On July 1, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) will begin enforcement of new regulations pertaining to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (“COPPA”). For two years, regulator’s had sought to update COPPA “with the times” by expanding the law beyond its original intent – to prevent web-based companies from obtaining personal information of children […]
As the U.S. intelligence community prepares to militarize its cyber-units for warfare in a virtual world, the rest of us are left to wonder how can we protect our asset resources from a “virtual-attack.” Cyber-warfare and espionage have now supplanted terrorism as the greatest threat to our national infrastructure. As a result of more mainstream media coverage, the […]
Tomorrow I will be boarding a red-eye flight to Boston to speak at prestigious Harvard University on the topic of cyber-bullying. The term cyber-bullying can be defined as using any form of electronic communications to harass, torture, threaten, or humiliate another person. In an unrelated, but ironic, headline I read in this mornings The New York […]
Newly appointed Federal Trade Commission Chair Ms. Edith Ramirez indicated today in a Q&A discussion that the priorities for the FTC under her watch will be enforcement of the COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act) law; regulating the mobile application world, due to its tremendous footprint amongst the American consumer; and a new initiative centered […]
A group of Washington State Senator’s are sponsoring a proposed state law that would prohibit businesses from requiring potential and current employees disclose the passwords of their social media sites. Under proposed Senate Bill 5211, businesses would be prohibited “as a condition of employment or continued employment, from requiring an employee or prospective employee to […]
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently released a staff report entitled, Mobile Apps for Kids: Disclosures Still Not Making the Grade, where the regulatory agency cites a lack of progress in the Mobile App industry for failing to adequately inform parents and guardians about how their child-derived information is collected, shared, and accessed. FTC Chairman, Mr. Jon Leibowitz, stated […]
When launching a business venture, the person in charge of setting up the charters of the organization is called an Incorporator. Among the many duties of an Incorporator, is to file the Articles of Incorporation with the state in which the organization is going to have a substantial footprint. Other duties include, selection of board members […]
Sunday after the Thanksgiving Holiday, I was perusing through my Facebook account, and noticed a friend had posted something on her Wall regarding copyrighted material. Early the next day, I received a phone call/e-mail from another friend asking me what I thought about the Facebook copyright notice, and whether he should copy/paste it to his Wall. After […]
The U.S. government’s top information technology provider, Lockheed Martin, Corp., cited on Monday the dramatic increase in cyber-attacks against its IT infrastructure. A majority of the “advanced persistent threats” (APTs) were either generated from organized groups or state-sponsored actors, but Lockheed failed to name any specific countries or groups. According to Lockheed, the cyber-attacks are targeting the defense […]
“An academic institution shall not request or require that a student or applicant disclose any password or other related account information in order to gain access to the student’s or applicant’s social networking site profile or account by way of an electronic communication device.” In July, 2012, the governor of Delaware signed a legislative bill […]