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COVID-19: Security Risks As Manufacturers Shift Gears

Data Breach Today

As automobile manufacturers and others rush to shift to production of ventilators and other medical equipment and supplies to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic, they must take steps to ensure security, privacy and safety risks are addressed, says technology attorney Steven Teppler.

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Top 'Privacy by Design' Considerations for Medical Devices

Data Breach Today

The interconnectedness of medical devices, which generate data that can be distributed to multiple systems that are often managed by different policies, presents privacy concerns that device manufacturers must address, said Adam Hesse, CEO of Full Spectrum.

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How Artificial Intelligence Manufacturers Can Protect Themselves Against Future Negligence Claims

Data Matters

Medtech often involves a complex chain of actions involving a number of different parties, ranging from medical device manufacturers to programmers to physicians. Patient data requires heightened attention to privacy. In such circumstances, personal injury plaintiffs may seek remedies against everyone involved in their care.

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New Cybersecurity Norms for Wireless Device Makers in EU

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European Commission: Guidelines Aim to Protect Wireless Privacy, Prevent Fraud Wireless device makers in the European Union market will soon have to adhere to a new set of cybersecurity guidelines at the design and production stages of manufacturing, according to the European Commission.

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Big California Privacy News: Legislative and Enforcement Updates

Data Matters

Privacy never sleeps in California. In recent days and as California’s legislative session comes to a close, there have been a number of significant legislative and regulatory developments in the state, each of which will likely (again) change the privacy landscape in California and, by extension, the rest of the country.

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MY TAKE: Apple users show strong support for Tim Cook’s privacy war against Mark Zuckerberger

The Last Watchdog

Like a couple of WWE arch rivals, Apple’s Tim Cook and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg have squared off against each other in a donnybrook over consumer privacy. Cook initially body slammed Zuckerberg — when Apple issued new privacy policies aimed at giving U.S. Related: Raising kids who care about their privacy.

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Q&A: Here’s how the ‘Matter’ protocol will soon reduce vulnerabilities in smart home devices

The Last Watchdog

DigiCert , the Lehi, Utah-based Certificate Authority and a supplier of services to manage Public Key Infrastructure, has been at the table helping develop the privacy and data security components of Matter. It also represents digital trust [insert the way we are defining DT] between all compliant devices from different manufacturers.

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