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Encryption Law
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Technology Law Dispatch
New Jersey Requires Encryption for Health Insurance Carriers; May Open Door to Class Action Suits over Violations Under State Consumer Protection Law
Gov. Chris Christie has signed into law S. 562, which, as its title states, “Requires health insurance carriers to encrypt certain information.” Violation of this new law constitutes a facial…
Cyberblog
As Evidence Mounts, It’s Getting Harder to Defend Edward Snowden
The evidence is mounting that Edward Snowden and his journalist allies have helped al Qaeda improve their security against NSA surveillance. In May, Recorded Future, a predictive analytics web intelligence…
Healthcare Law Insights
Healthcare organizations can take steps to mitigate Heartbleed impact
Because the healthcare community relies upon encryption to safeguard e-Protected Health Information (ePHI), vulnerability to the underlying security of any encryption code is potentially devastating. The Heartbleed computer bug is…
Technology Law Dispatch
OpenSSL reveals significant security flaw
On 7 April, OpenSSL released a Security Advisory exposing a flaw which, if exploited, would allow hackers to reveal communications between servers and the computers of Internet users. OpenSSL is…
Password Protected
Heartbleed SSL Bug Renders Open Source SSL Vulnerable to Attack
Reports have recently hit the news of a security flaw in a popular encryption library that could expose usernames, passwords, and other sensitive data without the knowledge of either the sender…
Health IT Law Blog
Emailing PHI: considerations for developing best practices
PHI breaches that make the headlines often result from computer thefts or hacking. Another, less well-publicized vulnerability for PHI records, however, is in the realm of electronic mail which is…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
CRL&P Daily Reads: Jan. 3, 2014
Lawsuit alleges Amarillo sheriff impermissibly terminated two employees who made sexual harassment allegations against him; and, inmate's prisoner retaliation claim must be based on more than just temporal proximity to protected…
The Right Coast
NSA seeks to build quantum computer that could crack most types of encryption – The Washington Post
In room-size metal boxes secure against electromagnetic leaks, the National Security Agency is racing to build a computer that could break nearly every kind of encryption used to protect banking,…
Intellectual Property Law Blog
$2.3 Million Trial Verdict Against Newegg
By Lai Yip
On November 25, 2013, the jury in TQP Development, LLC v. 1-800-Flowers.com, et al., U.S.D.C., E.D. Tex., No. 2:11-cv-00248-JRG-RSP, returned a $2.3 million verdict for plaintiff TQP Development, LLC ("TQP")…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
CRL&P Daily Reads: Nov. 29, 2013
Latinos want DOJ to sue over redistricting in Los Angeles County that allegedly unfairly reduces their influence; and, Pennsylvania legislature considers a bill to curb voter intimidation. Some experts question…