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Holiday Hospitality -- Ways to Protect Yourself if You Are Fortunate to Get a Room at the Inn

Holiday travel is ramping up. And so are hackers looking to prey upon one of their favorite targets, the hospitality industry. Every year, the.. Read More

Be Cautious When Social Networking is All "Atwitter" at Your Workplace

We use social media all the time. Make it a point during the day to notice how often you see a friend or colleague checking a Facebook update or.. Read More

You Guessed It, More Data Breaches!

Data security has been a hot topic these last twelve months, with the Office of Personnel Management, Neiman Marcus, and Ashley Madison all making.. Read More

Data Breaches May Occur in the Smallest Places

Anyone watching the news over the past years and several months has heard about major data breaches at the federal government, Sony, Anthem, and.. Read More

The EU rejects Safe Harbor: Stunning? Really? Nah.

If you do a Google search on the recent decision handed down by the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Justice in Schrems v Data Protection.. Read More

Jeepers Peepers! Peeple, the Yelp for People App Redefines Privacy

People may choose to avoid social media for any number of reasons. Refusing to engage with social media does not make you a luddite or old-fashioned... Read More

Amateurism is Dead, Long Live Amateurism?: Splitting the O'Bannon Baby

As its college football season is in full swing, National Collegiate Athletic Association ("NCAA") finds itself as both the winner and loser on the.. Read More

Supreme Court Holds "Content-Based" Sign Code Unconstitutional; What Laws Are Next?

This past June, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a little-noticed, but major First Amendment decision in Reed v. Town of Gilbert, 135 S. Ct. 2218.. Read More

Customer Identity Theft & Fraud: What Consumers Can Learn

I recently wrote a series of episodes in what I called a Privacy Miniseries on LinkedIn in which I shared the true story of my best friend.. Read More