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Latest News in Cybersecurity & Privacy

  • February 27, 2026

    FCC Commish Sees Ditching Copper Lines As Security Need

    A member of the Federal Communications Commission says the impending retirement of most legacy copper networks in the U.S. should be viewed through a national security lens, not just as an industry modernization.

  • February 27, 2026

    Geofence Warrants Harm 'Privacies Of Life,' Amici Tell Justices

    Geofence warrants violate Fourth Amendment protections against government surveillance by being imprecise and overbroad in the information they obtain, civil rights and public interest groups argued, on Friday urging the U.S. Supreme Court to prevent the warrants' use.

  • February 27, 2026

    Judge Expands Block On SNAP Cuts Over Data Demand

    A California federal judge has broadened an injunction barring the U.S. Department of Agriculture from cutting off Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding to 21 states and the District of Columbia, finding the states are likely to succeed in challenging the department's renewed demand for sensitive program data as unlawful.

  • February 27, 2026

    Health Co.'s 'Success Story' Misstep Holds HIPAA Lessons

    Cadia Healthcare Facilities' fall settlement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for improperly disclosing patients' protected health information in online success stories is an instructive example of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act risks that can arise from digital marketing efforts, say attorneys at Wood Rogers.

  • February 27, 2026

    Alex Jones' Sandy Hook Atty Eyes Exit After Appeals End

    An attorney who represented conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has asked a Connecticut state court judge's permission to withdraw now that litigation has mostly ended in a $1.44 billion defamation challenge to Infowars broadcasts about the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.

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