Interesting that these documents include checks.

https://www.databreaches.net/vendor-hack-slows-nj-state-agencys-ability-to-print-documents/

Vendor hack slows NJ state agency’s ability to print documents

101.5 reports:

Receiving a printed state document could prove to be a challenge because of an issue with the vendor used by the state.

The state office of Office of Information Technology, which facilitates the service, said vendor R.R. Donnelley & Sons identified a “systems intrusion in its technical environment” and responded by shutting down its servers and systems, began a forensic investigation and hired a cybersecurity expert.

Read more at 101.5

[From the article:

For New Jersey, the problem means a multi-day delay to receive certain documents including but not limited to vendor payments, disbursement checks, and motor vehicle documentation.

A summary.

https://www.makeuseof.com/biggest-hacks-of-2021/

The 4 Biggest Hacks of 2021 (and What We Can Learn From Them)

Should I view this as a reason to mingle various types of accounts?

https://www.pogowasright.org/u-s-court-denies-access-to-defendants-hard-drive-in-online-piracy-case/

U.S. Court Denies Access to Defendant’s Hard Drive in Online Piracy Case

Ernesto van der Sar discusses a California piracy case where the defendant objected to Strike 3’s request for a copy of his hard drive and access to his cloud hosting accounts because the request would result in Strike 3 obtaining personal and private information such as family photos as well as attorney-client privileged communications.

In this case, the judge agreed with the defendant and rejected Strike 3’s proposed solutions.

Read about the issue on TorrentFreak. A copy of U.S. Magistrate Judge Sheri Pym’s order on Strike 3’s request to compel discovery responses is available on Torrent Freak, here (pdf).

Everyone should know how to use this.

https://www.bespacific.com/global-privacy-control-popularity-grows-as-legal-status-up-in-air/

Global Privacy Control Popularity Grows as Legal Status Up in Air

BloombergLaw: “Global Privacy Control, a way for consumers to signal privacy preferences to a host of websites without manually reaching out to each one, is gaining traction. A handful of internet browsers offer the tool, and California’s attorney general indicated the tool could be used to comply with the state’s privacy law. But its ability to satisfy privacy statutes on the books in Virginia and Europe is less certain. Mozilla Corp.’s Firefox, one of the country’s most popular browsers, released Global Privacy Control in December for people to turn on if they wish after rolling it out experimentally earlier this year. Brave and DuckDuckGo, two leading privacy-oriented internet browsers, also offer the technology. “It’s a signal that expresses a user’s preference for privacy,” said Peter Dolanjski, a product director at DuckDuckGo, which helped develop the tool. “The goal is for that preference to have legal teeth behind it—like it does in California—and carry protection in jurisdictions where websites might otherwise sell or share your data.”…