Lisa Sotto Featured in SC Magazine Article – Ready to Rumble: Apple v. FBI

1 Minute Read

April 21, 2016

In a recent article published by SC Magazine, Lisa Sotto, head of Hunton & Williams LLP’s Global Privacy and Cybersecurity practice, provides commentary on the recent case, Apple v. FBI. The article analyzes privacy versus security, and Sotto tells SC Magazine, “[the case] should never have escalated to this, privacy should have been addressed” at the onset of the investigation. Sotto says the government should have “worked with tech companies to craft policies and processes” before an issue of this magnitude arose. The article provides details on the case and discusses differentiators that set the case apart from similar issues in the past, and also provides insight into legislation that could regulate privacy and security matters in the future. Many believe Congress should step in, including Sotto who says, “The courts can’t keep doing it on a piecemeal basis.”

Read the full article.

Tags: Apple Inc., Encryption, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Lisa Sotto

You May Also Be Interested In

3 Minute Read

August 29, 2025

China NGO Identifies 70 Apps In Violation of National Privacy Law

On August 13, 2025, the National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center of China announced that it had identified 70 mobile applications as being in violation of China’s Personal Information Protection Law. The findings highlight potential areas of regulatory enforcement.

2 Minute Read

February 4, 2025

New York Attorney General Secures $450,000 Settlement Over eufy Home Security Camera Security Concerns

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a $450,000 settlement with three companies distributing eufy home security video cameras—Fantasia Trading LLC, Power Mobile Life LLC and Smart Innovation LLC—following an investigation into the security of their Internet-enabled video products.

3 Minute Read

November 21, 2024

Implementing Regulation Developing NIS2 Rules for Certain Digital Service Providers Enters into Force

On November 7, 2024, the Commission Implementing Regulation 2024/2690 laying down rules for the application of the NIS2 Directive as regards technical and methodological requirements of cybersecurity risk-management measures and further specification of the cases in which an incident is considered to be significant with regard to certain digital service providers entered into force.