Ashley Belanger reports: Today, the Federal Communications Commission proposed rules to implement the Safe Connections Act, which President Joe Biden signed into law last December. Advocates consider the law a landmark move to stop tech abuse. Under the law, mobile service providers are required to help survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence access resources and maintain critical…
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Filmmakers Request Identities of Reddit Users to Aid Piracy Lawsuit
Ernesto Van der Sar writes: Filmmakers have obtained a subpoena to reveal the identities of Redditors who commented on piracy-related topics. The comments can provide relevant evidence in support of a repeat infringer lawsuit against ISP RCN, the companies argue. Reddit disagrees and frames the effort as a fishing expedition that is at odds with…
Private Data Breach Litigation Comes of Age
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP write, in part: Companies face yet another major risk after a data breach—one which is increasing exponentially—data breach litigation brought by private plaintiffs, often in the form of class actions brought by sophisticated plaintiffs’ counsel who specialize in such cases. Private civil litigation is now a probability, not a…
A researcher tried to buy mental health data. It was surprisingly easy.
Kevin Collier reports: A Duke University report found 11 data brokers agreed to sell information that identified people by issues, including depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder and often sorted them by demographic information. There is nothing new or particularly newsworthy in the findings. This has been going on forever. PogoWasRight’s early blog on a different…