Privacy Updates – May 21, 2012

by King & Spalding on 5/18/2012

Introduction On April 3, 2012, the Lead Director Network (LDN) gathered in Washington, DC, for its 12th meeting. Members examined the role of the board and lead director in overseeing strategic risks. This issue of...more

by Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP on 5/18/2012

News media have paid significant attention to court orders requiring production of relevant documents from Facebook and social media sites in the course of litigation. As described in my recent post, the Ontario Information...more

by Ruskin Moscou Faltischek on 5/18/2012

In this Issue: "Update: New Federal Legislation Proposed Banning Request for Personal Passwords" and "EEOC Updates Guidance on Use of Arrest and Conviction Records" Excerpt from "Update: New Federal Legislation...more

by Davis, Brown, Koehn, Shors & Roberts, P.C. on 5/18/2012

The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) frequently speaks about the "ubiquitous connected platform" that is being created by the ongoing use of private electronic devices, like smart phones and tablets, in a medical...more

by Electronic Privacy Information Center on 5/17/2012

In a Statement for the Record, EPIC has expressed support for H.R. 2168, the "Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act," which prohibits the interception of location information by private parties and government agents...more

by Cullen and Dykman LLP on 5/16/2012

Data obtained from social networking websites continues to become more essential to developing a parties’ case. Production of that data, however, has become more burdensome for the companies developing the technology. For...more

by Dickinson Wright on 5/16/2012

In this issue: - Private Civil Enforcement Actions Increasing: The Ameritox vs. Millennium Lawsuit By L. Pahl Zinn, and Christian G. Ohanian As healthcare and antitrust enforcement by governmental agencies...more

by Proskauer - Privacy & Data Security on 5/16/2012

On 25 January 2012, the European Commission published a proposed new data protection framework for the E.U. The new framework, unlike the current one, is to provide a consistent and harmonised set of rules for all 27 E.U....more