Roger Fingas reports: The New York state government sent out a barrage of letters this week, asking for documents and other information from Facebook and the developers of at least 11 iPhone apps accused of sending private data to the social network. Most of the named apps are health and fitness related, some better-known titles…
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Trump Threatened Colleges Over Any Leaks of His Grades
Scott Jaschik reports: Donald Trump and his representatives threatened the colleges he attended and the College Board that he would sue them if records about his academic performance ever became public, Michael Cohen said Wednesday in testimony to a House of Representatives panel. In explaining why he calls the president a con man, Cohen said,…
Presentation: “Alexa, What Medication Am I Taking?” A discussion of privacy, security and practical issues implicated by the use of voice technology in healthcare.
Seen on Foley Hoag’s Security, Privacy, and the Law blog: Partner Colin Zick and Associate Jeremy Meisinger presented to the Massachusetts Health Information Management Association on the legal issues presented by the continued development of voice technology in healthcare. Click here to download the slides.
Confidential emails sent by Facebook executives leaked online
Julia Carrie Wong reports: Documents posted online Friday appear to be confidential internal Facebook communications that reveal new details of the company’s treatment of user data. About 60 pages of un-redacted exhibits from a lawsuit between Facebook and Six4Three, an app developer, were posted anonymously on GitHub on Friday. They include emails between various Facebook…