By: Aaron Krowne You may have heard quite a bit of buzz about “Google Glass” in the past few years – and if you aren’t already intimately familiar with it, you probably at least know it is a new technology from Google that involves a “computer and camera” grafted onto otherwise standard eyeglasses. Indeed, this…
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California Attorney General Issues Guidance on Complying with Do-Not-Track
By: Aaron Krowne In 2013, the California Legislature passed AB 370, an addition to California’s path-blazing online consumer privacy protection law in 2003, the California Online Privacy Protection Act (“CalOPPA”). AB 370 took effect January 1, 2014, and adds new requirements to CalOPPA pertaining to consumers’ use of Do-Not-Track (DNT) signals in their web browsers…
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NJ Assembly Passes Bill Requiring Deletion Of Stored Information On Photocopy Machines And Scanners
NJ Assembly Bill A-1238 requires the destruction of records stored on digital copy machines under certain circumstances in order to prevent identity theft By Alice Cheng Last week, the New Jersey Assembly passed Bill-A1238 in an attempt to prevent identity theft. This bill requires that information stored on photocopy machines and scanners to be destroyed…
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Who Owns Your Data and What Can They Do With It? Understanding Data Privacy and Information Security in the Cloud
“Cloud” Technology Offers Flexibility, Reduced Costs, Ease of Access to Information, But Presents Security, Privacy and Regulatory Concerns With the recent introduction of Google Drive, cloud computing services are garnering increased attention from entities looking to more efficiently store data. Specifically, using the “cloud” is attractive due to its reduced cost, ease of use, mobility and…
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