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Emerging Theories of Liability in the Internet of Things Era

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 3/26/2024

The Internet of Things (“IoT”) has ushered in a new era of connectivity and convenience, but with it comes a host of legal issues and emerging theories of liability. As IoT devices become increasingly ubiquitous in our daily...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - August 2021 #3

Robinson & Cole LLP on 8/24/2021

CYBERSECURITY - T-Mobile Clarifies Facts of Security Incident in Press Release - There has been a flurry of reporting in the past few days on the T-Mobile customer data compromise, with allegations that the compromise...more

[Webinar] Risky Business – Protecting Your Data From Hackers? - April 21st, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm CDT

Association of Certified E-Discovery... on 4/12/2021

It’s hard to read the news these days without hearing about another major breach. No one is immune to these attacks including government, social media, law firms, dating websites, credit reporting agencies, and even our...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - December 2020 #3

Robinson & Cole LLP on 12/24/2020

CYBERSECURITY - C-Suite + Managers Pose Higher Security Risk to Organizations - You executives and managers who are in my age group (that is, you didn’t grow up with mobile devices and computers) listen up. According to...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2019 #4

Robinson & Cole LLP on 10/25/2019

Although Amazon and Google respond to reports of vulnerabilities in popular home smart assistants Alexa and Google Home, hackers continually work hard to exploit any vulnerabilities in order to listen to users’ every word to...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2019 #3

Robinson & Cole LLP on 4/1/2019

The headlines of hacking incidents against counties, cities and towns are racking up like the retail space was several years ago. The hackers have targeted state and municipalities to wreak their havoc. This week, Orange...more

The Latest Hack into a Smart Home Camera – Another Reason to Use Two Factor Authentication

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 12/24/2018

Sometimes I feel like I’m the Grinch at a party when I talk shop about the latest massive data breach or horrible hacker story that is in the news. We say things like, “it’s not if, but when” there will be another data...more

California Becomes First State to Regulate IoT Devices

Troutman Pepper on 10/4/2018

On September 28, Governor Jerry Brown approved California Senate Bill 327, making California the first state in the country to regulate the security of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. ...more

Straight Talks: Data privacy and cybersecurity in the age of rolling smart devices

Hogan Lovells on 5/10/2018

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was created in 1970 to safeguard the environment against pollutants. The tidal wave of environmental regulations that followed impacted every industry in the United States, especially...more

Data Breach Involving CloudPets “Smart” Toys Raises Internet-of-Things Security Concerns

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 3/9/2017

On February 27, 2017, news reports disclosed a major security breach involving Spiral Toys, the seller of the CloudPets brand of internet-connected stuffed animals. The Bluetooth-connected CloudPets toys allow users to...more

Three Trending Topics in IoT: Privacy, Security, and Fog Computing

Foley & Lardner LLP on 11/4/2015

Cisco has estimated that there will be 50 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices connected to the Internet by the year 2020. IoT has been a buzzword over the past couple of years. However, the buzz surrounding IoT in the...more

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