NEXT
Sign in to follow

The Legal Intelligencer

Should a Duty of Care be Created to Facilitate Tort Actions in Privacy Cases?

Facebook allows companies to access your private data without consent. Uber has used big data to embarrass its enemies. Companies like Equifax and Yahoo have been hacked and your private information is no longer private.
10 minute read

Legaltech News

Georgia Set to Open Cyber Center, Touting Partnerships Across Sectors

The new $100 million facility is slated to open its first building in Augusta on July 10.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Georgia Cyber Center, Touting Partnerships Across Sectors, to Open in Augusta

The new $100 million facility is slated to open its first building on July 10.
6 minute read

Legaltech News

Nervous System: How the AIDS Trojan Makes You WannaCry

'Nervous System,' which approaches data privacy and cybersecurity issues from the context of history, tells the story of a 1989 ransomware attack that came from a floppy disk.
1 minute read

Legaltech News

Breaches Abound: 3 Factors That Increase Identity Theft Risk

The risk of identity theft in any breach will vary greatly depending on the type of data compromised and the demographics targeted.
1 minute read

Legaltech News

Why Encryption Is the Key to Ensure Data Privacy in the Cloud

One expert says that well-implemented client-side encryption, where the corporate user keeps their own key rather than entrusting a third party to guard their sensitive information, is the only sure way to guarantee data privacy when storing data on other people's servers.
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The GDPR and Changes to E-Discovery Vendor Agreements (Part 2)

As discussed in last week's column, the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is affecting e-discovery vendor agreements.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Protecting Personal Data Under the GDPR: From Asset to Liability

A recent Facebook commercial talks about how great Facebook was when it first came into our lives. It then talks about how bad Facebook became recently (“fake news,” “spam,” and “data misuse”). It ends with Facebook promising to do more. It promises Facebook will do more to “protect your privacy.”
9 minute read

Legaltech News

5 State and City Policies Paving the Way for US Privacy Law

These five policies, adopted in the last year, show a much more consumer-friendly wave of legislation may be coming for U.S. data-based companies.
2 minute read

Law.com

Blockchain and GDPR — Frenemies?

In a nutshell, GDPR mandates that individuals have access and control over the use and maintenance of their data in certain circumstances, while the foundation of blockchain relies on the immutability of data. On the surface, these concepts seem in direct conflict with each other. This article discusses the points where GDPR and blockchain share common ground, where conflicts may exist and possible approaches for mitigating those conflicts.
4 minute read

More from ALM

More from ALM

Legal Speak is a weekly podcast that makes sense of what’s happening in the legal industry.

Resources

  • The Power of Online Reputation Management For Attorneys: A Critical Tool For Law Firms in 2025

    Brought to you by Erase.com

    Download Now

  • The Role of Evolving Support Structures in Optimizing Legal Talent

    Brought to you by BigHand

    Download Now

  • Corporate Monitorship Advisory Services

    Brought to you by HaystackID

    Download Now

  • AI-Powered Deposition and Medical Record Summaries: Low Risk, High Reward

    Brought to you by Parrot

    Download Now