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Encryption Law
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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
UK Information Commissioner’s Office Issues Guidance on Use of Encryption and Passwords in Connection with GDPR
The “security principle” under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requires that organizations process personal data securely by means of “appropriate” technical and organizational measures. This month, the United Kingdom’s…
Legal Loudspeaker Blog
Encrypting Firm Emails 101
As an attorney, you often engage in privileged conversations. In response, many firms need or have a way to send and received encrypted email. The trouble arises when, depending on…
Technology Law Dispatch
ICO publishes security guidance on encryption and passwords
By Cynthia O’Donoghue, Eleanor Brooks
Earlier this month, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published security guidance in its guide to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The guidance focuses specifically on encryption and passwords. It suggests…
Your IT Consultant
Encryption Flaws in Popular Solid State Drives
By John Simek
Not all encryption is created equal, especially if there are bugs. The Hacker News has identified several models of solid state drives from Crucial and Samsung that could expose your…
LawSites
Just-Launched WindTalker Offers A Unique Approach to Document Encryption and Redaction
By Bob Ambrogi
Two months ago, I reported on a preview I'd seen of WindTalker, describing it as a document-security product unlike anything I'd seen. This week, WindTalker makes its formal debut, launching…
Linux Attorney
Encryption on the go
VeraCrypt has replaced TrueCrypt as the all-around, essential encryption software everyone should be using. For instance, any password info for your computer, financial info (account and social security numbers), personal/private…
The Law for Lawyers Today
Border searches of your e-device: encryption may be of limited value in protecting client data
By Karen Rubin, Steven G. Stransky
Picture this: You’re travelling across U.S. borders, heading home from a client meeting abroad. However, unlike other trips, this time a Customs and Border Protection agent requests that you unlock…
Inside Privacy
Australia Proposes New Encryption Legislation
In August 2018, the Government of Australia unveiled a new proposed bill that would grant the county’s national security and law enforcement agencies additional powers when confronting encrypted communications and…
The Right Coast
Encryption Is the Key | RealClearPolitics
In January 1997, at Sun Microsystems in Menlo Park, Calif., an ad-hoc group of privacy experts, industry officers, and academics began to study the problem. The fruit of their labor…
Global Investigations & Compliance Review
A Lesson: Follow Through With Encryption Plan
Even the best laid plan for data security requires follow through. A cancer center was penalized $4.3 million by the government for failing to complete its encryption plan for devices. The…