Zack Whittaker reports: A security flaw in Ring’s Neighbors app was exposing the precise locations and home addresses of users who had posted to the app. Ring, the video doorbell and home security startup acquired by Amazon for $1 billion, launched Neighbors in 2018 as a breakaway feature in its own standalone app. Neighbors is one…
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Flo Health App Fallout: HIPAA-like Breach Notification Rule Not Enforced by FTC
Elizabeth G. Litten of Fox Rothschild has a commentary on a proposed FTC settlement announced this week. There will be a 30-day comment period on the proposed settlement, so if you read Litten’s commentary and agree with the concerns, you may wish to submit a comment on the proposed settlement. Note that two commissioners also…
Should Amazon AWS’s termination of Parler’s contract make HIPAA-covered entities concerned?
One of my go-to HIPAA law resources is attorney Jeff Drummond. He and I often disagree on politics, but I will always consider what he says This week, I found myself seriously disagreeing with one of Jeff’s blog posts. Unless you’ve been living under a rock this week, you already know about the brouhaha when…
Guangdong authority orders Tencent, Xpeng, other tech firms to amend apps over cybersecurity concerns
Iris Deng reports: The communications authority in southern Guangdong province has cracked down on the operation of 209 apps, including seven run by internet giant Tencent Holdings and one from electric car maker Xpeng, over privacy and security concerns amid China’s renewed drive against misuse of consumer data. The Guangdong Communications Administration in November and…