phones.  Essentially, advertisers will use Atlas to display advertisements for a specific new product… Read More Facebook Online Advertising and Customer Data: Knowing Who, Where, When and Even Why Customer Buy

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Tech Giant, Yahoo!, Learns How Weak the Fourth Amendment Has Become

POSTED BY Nico Pingaro In 2008, the United States government threatened Yahoo! Inc. with a $250,000 fine unless the tech giant complied with demands for access to multiple user accounts. Yahoo!, aware that this demand would violate countless users’ privacy rights sought to protect this information under the shield of the Fourth Amendment. Yahoo’s threat… Read More Tech Giant, Yahoo!, Learns How Weak the Fourth Amendment Has Become

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New Technologies in School Administration and Teaching Demand Revised Legislation to Protect Student Data Privacy

POSTED BY Kaleigh Fitzpatrick The growing opportunities for schools to integrate technology into classrooms and school administration are increasing productivity, organization, and capacity to foster positive student learning and development. The availability of these technologies, however, is putting a tremendous amount of pressure on administrators and teachers to implement these technologies now. Therefore, in the… Read More New Technologies in School Administration and Teaching Demand Revised Legislation to Protect Student Data Privacy

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Lost and Not Found: Email Messages may not be Retrievable From Third Party Hosts

POSTED BY Erik Boos Google recently reported a surge in government demands for user data. During the first half of 2014, Google received 31,698 government requests, which do not include National Security Letters or requests under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). This leaves requests that fall under criminal or civil actions. Google’s Transparency Report describes… Read More Lost and Not Found: Email Messages may not be Retrievable From Third Party Hosts

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Educating Middle School Students on Internet Privacy

POSTED BY Hillary Cheng In conjunction with the Rappaport Center, Suffolk Law Professor Jessica Silbey is organizing a program to teach online privacy to Boston-area middle schoolers with the help of law student volunteers.  The program’s curriculum was developed at Fordham Law School, a project funded by a cy pres award in a settlement.  The… Read More Educating Middle School Students on Internet Privacy

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Unweaving the Silk Road: The Deep Web and the [Almost] Perfect Virtual Escape

POSTED BY Rebecca Rubin Far below the all-seeing eye of the Internet lies the almost impenetrable and vast Deep Web. A relatively hidden virtual surface, out of reach of most standard search engines, technologically-savvy criminals have been able to set up Ebay-like platforms to make a quick buck. However, a recent October 2013 bust on… Read More Unweaving the Silk Road: The Deep Web and the [Almost] Perfect Virtual Escape

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Gone “Phishing”

POSTED BY Rebecca Rubin Internet users are well-attuned to the prevalence of SPAM emails in their Inboxes. But really, some SPAM we assume is just clogging our Inboxes is merely an empty shell for a highly-intrusive hacking technique: phishing. Phishing is the reason SPAM emails can be so dangerous, and is the means employed to… Read More Gone “Phishing”

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The Justice Department Attempts to Increase its Ability to Introduce Warrantless

POSTED BY Edwin Batista On Friday, October 25, 2013 the Justice Department gave notice that it was going to use information obtained from acquisition of foreign intelligence information authorized under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act against suspected terrorist Jamshid Muhtorov. Muhtorov was charged with providing material support to the Islamic Jihad Union, a known foreign… Read More The Justice Department Attempts to Increase its Ability to Introduce Warrantless

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