More than 500 years ago in England, the Magna Carta was developed after the citizens of England decided they did not want the King making all the decisions. Nor did they want to have the King's henchmen make the decisions. Thus was born the concept of trial by jury (criminal or civil). Now here we are [...]
Do you drive a connected car? Do you ever wonder about the security of your data? If you don't, maybe you should start, because the computer systems in your car are tracking how you drive, your speed, and whether or not you use a seat belt – and your vehicle has the ability to share [...]
Imagine how horrifying it would be if you were battling cancer, and then saw details about it in the tabloids. What if you were looking up the results of a paternity test, and upon signing in to the website discovered that you had unfettered access to more than 6,000 other people's test results? What if [...]
If you have ever tried to obtain your own medical records, then you know firsthand what a nightmare it can be. A new set of guidelines under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, is about to change all of that for consumers. The New York Times reports that the Obama Administration has [...]
Even if you do not have a Facebook account, the chances are good that you have looked at a company’s Facebook page at some point. After all, a tremendous amount of online marketing is done through social media outlets, and Facebook leads the pack. Since the EU has suspended the Safe Harbor Act, however, European [...]
Do you read all of the fine print in the contract when you make an online purchase, or do you scroll to the bottom, click "I accept," and keep moving? Some companies have been inserting non-disparagement clauses in consumer contracts, also referred to as "gag" clauses, which prohibit customers from posting negative reviews of their [...]
A federal appeals court ruled in favor of Google's decade-long project of scanning millions of copyrighted books. The U.S Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit dismissed the lawsuit, Authors Guild v. Google, Inc., which accused Google of copyright infringement claiming that serving up search results for books they have scanned without permission infringes on [...]
If you have signed up for credit monitoring, applied for a loan or credit card, or even purchased a cell phone, you are probably already familiar with Experian, one of the leading credit monitors in the world. According to their own website, they “help businesses to manage credit risk, [and] prevent fraud,” which makes it [...]
Anyone who has tried to enjoy their dinner in peace without being constantly disturbed by robocalls will be thrilled to know that a man named Aaron Foss has figured out a way to block robocalls for good. In 2013, the Federal Trade Commission held their first Robocall Challenge, which was a contest to see who [...]
Along with the recent rollout of Microsoft's newest OS, Windows 10, has been a flurry of privacy concerns due to the amount of data that Microsoft collects on each of its millions of users. As it turns out, the data collection enables those features than makes Windows 10 most convenient. According to an article in [...]
