DNA privacy is not in everyone’s minds. All too many people are eager to learn of their genealogy to razzle dazzle their peers with some form of importance about their heritage. But what is at stake with millions of records being created by the processing of direct to consumer tests (DTC) requests is reliability, security,…
DetailsData privacy of consumers has become a prevailing concern for many businesses and services related entities causing them to seek a balance for data privacy protection. As data accumulates with every activity in the digital world, retaining that information securely is a critical responsibility. Data privacy is critical with the process of sharing information for…
DetailsAI or artificial intelligence is applied delivering services in so many service areas. We see AI at store registers replacing cashiers. There is AI in customer service call centers stylizing call trees before we actually speak to a human being. Banking services implement AI in your banking process. AI is also being used to…
DetailsCease demand letters are an expected step before any legal action is taken. Most jurisdictions require a claimant to demonstrate mitigation efforts. Courts respect a claimant’s attempt to resolve the issue of concern. They also appreciate seeing an effort to minimize damages. But what can be surmised by cease demand letters is not what is…
DetailsCybersecurity term use may not be as clear as it is used in every day conversation. Cybersecurity as a term has been bouncing around by many without carefully determining what it encompasses. The same can be said of ‘data security,’ it’s sibling. From an operational aspect advising client it is important that there be clear…
DetailsBusiness records are created every minute in business and in a variety of entities. Every call handled by receptionists, customer service, account managers, and even by management and executives creates a business record. Every transaction, document dispatch, email, scanning of information for sharing, all creates business records. Every function and every task, digitized, becomes a…
DetailsStartup Business criteria for the idea-person and the money-person, backing the venture, is always easily skewed toward “what’s the least that it will take to get going”. Going into the wild of business with the startup entrepreneurial spirit is fascinating and laudable. Many venture off with the chutzpa without seeking legal counsel and resort to…
DetailsSocial media privacy trust is easily and all too often not evaluated by users. Social media usage in its carefree, beach-like social setting, is all about people enjoying keeping up with friends and sharing life events and experiences with friends. However, it has become blatantly clear that by using the platform to share with friends,…
DetailsInternet speech modification is a concern for all who are concerned about their free speech being infringed. Self-Modification by social media platforms has struggled to ensure that the Internet is acceptable to all cultures, religions, political persuasion, and to all values of countries. This exercise in Internet Governance is tall and detailed and comes under…
DetailsOnline defamation has become all-too common. From the individual to the business they all have become subject of ill comments online. Many, espousing their belief in their First Amendment right to free speech, have misused that right. Doing so, they claim immunity from defamation claims. Many claim truth, they were privileged, or that their statement…
DetailsBusiness data in business could be considered a trade secret as it is an essential component of analysis and decision-making. Businesses cannot compete without relevant data for their administration, process and service delivery. Trade secrets in database records have value. Such secrets are sought for competitive reasons. Intruding, a kind word for hacking, into another’s…
DetailsInternet speech has drawn concern for its limitless, it seems, availability for anyone to air their comments about something. While there are certain protections for speech, the inherent lack of truth in the statements or the lack of concern for the truth in making such a statement online about someone, engenders a considerable amount of…
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