by Christian Levis | Chair of Data Privacy | Apr 11, 2025 | Blog, Data Breach and Privacy, Homepage
Earlier this week, the New York Times reported that Elon Musk’s DOGE team has been quietly aggregating extensive data that the government maintains about U.S. citizens. This initiative involves at least 314 distinct data points collected by various federal...
by Amanda Fiorilla | Vice Chair of Data Privacy | Apr 9, 2025 | Blog, Data Privacy, Homepage, Investigations
A former Facebook executive testified today that Meta shared user data with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). If this sounds familiar, its because TikTok’s CEO Shou Zi Chew previously faced scrutiny from Congress over similar concerns. Specifically, that TikTok may...
by Amanda Fiorilla | Vice Chair of Data Privacy | Apr 9, 2025 | Blog, Data Privacy, Homepage
Today, Sarah Wynn-Williams—the author of Careless People—is set to testify before Congress relating to whether Meta Platforms, Inc.’s (formerly Facebook) dealings with the Chinese Communist Party undermined U.S. national security. Ms. Wynn-Williams spent six years at...
by Amanda Fiorilla | Vice Chair of Data Privacy | Apr 1, 2025 | Blog, Data Privacy, Homepage
In March 2025, two separate but equally alarming data breaches involving Oracle came to light. 1. Alleged Oracle Cloud Legacy Database Breach A hacker operating under the alias “rose87168” claimed to have compromised over six million records from more than 1,000...
by Amanda Fiorilla | Vice Chair of Data Privacy | Mar 28, 2025 | Blog, Data Privacy, Homepage
23andMe filed for bankruptcy after a major data breach. Learn what happens to your DNA data and what legal protections may apply. 23andMe was once all the rage. Everyone wanted to uncover their genetic makeup, health predispositions, and family history. It was a...
by Amanda Fiorilla | Vice Chair of Data Privacy | Mar 28, 2025 | Blog, Data Privacy, Homepage
A simple mistake gave a journalist front-row access to U.S. military secrets. But the real scandal? This kind of breach happens all the time—just not usually by our government. Earlier this week, The Atlantic reported a surprising breach of protocol: a top-level U.S....
