What is a Dynamic IP address? An Internet Protocol (IP) address is a series of digits assigned by an Internet Service Provider (ISP) such as Time Warner or Verizon, to each computer that accesses the internet. Static IP addresses are permanent IP addresses, usually assigned to organizations with large networks. Most individuals however get assigned […]
Are Dynamic IP Addresses Personal Information?
Posted by Monique Altheim on October 24, 2016
https://ediscoverymap.com/2016/10/are-dynamic-ip-addresses-personal-information/
Top Monthly Privacy and Data Protection News
by Monique Altheim on April 30, 2014 This past month saw another batch of large data breaches, with “Heartbleed” considered by some the largest data security breach in the history of the internet; a flurry of legislative efforts by the States to regulate the use of drones, student privacy and government surveillance; a landmark victory […]
Posted by Monique Altheim on April 30, 2014
https://ediscoverymap.com/2014/04/top-monthly-privacy-and-data-protection-news/
Top Monthly Privacy and Data Protection Stories
by Monique Altheim on February 23, 2014 Conferences Powerpoint presentation of the closing plenary session on privacy @legaltechNY “Ripped from the Headlines: Cautionary Tales from the Annals of Data Privacy” COPPA FTC Approves kidSAFE Seal Safe Harbor Program Data Breaches Barclays’ Busted For Stealing, Selling Confidential Financial […]
Posted by Monique Altheim on February 23, 2014
https://ediscoverymap.com/2014/02/top-monthly-privacy-and-data-protection-stories/
Destruction of Private Data: Pushing the “Delete” Button is Not Enough
by Monique Altheim on February 22, 2014 A study commissioned in Australia by the National Association for Information Destruction (NAID), published on Feb.19, has found significant amounts of sensitive personal information left on recycled computers. The researchers purchased 52 computers randomly on sites such as eBay, and hired a reputable forensic investigator to find out whether […]
Posted by Monique Altheim on February 22, 2014
https://ediscoverymap.com/2014/02/destruction-of-private-data-pushing-the-delete-button-is-not-enough/
Dissection of a Twitter Chat on Privacy and Data Protection with @JulieBrillFTC
FTC Comissioner Julie Brill recently held her first Twitter chat on the topic of privacy and the FTC. TWITTER LINGO FOR BEGINNERS: Those who are regular twiteratti can skip the following paragraph, but for those still not familiar with Twitter lingo, I have included a short introduction to Twitter shorthand: @JulieBrillFTC: This is Julie Brill’s […]
Posted by Monique Altheim on February 11, 2014
https://ediscoverymap.com/2014/02/dissection-of-a-twitter-chat-on-privacy-and-data-protection-with-juliebrillftc/
The FTC’s Data Security Guidelines
On the occasion of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) 50th data security settlement, it issued a statement, giving businesses guidelines for their data security practices. Under Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTCA), the FTC must protect consumers from “deceptive and unfair” commercial practices in the economic sectors under its jurisdiction. One […]
Posted by Monique Altheim on February 3, 2014
https://ediscoverymap.com/2014/02/the-ftcs-data-security-guidelines/
Top Weekly Privacy Stories
Apps the clmtrackr (cml=constrained local model): the app that reads your emotions on your face. Conferences LegalTech New York 2014 Sessions to Focus on eDiscovery Trends, Information Management and Emerging Data Security Challenges (on which latter topic I participate in a plenary panel). Data Breaches Target: Hacking Hit […]
Posted by Monique Altheim on January 16, 2014
https://ediscoverymap.com/2014/01/top-weekly-privacy-stories-2/
The TCPA, Robocalls and a Meaningful Definition of Consent
Under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), in order for marketers to call or text a telephone subscriber via autodialer or prerecorded messages (robocalls), the subscriber must have given the robocaller “prior express consent” to do so. What constitutes “express consent” under the TCPA? The TCPA does not define “express consent.” Congress delegated to the […]
Posted by Monique Altheim on January 15, 2014
https://ediscoverymap.com/2014/01/the-tcpa-and-a-meaningful-definition-of-consent/
Top Weekly Privacy Stories
Apps Data Breach 411 for iPhone Conferences CPDP 2014 (Computer, Privacy & Data Protection), January 22,23 & 24, 2014, Brussels, Belgium. (Especially the panel on Privacy by Design, on 1/22/14, which will be moderated by me). COPPA FTC Approves New Method for Obtaining COPPA Verifiable Parental […]
Posted by Monique Altheim on January 10, 2014
https://ediscoverymap.com/2014/01/top-weekly-privacy-stories/
@AltheimLaw’s Privacy and Data Protection Week in Review
Big Data One code to rule them all: How big data could help the 1 percent and hurt the little guy http://www.salon.com/2014/01/03/one_code_to_rule_them_all_how_big_data_could_help_the_1_percent_and_hurt_the_little_guy/ … Children Online Privacy Maryland AG Gansler Submits Children’s Online Privacy Workgroup Report http://ow.ly/2Cyc8W Conferences · Watch All #30c3 talks, without data retention or Google spyware https://media.ccc.de/browse/congress/2013/ … Data Breaches · WA: Sumner […]
Posted by Monique Altheim on January 3, 2014
https://ediscoverymap.com/2014/01/altheimlaws-privacy-and-data-protection-week-in-review-4/