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Location and Mobile Data in the Fight against COVID-19 – An Overview of U.S. and Global Efforts

April 11, 2020 By Amy Mushahwar, Daniel Felz and Jon Knight

Governments are increasingly seeking to leverage consumer geolocation and other mobile device data to assist with fighting the spread of COVID-19, as cases continue to mount globally.  Location data can be of significant value to public health models, such as models that determine areas where social-distancing measures are needed or test whether such measures are […]

Filed Under: Advisories, Data Protection, Data Security, ePrivacy, GDPR, International, Privacy, Regulation Tagged With: Analytics, Cross-border, EU Data Protection, Location Data, Mobile Data, Senate, Telecoms, The White House, Tracking, U.S. Privacy Law, US Congress

President Obama Announces Cybersecurity National Action Plan

February 11, 2016 By Privacy & Data Security Team

On February 9, 2016, President Barack Obama unveiled his new Cybersecurity National Action Plan (CNAP), a comprehensive approach to confront cybersecurity challenges. As articulated in the CNAP Fact Sheet released by the White House, CNAP takes “near-term actions and puts in place a long-term strategy to enhance cybersecurity awareness and protections, protect privacy, maintain public […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Digital Crimes, Enforcement, National Security, Privacy, Regulation Tagged With: The White House

FTC Updates IdentityTheft.gov Website

January 30, 2016 By Privacy & Data Security Team

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced updates to the IdentityTheft.gov website aimed at making the site more useful to victims of identity theft. The changes will enable consumers to quickly file complaints and develop a personalized recovery plan after answering a number of questions on the site. “Our hope is that this is going […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Enforcement, Online Privacy, Regulation Tagged With: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Identity Theft, Regulatory Enforcement, The White House

White House Releases Report on Big Data and Differential Pricing

March 10, 2015 By Michael Young

The White House Council of Economic Advisors recently released a report titled “Big Data and Differential Pricing.” “Differential pricing” refers to the practice of charging different prices to different groups of people for the same (or similar) products or services. The White House report explores the uses of big data for differential pricing, including the […]

Filed Under: Online Privacy, Privacy, Privacy Policy, Regulation Tagged With: The White House

NIST releases final Cybersecurity Framework

February 13, 2014 By Privacy & Data Security Team

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) has released the final version of the much-anticipated Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (the “Framework”). The Framework was developed by NIST at the direction of President Obama’s February 12, 2013, Executive Order 13636, “Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity” (the “Executive Order”). The Framework largely retains the structure […]

Filed Under: Cyber Risk, Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Data Security, Privacy, Regulation Tagged With: Cybersecurity Executive Order, Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST), The White House

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