A Quick Look at Facial Recognition with Micah Howser We’re seeing a number of concerning developments in the area of biometrics and privacy as of late, and one that’s made the headlines numerous times is facial recognition software. Facial recognition systems analyze images of the human face in order to readily identify individuals, typically for…

Despite my best efforts to follow key social media cyber tips, I’ve been concerned about data privacy for quite some time now. As a resident of California, I’m entitled under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to ask about the data that companies have mined from me. Given recent data scandals involving popular social media…

This is the first in a series of posts about the implementation of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). As someone who works in cybersecurity and privacy and who lives in California, I’ve been closely tracking CCPA since it was passed. The state statute, protecting consumers’ rights to access, request deletion of, and opt out…

The COVID-19 outbreak has necessitated the creation of a mobile workforce practically overnight. Yet this sudden change raises cybersecurity and privacy issues that companies must now reckon with. The webinar “COVID-19 Emerging Issues: Managing Cyber Risks of a Remote Workforce and Global Privacy Concerns,” presented by NetDiligence and Arete Incident Response on March 24th, addressed…

A Q&A with Andy Sambandam of Clarip, Inc. Wrongful collection of private data often occurs unwittingly on the part of both consumers and the companies tracking them. I talked to Andy Sambandam, founder and CEO of Clarip, Inc., a software as a service data privacy platform, about how individuals and organizations can be more savvy…

A Q&A with Al Saikali of Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP Up until recently class action suits involving the Biometric Information Privacy Act were rare. In the past two years, however, this Illinois statute has become the focus of a trend, with plaintiffs attorneys zeroing in on companies that employ Illinois residents. I spoke with…

A Q&A with Sara Hutchins Jodka of McDonald Hopkins The Federal Communications Commission alerted telecommunications and interconnected VolP service providers that the annual privacy certification for Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) was due on March 1, 2016, and also warned that similar obligations would soon be required of broadband providers. I spoke with Sara Hutchins…

A Q&A with Ben Barnow of Barnow Associates PC The decision in the recent Neiman Marcus case was a game changer for the swiftly evolving legal climate around data breach events. By establishing the theory of “likely future fraud or injury” the court recognized that plaintiffs no longer have to prove the “impending certainty” of…

Q&A with Alex Cameron In Canada, litigation and regulatory activity regarding privacy and data breaches have increased dramatically. I spoke with Alex Cameron of Fasken Martineau, a leading attorney in this area in Canada, about the factors contributing to the increasing risk and potential liability for organizations doing business in Canada. With the recent landmark…

A Q&A with John Yanchunis of Morgan & Morgan The legal landscape around data loss is rapidly evolving, and with major events such as the Anthem breach changing the game on a daily basis, it can be a challenge to keep up with the courts’ current thinking. I spoke with plaintiff attorney John Yanchunis of…