Privacy Monday – August 11, 2014

We are just two Mondays away from Labor Day, the traditional end of summer in the United States.  Here are some privacy tidbits to get your week started.  See especially Jake Romero's piece on the new Delaware data destruction law.

Lack of Information on the Russian Hackers

A company called Hold Security dropped a bombshell last week at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas, but has since gone silent on what companies were affected, what websites, or any other specifics, except to sell a $120 corporate security package.   I wrote a piece for JD Supra Perspectives last week on the "what now?" question, and on Friday, the Federal Trade Commission's Business Blog posted a similar question.   Read here to see what personal steps to take.