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Posted by: Jeffrey Neu
on Jun 23, 2009
So, a while ago, we posted an article about RapidShare's data breach and then noted the fact that RapidShare did not have a privacy policy....RapidShare apparently got the hint and has since published a privacy policy linked right at the top of their website. As of June 23, 2009, you can find that privacy policy here: http://rapidshare.com/privacypolicy.html. But since we are here and there is so much interest in it, we decided to do a little privacy policy analysis.
Posted by: Jeffrey Neu
on Jun 19, 2009
Privacy with social networks and websites has become more and more complicated, confusing, and so dissimilar from one website to anothat I don't think any user of the internet (including myself) can make heads or tails of what the various privacy policies mean, how often they change, and what it means to you. Fortunately, most websites don't take enough personal data for anyone to really care. But Social Networks take a lot of personal data....pictures, family relationships, addresses, contact info, phone numbers....and more. Fortunately, someone over at the Univeristy of Cambridge decided to weed through the proverbial jungle and doa bit of an analysis......its a good read, and highly recommended.
Posted by: Jeffrey Neu
on Apr 26, 2009
Rapidshare under the copyright law of Germany, specifically § 101 Anspruch auf Auskunft, shared user information with copyright holders of users who uploaded infringing content. Although German law allows for the sharing of personally identifiable information to copyright holders, you have to think about the rights of internet users around the world.
Posted by: Jeffrey Neu
on Apr 6, 2009
The New Jersey Electronic Fund Transfer Privacy Act applies to ordinary consumer accounts at financial institutions, not just accounts reserved for electronic funds transfers, the New Jersey Supreme Court said April 1, 2009. Hirl v. Bank of America, N.A.. NJ 2009
Posted by: Jeffrey Neu
on Mar 23, 2009
The American Bar Association Intellectual Property Group is hosting its 24th Annual Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference in Arlington, Virginia from April 1 - 4, 2009. Jeffrey Neu will be speaking at a CLE roundtable discussing Cloud Computing and the related Privacy and Data Security issues.
Posted by: Jeffrey Neu
on Feb 26, 2009
When performing international data transfers, this includes smaller companies with servers being hosted in foreign country offices, companies need to comply with various rules and regulations.
Posted by: Jeffrey Neu
on Feb 10, 2009
After reading this post by Brendon Lynch, Microsoft's director of privacy, I began to think about the rules that companies can look for to ensure that they are complying with privacy laws in order to minimize their risk of exposure, without following every countries laws on a daily basis. In order to do that, you would have to be Google, or Microsoft.
Posted by: Jeffrey Neu
on Feb 9, 2009
What is Personally Identifiable Information or PII? It is a term commonly used with regards to information that needs to be treated in a special manner.
Posted by: Aaron Titus
on Feb 4, 2009
ZD Net reports that the cost of a data breach has gone up 2.5% from 2007, according to research published by the Ponemon Institute.
Posted by: Aaron Titus
on Feb 2, 2009
Streamlining medical records has been a recurring theme of the Obama administration. Tucked away in the pending economic stimulus legislation, known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), is a provision which would create a breach notification requirement for health information breaches.
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