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The dream of hack-proof communication just got a little closer to reality. On August 16, 2016, China launched the world’s first “quantum satellite,” a project the Chinese government hopes will enable it to build a communication system incapable of being hacked. Such a system, if perfected, would allow for encrypted communications between any two devices … Continue Reading
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), more commonly known as “Drones,” are soaring in popularity – the Federal Aviation Administration saw more than 300,000 drones registered in just the first 30 days since they introduced a registration system on December 21, 2015. Drones have the potential to be a truly transformative technology; they are already disrupting business … Continue Reading
Consumers can expect many benefits from their cars’ increased data collection programs, running the gamut from simple location services like GPS and OnStar to “networked” cars that can communicate their location with other cars on the road to prevent accidents. In the near-future, data collection will even allow cars to care for themselves: technologies currently … Continue Reading
The average American today generates more media than they did at any other point in history, and the ease with which our communications, photos, and videos are sent and stored digitally means most of us have more media stored in the cloud or on a single digital device than previous generations would have created in … Continue Reading
In an expected but controversial move, Google has rejected a demand by the French Data Privacy authority CNIL to apply the European “Right to be Forgotten” worldwide. We have covered the E.U.’s Right to be Forgotten before, but here is a quick recap: under the E.U. rule, individuals have the right to require organizations that … Continue Reading
The past few years have seen exponential growth in the use of technology in the classroom, with applications ranging from the increased availability and use of e-books to the displacement of physical classrooms through Massive Open Online Courses (also known as MOOCs). One of the fastest growing segments of the education technology market relates to … Continue Reading
Tales from the (Quantum) Crypt
By Adam Waks on Posted in Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Electronic Communications, Fourth Amendment, Identity Theft, National Security, Spyware
NTIA Tells UAS Operators Not to Drone On
By Adam Waks on Posted in Invasion of Privacy
Baby You Can Drive My Car
By Adam Waks on Posted in FTC Enforcement, GPS, Uncategorized
California Gives the Fourth Amendment a 21st Century Makeover
By Adam Waks on Posted in California, Data Privacy Laws, Fourth Amendment, Legislation, Mobile Privacy, Online Privacy
Google Declares “Non!” to French Privacy Regulator’s Demands that Google Apply the “Right to be Forgotten” Worldwide
By Adam Waks on Posted in Data Privacy Laws, European Union, Online Privacy, Right to be Forgotten
Department of Education Issues New Guidance Documents Relating to Student Privacy
By Adam Waks on Posted in Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
