All the headlines from our Data Privacy Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 24 2016 // Insurance carriers and agents have come to learn that increased data can lead to greater risk for insureds, and they are increasingly advising businesses to disclose data collection practices while seeking to gain...
Oct 13 2016 // Before Ahmad Khan Rahami planted bombs in New York and New Jersey, he bought bomb-making materials on eBay, linked to jihad-related videos from his public social-media account and was looked into by law enforcement agents,...
Aug 16 2016 // Zurich Insurance has expanded its cyber insurance product to companies and their captives to protect against risks associated with data security breaches including cyber-related breaches.Zurich’s Security and Privacy...
May 26 2016 // Billionaire investor Peter Thiel is helping wrestler Hulk Hogan bankroll his lawsuit against Gawker Media, according to a report in Forbes.Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, in March won a $140 million jury verdict...
Nov 18 2015 // An administrative judge has dismissed the Federal Trade Commission’s data security case against cancer testing company LabMD, marking the first defeat for an agency that has successfully brought such cases against...
Nov 6 2015 // Cyber security is clearly on the minds of business executives, most of whom acknowledge their firms have been victimized by some sort of cyber attack. What are they thinking about cyber security, cyber liability and cyber...
Aug 20 2015 // “Cyber-attacks, reckless pilots and privacy breaches are fundamental threats to the drone industry.” That’s the overall conclusion of a new report published by Lloyd’s, entitled “Drones Take...
Jul 30 2015 // When you are identified in a picture on Facebook, biometric software remembers your face so it can be “tagged” in other photographs.Facebook Inc. says this enhances the user experience. But privacy advocates...
Jul 29 2015 // The new Florida drone privacy law could have some unintended consequences for insurers looking to use or insure unmanned aircraft systems (UAM) technology.The Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act (FUSA), which took...
Apr 20 2015 // Data privacy is a rapidly evolving area with many misconceptions. Being aware of such myths puts agents at an advantage as they can explain, in relatable terms, why their clients need to focus on this issue.Security and...
Oct 22 2014 // Starr Companies has launched Security & Privacy Risk Response, a cyber insurance offering that contains coverage for both first- and third-party costs. It is available on a primary basis and supplements Starr’s...
Sep 17 2014 // HealthCare.gov, President Barack Obama’s health insurance exchange, has security and privacy protection vulnerabilities, a U.S. government watchdog reported on Tuesday, nearly a year after the website’s...
Sep 5 2014 // Consumers as well as commercial fleet managers are becoming more accepting of usage-based insurance (UBI) in which a telematics device is used to track driving behavior as safety and savings benefits appear to be trumping...
Aug 13 2014 // Facebook’s fight against prosecutors over nearly 400 search warrants for users’ postings and other data is drawing support from other social media companies and civil libertarians.Lawyers for Foursquare,...
Jun 30 2014 // The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal by Google Inc., leaving the company to face lawsuits accusing it of violating a federal wiretapping law by secretly collecting personal data while developing its Street View...
Mar 20 2014 // Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, has enhanced its Endurance Premier Professional product with Endurance Breach Assist, a network...
Feb 12 2014 // Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Donna Jane Watts was on routine patrol early one morning when a Miami police car whizzed past at speeds that would eventually top 120 mph. Even with her blue lights flashing and siren...
Jan 28 2014 // Aon’s London office announced that its risk management and human resources solutions units have “continued as a Champion of Data Privacy Day (DPD) according to the National Cyber Security Alliance.”As a...
Oct 21 2013 // Technology is spurring innovation and altering risk scenarios throughout the economy including in auto insurance. While advanced auto safety features, the shared economy and driverless cars promise to reshape auto...
Oct 2 2013 // A study by a handful of university professors in Colorado claims user-based insurance tracking programs installed in millions of vehicles can collect data that shows where drivers are going, unbeknownst to most users of...