by Kathy Ossian | Dec 5, 2016 | IT Law Alerts, Link
Inaccurate or misleading information on the Internet is nothing new, but the number of “fake news” sites and false or misleading articles being shared on social media has skyrocketed in recent months. Last week, an article that President Obama issued an executive...
by Kathy Ossian | Nov 15, 2016 | IT Law Alerts, Link
Social media and other apps use facial recognition technology in connection with their service offerings. Facebook’s “DeepFace” program automatically “tags” users thereby creating an ever-growing database of faces associated with users’ profiles, likes and other...
by Kathy Ossian | Nov 1, 2016 | IT Law Alerts, Link
Artificial intelligence, or AI, is broadly defined as a computerized system that can either think or act like a rational human. Examples of AI in action include Amazon.com’s personal assistant “Echo” and Uber’s autonomous cars. While the genesis of AI goes back over...
by Kathy Ossian | Oct 17, 2016 | IT Law Alerts, Link, Uncategorized
Johnson & Johnson has issued a formal warning to over 110,000 patients that its Animas OneTouch Ping insulin pump, if left unencrypted, could be hacked and result in a potential overdose of insulin to a diabetic patient. This is the first time a medical device...
by Kathy Ossian | Oct 3, 2016 | IT Law Alerts, Link
Kaspersky Labs has issued its annual report on “Measuring the Financial Impact of IT Security on Businesses” after surveying more than 4000 business representatives from 25 different countries. Some key findings of the report: The cost of a single security incident...
by Kathy Ossian | Aug 15, 2016 | IT Law Alerts, Link
The federal Computer Fraud & Abuse Act (CFAA) was enacted in 1986 to target computer system hackers who either damage the system or take valuable information. The CFAA prohibits “unauthorized access to a protected computer to commit fraud or obtain something of...
