In a major win for digital privacy, Utah became the first state in the nation to ban warrantless searches of electronic data. Read More
Digest Article
Topic: Data Privacy
Digest Article
NSA Reportedly Recommends Retiring Phone Surveillance Program
Program that analyzed Americans' calls and texts has become too burdensome, sources tell The Wall Street Journal. Read More
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Hackers Steal and Ransom Financial Data Related to Some of the World’s Largest Companies
The data was stolen from Citycomp, which provides internet infrastructure for dozens of companies including Oracle, Airbus, Toshiba, and Volkswagen. Read More
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Google Faces Surge in Police Requests for Mobile Location Data
It's clearer than ever that police see smartphones as treasure troves of evidence. New York Times sources understand that law enforcement requests for information from Google's mobile Location History database, known internally as Sensorvault, have "risen sharply" in the last six months. Read More
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New CSIAC Podcast- Reducing Your Digital Footprint
Every activity a person carries out on the Internet leaves behind a trail of data commonly known as a digital footprint. The information left behind can have real-world consequences. As such it is essential that users understand how their digital footprint is created, the magnitude of that digital trail, and the steps they can take to reduce their digital Read More
CSIAC Report
Reducing Your Digital Footprint
Every activity a person carries out on the Internet leaves behind a trail of data commonly known as a digital footprint. The information left behind can have real-world consequences. As such it is essential that users understand how their digital footprint is created, the magnitude of that digital trail, and the steps they can take to reduce their digital Read More
Podcast
Reducing Your Digital Footprint
Every activity a person carries out on the Internet leaves behind a trail of data commonly known as a digital footprint. The information left behind can have real-world consequences. As such it is essential that users understand how their digital footprint is created, the magnitude of that digital trail, and the steps they can take to reduce their digital Read More
Digest Article
New Flaws in 4G, 5G Allow Attackers to Intercept Calls and Track Phone Locations
A group of academics have found three new security flaws in 4G and 5G, which they say can be used to intercept phone calls and track the locations of cell phone users. Read More
Digest Article
TikTok Kids’ App Hit by Record $5.7m FTC Fine
US regulators have handed a Chinese-owned social networking app a record fine after it illegally collected the personal data of children who used it. Read More
CSIAC Report
Emerging Developments in Cyberlaw: 2019
CSIAC SME and member of the American Bar Association’s Information Security Committee, Richard “Rick” Aldrich, gives a snapshot of the recent developments in cyberlaw, policy, standards, court cases and industry legal frameworks. These slides focus on emerging issues such as consumer privacy rights, forensic border search of computers, search consent, Read More
