Category «Privacy»

How to Block Emails on Gmail

MakeUseOf: “An overflowing inbox filled with unread emails, spam messages, and annoying notifications can quickly become overwhelming. Luckily, Gmail provides simple tools to help you clean up your inbox and stop unwanted emails from bombarding you. Let’s take a closer look at how to stop unwanted emails from finding their way into your inbox. We’re …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Mail, ID Theft, Internet, Privacy

Artificial intelligence experts discuss legal implications on ABA Presidential Speaker Series

“A panel of experts on artificial intelligence and how it will affect the legal landscape are featured in the next installment of the ABA Presidential Speaker Series. The program, titled “A.I. – The New Frontier,” will feature a panel of special advisers to the ABA Task Force on the Law and Artificial Intelligence. The program …

Subjects: AI, Civil Liberties, Congress, Data Governance, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy

Avoiding AI Agreement Dystopia: Managing Key Risks in AI Licensing Deals

Electronic Contracting Internet Law & Cybersecurity Canada Artificial Intelligence “When a client is acquiring an AI product/service, where do you begin in your legal review? This article discusses key issues to consider and strategies for risk mitigation. Due diligence on the prospective vendor is a must. It is key to understand the nature of the …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Legal Research, Privacy

Data Brokers and the Sale of Data on U.S. Military Personnel

Data Brokers and the Sale of Data on U.S. Military Personnel Risks to Privacy, Safety, and National Security, By Justin Sherman, Hayley Barton, Aden Klein, Brady Kruse, and Anushka Srinivasan, Duke University, November 2023. “Overview: The data brokerage ecosystem is a multi-billion-dollar industry comprised of companies gathering, inferring, aggregating, and then selling, licensing, and sharing …

Subjects: Defense, E-Records, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy

How GoGuardian Invades Student Privacy

EFF: “GoGuardian is a student monitoring tool that watches over twenty-seven million students across ten thousand schools, but what it does exactly, and how well it works, isn’t easy for students to know. To learn more about its functionality, accuracy, and impact on students, we filed dozens of public records requests and analyzed tens of …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, November 4, 2023

Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, November 4, 2023 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Records, Legal Research, Libraries, Microsoft, Privacy, Search Engines

People Search Data Brokers, Stalking, and ‘Publicly Available Information’ Carve-Outs

LawFare: “…In the debate about data privacy and harms to Americans, however, one issue has not received adequate attention by the press or in policy conversations relative to the severity and volume of harm: the link between publicly available information and stalking and gendered violence. For decades, “people search” data brokers have compiled profiles on …

Subjects: E-Commerce, E-Records, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy

New on LLRX October 2023 – 10 articles and 6 columns

Articles and Columns for October 2023 Research Guide: Law of Armed Conflict – Jerry Lawson A Compilation of State Licensed Lawyer Databases – Toby Lyles AI in Banking and Finance – October 31, 2023 – This semi-monthly column by Sabrina I. Pacifici highlights news, government documents and reports, industry white papers and academic papers on …

Subjects: AI, Civil Liberties, Courts, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries, Privacy, Search Engines, Social Media

How Google Chrome Can Identify Typos in URLs to Keep You Safe Online

Make Use Of: “Key Takeaways Google Chrome’s new URL inspector feature checks for typos in URLs and suggests the correct website, helping users avoid error messages, broken links, scams, and phishing sites. The feature uses autocomplete suggestions based on keywords to predict the website users are trying to search for, making web navigation easier and …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Search Engines

 Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, October 29, 2023

Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, October 29, 2023 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the …

Subjects: Cybersecurity, Health Care, Internet, Microsoft, Privacy, Search Engines, Social Media

What to Do If You’re Concerned About the 23andMe Breach

EFF: “In early October, a bad actor claimed they were selling account details from the genetic testing service, 23andMe, which included alleged data of one million users of Ashkenazi Jewish descent and another 100,000 users of Chinese descent. By mid-October this expanded out to another four million more general accounts. The data includes display name, …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management, Privacy