Faruki Blog

An Affair to Remember: AshleyMadison.com Hack Exposes Privacy Lessons

Millions of men and women around the world woke up this morning in a panic. Last night, tech websites reported that on Tuesday, August 18, 2015, a.. Read More

Do Android Plaintiffs Dream of Electric Standing?

The issue of "standing" is a challenge in privacy litigation. To establish Article III standing, a requirement for federal litigation, a plaintiff.. Read More

There Oughta Be A Law….

I've been at this privacy thing for a while now. While many things have changed, such as technology, what hasn't changed is the general lack of.. Read More

Uber Hires a Privacy Mechanic: A Lesson in Both Physical Fitness and Privacy by Design

Uber may be a smooth ride for those looking to get downtown in a hurry, but its privacy policies are in desperate need of a mechanic. In March, I.. Read More

Cyber Crisis: Finding the Opportunity following China's Hack of the U.S. Government

The Chinese word for “crisis” is comprised of two characters. One represents “danger,” and the other represents “opportunity.” On Thursday, June 4,.. Read More

Avoiding Checkmate: DOJ Releases Guidelines to Assist Companies in Formulating Preventative and Responsive Data Security Measures

Data security is like chess. A million strategies exist, and the best players are those that practice, plan, and react calmly. When you play chess.. Read More

What Price, On-Line Privacy?

Last week, indeed Friday the 13th, President Obama convened a "Cyber Summit" of business, technology and government leaders to address mounting.. Read More

Really? This Is Still a Thing?

I've been working in privacy for about 12 years now, and it truly is a profession where nothing can really surprise you. You would think in 2015, in.. Read More

California S.B. 568: A License to Bully?

"We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out." – Winston Churchill On January 1, 2015, California Senate Bill 568, titled.. Read More

Is That a Threat?

In December 2014, movie theaters found themselves in a predicament. Following an anonymous hacker's threat to release confidential data stolen from.. Read More
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