More Legal Gaps in SDNY NSA Bulk Data Collection Decision
A further review of the decision of the Southern District of New York approving the NSA’s bulk data collection of all telephone metadata shows huge legal gaps which can now…
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Back to Vendor ListingsNY Times Blogger’s Predictions for Technology in 2014 – Privacy Implications
A recent piece by NY Times Bits blogger Nick Bilton, Disruptions: “Coming in 2014: Extremely Smart Watches and Wearable TVs” described his predictions for technology in 2014, many of which…
On the End of Relevance; Federal Judge Says NSA Phone Data Collection is Constitutional
The National Security Agency’s mass collection of telephone data does not violate the Constitution, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) ruled last week.…
After the Breach – A Legal Target (Volume Il: The Losers)
In Volume l, I discussed the liability that Target may have to its customers as a result of the data breach. But that is only the beginning of Target’s potential legal…
After the Breach – A Legal Target (Volume I)
In the wake of the massive Target data breach, consumers and others may be inclined to go to their lawyers and ask the stupidest question you can ever ask a…
2014 Year In Review – Privacy and Security
Wow, what a year 2014 was. Most people write a “year in review” at the end of the year. I decided to beat the rush and write my 2014 privacy and security…
2014 Year In Review – Privacy and Security
Wow, what a year 2014 was. Most people write a “year in review” at the end of the year. I decided to beat the rush and write my 2014 privacy and security…
Looking Forward and Back at the US Court Ruling on the NSA Data Mining
In a groundbreaking and precedent-setting decision, United States District Judge Richard Leon on December 16 found that the NSA’s previously secret program to capture the “metadata” in every single telephone…
Don’t Spy On Me, I’d Rather Be Safe
In this space, guest contributor Gail Bronson defended the NSA’s mass surveillance program, taking the side of former NSA General Counsel Stew Baker against that of Georgetown University professor David…
Legal Issues in Penetration Testing
When I was a kid growing up in the Bronx, a high school buddy got a job as a “security tester” at the Alexander’s department store on Fordham Road. His job…