Opinion: FPRA’s goal is to restore original intent of privacy amendment (Tallahassee Democrat)

“All political power is inherent with the people.” These are the opening words of Article 1, Section 1 in Florida’s Constitution. The Florida Supreme Court has violated these words and consistently usurped the power of […]

John Stemberger: Constitutional privacy fix will protect Floridians (Florida Politics)

I read with great interest the letter by First Amendment Foundation (FAF) President Barbara Petersen to Lisa Carlton, chair of the Declaration of Rights Committee of the Constitution Revision Commission (CRC), regarding her concerns over the proposal […]

FTC to Examine Injury Needed for Data Security Enforcement (Bloomberg)

Whether the FTC should find actual consumer harm before taking data breach enforcement action against a company, or should be able to take action based on an inference that harm arises from the presence of […]

How Courts Avoid Ruling on Issues of Technology and Privacy (Slate)

When it comes to technology privacy cases, judges often focus on side issues instead of tackling the big questions. Last week, the New York Court of Appeals issued a ruling that could have ensured that […]

The state of privacy in post-Snowden America (Pew Research)

After the June 2013 leaks by government contractor Edward Snowden about National Security Agency surveillance of Americans’ online and phone communications, Pew Research Center began an in-depth exploration of people’s views and behaviors related to […]

Trump Signs Bill Blocking Online Privacy Regulation (Top Tech News)

After his press secretary blasted it as an example of rampant government overreach, President Donald Trump signed a bill into law Monday that could eventually allow internet providers to sell information about their customers’ browsing […]

What went down and what can be learned from the biggest data breaches of 2016 (TG Daily)

Some organizations are surprisingly good at setting a very bad example. Especially when it comes to data breaches. Despite an untold number of warnings, and despite staggering data breaches making the news regularly for the […]

New ransomware spotted as targeting healthcare industry (Healthcare Finance News)

Researchers from security firm Forcepoint have discovered a new, off-the-shelf ransomware variant dubbed Philadelphia that is targeting the healthcare industry. Amateur cybercriminals can purchase the virus researchers believe is sent through a spear-phishing email. It […]

FBI hacks into terrorist’s iPhone without Apple (USA Today)

Although the government officially withdrew from its battle against Apple Monday, many observers sense the tech privacy war is just getting started. “This lawsuit may be over, but the Constitutional and privacy questions it raised are […]