Carders, Full Wallets and Identity Theft In Connecticut
I recently attended the Connecticut Privacy Forum. One of the presentations was by Kim Peretti who is Director of Forensic Services at Pricewaterhouse and a former federal prosecutor that chased down identity thieves globally. (read an interview with Kim here about the infamous TJX case). I learned quite a bit of information about trafficking in personal identifying information also known as PII. […]
Lawyers Going Fishing on Facebook – – Is It Ethcial?
Lawyers are all over Facebook and LinkedIn. What are they doing? If they are not marketing or social networking, they are fishing or "mining" for information about individuals and businesses. They are looking for this information to help with lawsuits. The business and employment trends involving social media are growing and as a result we will continue to see a […]
Wondering Where The Line Is On Internet Privacy – – Just Watch Facebook
My firm receives many calls from new or existing businesses with Internet privacy questions. Many calls come from e-commerce businesses, start ups, or businesses that want to utilize information gathered from users accessing their Web sites. Some business owners have ideas or concepts that test the limit on use of user profiles, preferences, and content. The question becomes, just what are […]
The Connecticut Privacy Forum Highlights Very Real Risks For Businesses
On Monday, I attended the Connecticut Privacy Forum hosted by Travelers. This Forum was a well attended inaugural meeting of privacy and data security professionals. I came away from the meeting very impressed with the panel of speakers and topics on the agenda. I also came away from the meeting as convinced as ever that data loss and security breaches pose a significant risk for nearly all businesses that use computers. […]
Technology Tips For Connecticut Businesses To Avoid Litigation
As part of this Blog, I am going to regularly post technology tips for any Connecticut business to manage risks and avoid lawsuits. These tips will be based on a presentation I did for the Hartford Business Journal’s Etechnology Summit concerning technology bombs that can sink a business. Here’s todays tip for Connecticut businesses to avoid financial loss as a result of datal loss and […]
Social Networking Lawsuits Are Big Risk to Business
I just read an excellent article posted on Law.com from the New York Law Journal on social networking and challenges to business owners and their legal counsel. The authors Christopher Boehning and Daniel Toal focus on a new emerging problems associated with electronic discovery of social networking data. The authors also point out many of the potential problems for employers […]