You’ll see plenty of blogs on our website about how easily your private data can be collected and sold. What still occasionally surprises us is the sheer volume of entities engaged in these collections and sales.
That’s why a recent article in Scientific American caught our eye. It states:
Who else is looking at photos of your home on Zillow?
People trying to sell their house don’t think about that – they just want to attract a potential buyer. But those photos are accessible to everyone, including thieves and scammers.
What can they learn about you and your family by looking at interior and exterior photos of your home, or taking the 3D tour often included in such listings?
We know you would probably prefer not to think about tax returns until next April approaches. But what if we told you that information in returns you already filed may have been given to Meta, Facebook’s parent company, by the firm you trusted to safeguard your private information?
Apparently that’s exactly what happened, according to a new federal government report.
Most ransomware attacks and phishing schemes in public and private sector entities are successful because someone in that organization clicks on a link that gives the hackers access to their systems – and personal data on their personnel.
There are numerous ways to make one of these links seem authentic, and one of the latest may be among the most deceptive.
With Twitter in the news for all the wrong reasons over the past couple of years, Meta (formerly Facebook) saw an opportunity to launch a competitor – and it seems to be succeeding.
The service, dubbed Threads, was promoted as “a new, separate space for real-time updates and public conversations." Ten million people signed up in its first seven hours after launch, and it has now topped 30 million users in less than one week.
We believe every judge must have confidence in their personal security, and the safety of their families, as they work to deliver equal justice under the law. But new threats have emerged over the past decade that must be acknowledged, and addressed.
Our CEO, Ron Zayas, has written a whitepaper on this vital issue that offers potentially life-saving information for those who work in our criminal justice system.
Health care, like many other goods and services consumers use every day, has largely moved online. From prescription notifications to appointment reminders to telehealth consultations, doctors and medical practices routinely communicate with patients via email and websites.
But that convenience may come with a price – the selling and sharing of your private information to marketers and other agencies online.
“USA! We’re Number One!” chants may sound great at political rallies and Olympic events, but they would not be accurate when it comes to protecting the privacy of its citizens.
Between the 2020 presidential election and the 2022 midterms, more than half of the top election officials in Nevada’s 17 counties left their jobs. A common reason? Experiencing multiple threats of violence.
There is no guarantee that the next election will be any less contentious (the odds are certainly against it), but a new law just signed by Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo provides protection for these officials that was not there before. Now, those who harass, intimidate or use force on election workers performing their duties could face up to four years in prison.
Could ordering a pizza threaten your family's safety?
That’s the title of the latest installment of “Gavel Talks,” a podcast for judges produced by the American Bar Association. Host Richard Ginkowski interviewed our CEO, Ron Zayas, about how all of your private information gets collected, shared, and sold, and what you can do about it.