Data Security & Privacy

‘Do Not Track’ Does Not Solve the Problem of Monitoring Consumer Behaviors’ Online

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In a meeting last week with federal regulators, the advertising and technology industry announced it would support a “Do Not Track” policy that would allow consumers to manage their online privacy settings.  This support comes after intense pressure from both the Obama Administration and Congress, on adopting a universal privacy bill of rights.  According to […]

Data Security & Privacy

F.T.C. Urges Mobile App Firms to Adopt ‘Privacy’ Considerations During Design Phase of Development

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Ms. Patricia Ross, head of the mobile technology unit at the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), was quoted last week in The New York Times as urging mobile technology firms, who build applications for smartphones, to build security into their products from the beginning of development, not after a “privacy debacle” has occured.  The direct message to the […]

Business Law

Lack of Internal Processes ‘Choked’ Nortel Networks Ability to Prevent Decades of Hacking

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A report by The Wall Street Journal today highlights the lack of attention corporate executives at the telecom device-maker, Nortel Networks, paid towards internal controls after it was discovered that, for over a decade, their corporate infrastructure had been illegally infiltrated by foreign agents.  As early as 2000, hackers apparently obtained the passwords of seven top officials […]