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Search Warrants for IoT Data Spur Legal, Privacy Complications

Law enforcement attempts to access Amazon Echo raise questions over the viability of IoT data in investigations and the vulnerability of private information.
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The Recorder

Novel Suits, Setbacks Mark Edelson's First Year in Calif.

The small plaintiffs firm set out to disrupt privacy litigation when it launched a Bay Area office led by partner Rafey Balabanian. So far, returns are mixed.
21 minute read

Legaltech News

Cyber Becomes Mainstream: The Lessons Learned for 2017

These three lessons impact our daily lives as professionals, as well as citizens.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Cuomo Promises New Cybersecurity Measures in 2017

New York's governor will propose tougher measures to combat cyber-crime in his State of the State addresses starting Jan. 9, including graduated penalties for computer tampering crimes and identity thefts.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Downfall of Privacy and the Enforcement of the Law

Privacy has always been a somewhat ephemeral concept. We do not protect privacy as such in the Constitution of the United States. However, the courts see privacy as a penumbra of several constitutional protections. What the courts have done is to create a metaphor between privacy and a solar eclipse. During a total solar eclipse, there is the appearance of a ring of fire seen around the moon. That ring is something that scientists call the penumbra. Therefore, while privacy is not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution, we can see it as a ring around the Bill of Rights.
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National Law Journal

New FTC Contest Confronts 'Internet of Things' Security

Internet wonks call it the Internet of Things, or IoT—those everyday devices, gadgets and appliances that connect to the web. They are vulnerable. An October hacking of hundreds of thousands of "things"—including cameras and digital video recorders—disrupted the web. The Federal Trade Commission wants to do something about it—and you can help. The agency on Wednesday announced the latest in a series of cash-reward contests for solutions to protect personal data.
6 minute read

Legaltech News

Pokemon, Go? Augmented Reality Technology Faces Legal Reckonings in 2017

Clarity on Pokémon Go's pending legal and privacy challenges, as well as underlying intellectual property concerns, will define augmented reality's trajectory in the near future.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Georgia Company Presses Challenge to Scope of FTC's Cyber Authority

Setting the stage for a fresh test of the Federal Trade Commission's power to police online security, a now-defunct medical laboratory on Tuesday urged a U.S. appeals court to overturn an agency ruling that blamed lax data-protection practices for the exposure of nearly 10,000 patients' personal information.
8 minute read

Legaltech News

LabMD Presses Challenge to Scope of FTC's Cyber Authority

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National Law Journal

LabMD Presses Challenge to Scope of FTC's Cyber Authority

Setting the stage for a fresh test of the Federal Trade Commission's power to police online security, a now-defunct medical laboratory on Tuesday urged a U.S. appeals court to overturn an agency ruling that blamed lax data-protection practices for the exposure of nearly 10,000 patients' personal information.
8 minute read

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