Business Law

Intellectual Property Theft Soars as Cyber-Attacks Against Businesses Increase

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Verizon recently released its 2013 Data Breach Investigations Report, and the outlook for organizations trying to protect their intellectual property is dire.  Cyber-based corporate and industrial espionage has risen so dramatically in the last year that intelligence officials are asking boardrooms across the U.S. to be more vigilant against cyber-criminals who are motivated by financial gain […]

Data Security & Privacy

European Union Declares Location-based Data to be Private

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In a non-binding opinion to be published by the EU Article 29 Working  Party, a recommendation on online location-based privacy will likely affect how providers of smartphone technology do business in Europe.  The report to be released by the advisory board will state that any geo-based information collected by phone and Internet companies on customer locations must be treated […]