Wells Fargo Targeted for ‘Alarming Pattern’ of Zelle Fraud
From today’s New York Times: Fraud on Zelle, the instant-payments system owned by seven of the nation’s biggest banks, has been rising in the past year, leaving hundreds of thousands…
Cosmetics Giant Sephora Settles Customer Data Privacy Suit
From today’s ABC News Online: Sephora Inc., one of the world’s largest cosmetics retailers, has settled a lawsuit claiming that the company sold customer information without proper notice in violation…
T-Mobile Reaches $500 Million Settlement in Huge 2021 Data Breach
From today’s New York Times: T-Mobile has agreed to a settlement totaling $500 million in a class-action lawsuit filed by customers after the company disclosed in August that sensitive data…
DOT Secretary Buttigieg Announces Passenger Bill of Rights, Crack Down on Airlines
From today’s NPR News Online: AILSA CHANG, HOST: It has been a chaotic start to the summer for many travelers as airlines struggle to meet surging demand. Tens of thousands…
New Connecticut Law Takes Its Place In U.S. Data Privacy Framework
From today’s Reuters Online: In May, the State of Connecticut enacted the Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring Act (the “CTDPA”) which includes a broad array of privacy regulations that…
How Dobbs Threatens to Torpedo Privacy Rights in the US
From today’s Wired Magazine: A READER OF the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization could understandably conclude that the Constitution’s protection of privacy was a relatively…
Tesla Autopilot and Other Driver-Assist Systems Linked to Hundreds of Crashes
From today’s New York Times: Nearly 400 crashes in the United States in 10 months involved cars using advanced driver-assistance technologies, the federal government’s top auto-safety regulator disclosed Wednesday. The…
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How You Can Protect Your Digital Privacy When and If Roe v. Wade Falls
From today’s Wired: A LEAKED UNITED States Supreme Court draft opinion published by Politico on Monday and soon after authenticated by Chief Justice John Roberts is a blaring signal that…
Connecticut Poised to Become Fifth State to Enact Privacy Law
From today’s Consumer Finance Monitor: Connecticut is the next in a growing list of states to pass comprehensive data privacy legislation. Last Friday, the Connecticut legislature passed, by large margins,…
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An Overturned Roe v. Wade Presents Challenges For Corporate Leadership
From today’s Forbes Magazine: The possibility that the seminal abortion rights decision in Roe v. Wade could be overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court carries significant and immediate implications for…