Earlier this month, the Supreme Court issued its first major decision on the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”) in Van Buren v. United States. The decision has significant implications for how organizations protect...more
A dozen state attorneys general have joined together to file the first multistate HIPAA-related data breach case in federal court. Amidst a growing trend of stronger enforcement of data privacy laws, this is the first such...more
Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) has proposed sweeping new legislation that would overhaul internet privacy protections in the United States in the same vein as the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). The...more
The White House released its long-awaited National Cyber Strategy (the “Strategy”) on September 21, 2018, offering a comprehensive set of objectives such as the preservation of a free, open, and secure Internet, while also...more
On Tuesday, September 27, 2016, the three active commissioners at the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or the “Commission”) testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation regarding the...more