Windows 10 e privacy: dubbi del CNIL

Posted on by Federica Romanelli
Il 20 luglio 2016, l'agenzia il Garante Privacy francese (CNIL) ha inviato una lettera a Microsoft con la quale richiedeva alla società di correggere alcune presunte violazioni nella raccolta di dati personali e nel monitoraggio degli utenti di Windows 10. Considerando la gravità delle problematiche rilevate ed il numero degli utenti toccati (più di dieci milioni di utenti di Windows 10 in Francia), il CNIL ha diffidato la società ad adempiere, evidenziando i cinque principali problemi di protezione Read more [...]

Class action filed against Yahoo’s data breach

Posted on by Federica Romanelli
On September 23, 2016, Ronald Schwartz, a New York resident, filed a case and sought class-action certification on behalf of himself and other users against defendant Yahoo. According to the complaint, the Company “failed to adequately protect its users or itself from data breach”. The claim was filed after, on September 22, 2016, Yahoo issued a press release in which it confirmed that sensitive personal account information associated with at least 500 million user accounts “was stolen Read more [...]

The Gov’t cannot force service providers to surrender information stored abroad, the Second Circuit holds

Posted on by Federica Romanelli
On July 14, 2016, the Second Circuit held that U.S. law does not authorize a warrant against a U.S.-based service provider for the seizure of e-mails stored in Ireland. In December 2013, a New York district court issued a warrant ordering Microsoft to produce all emails and private information associated with a certain account hosted by Microsoft. Microsoft disclosed all information kept within the U.S., and moved to quash the warrant as for  user’s content stored in Dublin, Ireland. The Read more [...]

Follow the Money: Fighting Cybercrime in the Digital Underworld (program at NYU Center for Cybersecurity)

Posted on by Federica Romanelli
On September 20, 2016, NYU Center for Cybersecurity hosted Follow the Money: Fighting Cybercrime in the Digital Underworld. The program was very engaging and the panelists brought to the table expertise in different fields to discuss the reality of cybercrime. Their conclusion was that cyber-criminals remain individuals motivated by money, hence the title of the lecture. Deterring these criminals means keeping them out of our networks as well as making it as difficult as possible for them Read more [...]

New York is the first State to propose a cybersecurity regulation for financial services companies

Posted on by Federica Romanelli
On September 13, 2016, Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed a new Cybersecurity Regulation to Protect Consumers and Financial Institutions. The first-in-the-nation proposal aims to protect consumer data and financial systems from cyber-attacks of terrorist organizations and other criminal enterprises. The Regulation requires banks, insurance companies, and other financial services institutions to maintain a cybersecurity program designed to protect consumers and New York State’s financial services Read more [...]