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Mobile Privacy
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Privacy and Cybersecurity Perspectives
NIST and NCCoE Offer Guidance on Mobile Device Security in Health Care
In recognition of the vulnerability of mobile devices and the daily use of those devices in health care, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Cybersecurity…
Eye On Privacy
FTC Outlines Expected Privacy Program Elements in BLU Settlement
By Liisa Thomas
The FTC recently settled with the mobile phone company BLU Products, Inc., over allegations that the company was letting one of its vendors pull extensive and detailed personal information off…
Internet, IT & e-Discovery
Supreme Court Rules on Internet Privacy – Access to cell phone data requires court warrants!
By Peter Vogel
The New York Times reported that the Supreme Court ruled in a “5-to-4 decision has implications for all kinds of personal information held by third parties, including email and text messages,…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Mobile Phone Maker BLU Settles FTC Privacy and Data Security Claims
On April 30, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission announced that BLU Products, Inc. agreed to settle charges that the company allowed a third-party service provider to collect consumers' personal information…
Technology Law Dispatch
FTC report looks to improve mobile device security for businesses
By Gerard Stegmaier, Mark H. Francis, David Krone
On February 28, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a report about security update practices for businesses providing mobile phones and other connected devices. The report recommends that manufacturers…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
FTC Recommends Steps to Improve Mobile Device Security Update Practices
On February 28, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission issued a report, titled Mobile Security Updates: Understanding the Issues, that analyzes the process by which mobile devices sold in the U.S.…
Inside Privacy
FTC Issues Report on Mobile Device Security Updates
By Yaron Dori
On February 28, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a report discussing security updates for mobile devices. The report stems from information the FTC collected from eight mobile device…
Internet, IT & e-Discovery
Will the Supreme Court rely on a 1979 case (think 18,134 Internet years) for Internet/cellphone privacy in 2017?
By Peter Vogel
On November 29th the US Supreme Court will consider the case of US v. Carpenter where “police acquired the data from Carpenter’s wireless carriers without a warrant showing probable cause” which…
New Media and Technology Law Blog
Apple X’s Face ID Feature Places Spotlight on Facial Recognition Technology, Raising Numerous Mobile Privacy and Data Usage Issues
This week’s Apple X announcement was not more than a few hours old, and the questions began to come in. Apple’s introduction of Face ID facial recognition on its new…
CommLaw Monitor
Carpenters, Carriers, and Cell-Sites (Oh My!): SCOTUS to Hear Mobile Locational Privacy Case
By Kelley Drye
On June 5, 2017, the United States Supreme Court granted cert in Carpenter v. United States, a case in the hotly contested area of mobile cellular location data privacy. The…