House Secure, a mortgage lender, collects private financial…

House Secure, a mortgage lender, collects private financial data on its customers as part of its routine business practices. In 2022, the email account of Sue Shakra, an employee of the company, was accessed by an unauthorized person. That unauthorized person potentially gained access to a significant amount of sensitive personal data related to mortgage loan applications. When Sue reported this incident to her supervisor, Sue explained that she did not know whether the personal data was encrypted at the time of the incident. No investigation was conducted by House Secure in 2022. In 2025, mortgage regulators learned of the incident and initiated an investigation. As the new privacy officer of House Secure, the CEO has asked you what steps House Secure should have taken in 2022 in response to the email incident. What do you advise the CEO?

In 2026, the United States Supreme Court will review the cas…

In 2026, the United States Supreme Court will review the case of Chatrie v. United States, which raises concerns about the constitutionality of geofence warrants. This type of warrant permits law enforcement to compel technology companies to provide certain identifying information from any phone located within a certain geographic boundary. As part of its deliberations, the Court is expected to examine the appropriateness of placing limits on the ability of the government to intrude into another individual’s environment. This class of privacy is referred to as: