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Hogan V. Gawker: A Leg-Drop On The First Amendment, Aubrey Morin Sep 2017

Hogan V. Gawker: A Leg-Drop On The First Amendment, Aubrey Morin

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Violating Victims’ Right To Privacy And Personal Autonomy Under Virginia’S New Mandatory Reporting Requirements, Anne P. Steel Sep 2017

Violating Victims’ Right To Privacy And Personal Autonomy Under Virginia’S New Mandatory Reporting Requirements, Anne P. Steel

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Hackers Made Me Lose My Job!: Health Data Privacy And Its Potentially Devastating Effect On The Lgbtq Population, Alex Lemberg Aug 2017

Hackers Made Me Lose My Job!: Health Data Privacy And Its Potentially Devastating Effect On The Lgbtq Population, Alex Lemberg

Golden Gate University Law Review

This Comment shows that because of an increasing rate and severity of data breaches, insufficient legal recourse for affected individuals, and lack of incentives for healthcare companies to strengthen their data security systems, leaked healthcare data will cause the substantive due process right of privacy of LGBTQ individuals to be disenfranchised. Because sexual orientation and gender identity are unprotected by heightened scrutiny under federal due process and equal protection jurisprudence, additional protections must be created for LGBTQ people. These protections should include a new legal right in tort under the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), increase …


The Fourth Amendment In A Digital World, Laura K. Donohue Jan 2017

The Fourth Amendment In A Digital World, Laura K. Donohue

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

Fourth Amendment doctrines created in the 1970s and 1980s no longer reflect how the world works. The formal legal distinctions on which they rely—(a) private versus public space, (b) personal information versus third party data, (c) content versus non-content, and (d) domestic versus international—are failing to protect the privacy interests at stake. Simultaneously, reduced resource constraints are accelerating the loss of rights. The doctrine has yet to catch up with the world in which we live. A necessary first step for the Court is to reconsider the theoretical underpinning of the Fourth Amendment, to allow for the evolution of a …


The Dark Web: Some Thoughts For An Educated Debate, Vanessa Henri Jan 2017

The Dark Web: Some Thoughts For An Educated Debate, Vanessa Henri

Canadian Journal of Law and Technology

The ‘‘dark web” is a part of cyberspace that is only accessible through an anonymity software, such as The Onion Router. This encrypted network has prompted important legal challenges. As jurisprudence develops, many factors are at risk of inhibiting users’ right to privacy. Misunderstandings of the dark web’s functioning or myths regarding its veil of anonymity has justified invasive criminal investigations that has threatened users’ right to remain anonymous online. This article discusses these challenges while analyzing current legal developments in the United States and Canada.


From Blockbuster To Mobile Apps—Video Privacy Protection Act Of 1988 Continues To Protect The Digital Citizen, Ann Stehling Jan 2017

From Blockbuster To Mobile Apps—Video Privacy Protection Act Of 1988 Continues To Protect The Digital Citizen, Ann Stehling

SMU Law Review

No abstract provided.