Technology
A Solar Movement Grows in New York City
New York, a city of soaring towers and ever-changing shadows, has designs on something that requires open skies: solar power. But building solar isn’t easy in the Big […]
Facebook Hires Ex-Deputy Premier Clegg to Lead Lobbying Push
Facebook Inc. hired Nick Clegg, Britain’s former deputy prime minister, to run its global lobbying efforts, as governments around the world debate how best to regulate the social […]
New Special Report: Understand The Drivers Of Legal Process Outsourcing
Analyze the effects of globalization on the legal profession. The pressure to cut costs has led to more work being brought in-house and an increased reliance on legal […]
FTC’s Chopra Seeks Privacy Shield Probes in Data Enforcement
Federal Trade Commissioner Rohit Chopra said he wants the agency to review if companies are following Privacy Shield principles during its privacy and data security investigations. Chopra’s comments […]
Copyright Office Seeks Public Comment on Digitization Efforts
The U.S. Copyright Office is requesting public comment on its plans for building a new, more digitized registration system. The request, published in the Federal Register Oct. 17, […]
Aetna Will Pay $4.3M in Attorneys’ Fees in HIV Disclosure Case
Aetna Inc. must pay $4.3 million to the attorneys who represented a class of insureds accusing it of wrongly disclosing the HIV status of nearly 14,000 people who received […]
Hospital Data Breaches Could Mean a Payday for Their Patients
The Trump administration plans to wade into a complex proposal to share money extracted from hospitals or health systems that violated federal health privacy laws with people harmed […]
SEC: Cyberattacks Targeted Accountants, Cost Companies $100M
Nine publicly traded companies that fell victim to spoofing email scams and cyberattacks wired nearly $100 million combined into the hands of fraudsters before vendors, banks, or law […]
States Step Up Election Cybersecurity as Federal Efforts Stall
States have taken it upon themselves to bolster cyber defenses for the midterm elections instead of waiting for Congress to act. “Cybersecurity is now our focus, it’s what […]
Viacom Class Suit Over Marketing of Kids’ App Data Proceeds
A would-be class action accusing Viacom Inc. and other technology companies of improperly using apps to harvest children’s personal information for advertising purposes can proceed in court. Viacom didn’t show […]