Data Security & Privacy

FTC to U.S. Data Collectors: Implement ‘Do Not Track’ system or face privacy regulation

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On Monday, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a stern 73-page report on privacy, which outlines a demand for  Congress to pass comprehensive data privacy legislation.  The FTC wants to mandate that U.S. commercial data collectors implement a “Do Not Track” button on Web browsers by the end of the year, or the agency says […]

Business Law

Zappos.com Data Breach Was Detected, Incident Highlights Difficulties In Establishing Trust In eCommerce Industry

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Documents filed in federal court regarding the January data breach of Amazon.com subsidiary, Zappos.com, shows the online shoe retailer’s data security team had detected the cyber-intruder while the hack was in progress.  Zappos.com team members were able to thwart the breach before critical customer data was stolen, but the damage to its brand reputation continues to […]

Data Security & Privacy

Proposed Legislation Highlights U.S. Government’s Lack of Centralized Control Over Cyber-Infrastructure

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A reported issued last week by the U.S. Congress stated that Chinese cyber-warfare is capable of posing a “genuine risk” to U.S. national security.  Foreign governments are capable of launching a non-conventional war that could cause a “catastrophic” failure of systems and networks supporting critical infrastructure, factories, and databases.  Categorizing a cyber-attack as an “act of war” […]