Google developed free Apps for Education—a suite of tools that included Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, and Google Classroom. In 2014, students in California who used Apps for Education sued Google, accusing the company of scanning millions of emails sent to and received by the students. A nongovernmental organization- the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), […]
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH)
Strengthened HIPAA to address privacy impacts of the expanded use of electronic health records Breach: Mustnotify individuals within60 days of discovery · If more than 500 people, must notify HHS immediately · If 500 or more in the same jurisdiction, must notify media · All breaches requiring notice must be reported to HHS at least […]
Privacy Capsule: Your Privacy and Smart TV
IKEA fined $1.2 million for spying on its employees
Overview The Decision What did IKEA do? IKEA’s Response Privacy Team Analysis
Privacy Capsule: Morgan Stanley and Data Disposal
Mailchimp, FISA & GDPR
It’s time to digest another Capsule! If I were to tell you using MailChimp is unlawful, you wouldn’t believe me, or would you? MailChimp is an email marketing company used around the world. How can it be unlawful? Well, turns out in one part of the world (Germany), a company had to stop using MailChimp. […]
