article thumbnail

Infographic | Privacy enhancing technologies

Olartemoure Blog

Privacy-enhancing technologies are tools and techniques designed to protect users’ personal data and privacy by enabling the analysis and sharing of insights within data, without sharing the data itself. What are PETs? They minimize the use of data as they maximize its control. Why are they useful? They can take many forms.

Privacy 59
article thumbnail

Fundamental Right to Privacy

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction Although there isn’t a clear legal definition of “privacy,” some legal experts define it as a human right that each and every person has simply by virtue of their existence. The right to privacy must, in other words, be evaluated case-by-case. Privacy enjoys a robust legal framework internationally.

Privacy 94
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Legal Tug-Of-War: Protecting Privilege in Privacy Breach Disputes

IPilogue

This article was originally published on the OBA’s Information Technology and Intellectual Property Law Section’s articles page. Privacy breaches are becoming commonplace in today’s business landscape and cybersecurity is top of mind for many organizations— and for good reason. Kaplan v Casino Rama Services Inc.

Privacy 106
article thumbnail

How to Incorporate Privacy by Design Into Your Business

Olartemoure Blog

Privacy by Design is the integration of data processing procedures to every stage of business practices. In this article we will explore the different guidelines that govern the world of Privacy by Design: The European guidelines that hold the standard, and how Privacy by Design works in Colombia. European guidelines.

Privacy 98
article thumbnail

Guest post: Exploring data privacy in Nigeria: Incorporated trustees of laws and rights awareness initiative v Nigerian Communications Commission

The IPKat

As readers may be aware, The IPKat also covers privacy and confidentiality issues and so, is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriend Bibitayo Emmanuel Ojo (DataPro Limited) on the struggles between data privacy rights of citizens and government's duties around national security.

Privacy 57
article thumbnail

Mind Your Audience: Disclosure of Confidential Information to AI Programs Can Give Rise to Trade Secret Misappropriation Claims

LexBlog IP

The use of an AI tool to, for example, record a meeting that discusses company confidential information, can give rise to claims of trade secret misappropriation. District Court for the District of Connecticut, [1] two Nebraska-based technology companies sued a former salesman for trade secret misappropriation.

article thumbnail

A Hospital Mailed a Patient’s Confidential Diagnosis to a Rando. You’ll Never Guess What Happened Next–ZD v. Community Health

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Why did Jonae post ZD’s confidential diagnosis on Facebook? There were two obvious breakdowns that led to this bizarre and highly unfortunate set of events: (1) the hospital sending confidential medical information to a non-patient, and (2) the letter recipient publicizing the confidential medical information.