Business Organization, Privacy, Administrative Law

Data Privacy And Security Risks

by Michael Volkov on 1/7/2013

If there is one issue which causes sleepless nights for business executives, it has to be data privacy and security. While the laws are still being updated and drafted for new technologies and new threats, businesses need to...more

Beyond The Privacy Policy: New Guidance

by Tim Banks | Dentons on 12/26/2012

On September 5, 2012, the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (“IPC”) released a new guidance paper, entitled “A Policy is Not Enough: It Must be Reflected in Concrete Practices”. This guidance paper will be...more

Privacy Enforcement By California Attorney General’s Office

by Robert Freedman - Partner at Tharpe & Howell,... on 12/3/2012

California takes citizen privacy rights seriously. That’s the unmistakable message communicated by a recent announcement that the Office of the Attorney General of California is creating a Privacy Enforcement and...more

Corporate Social Media Policies Should Comply With Recent NLRB Decision

by Robert Freedman - Partner at Tharpe & Howell,... on 11/26/2012

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued a decision with significant impact upon employer policies that apply to employee use of social media. [Costco Wholesale Corporation, 358 NLRB No. 106 (Sept. 7,...more

Privacy Enforcement By California Attorney General’s Office

by Peter Bauman - Senior Associate at Tharpe &... on 10/26/2012

California takes citizen privacy rights seriously. That’s the unmistakable message communicated by a recent announcement that the Office of the Attorney General of California is creating a Privacy Enforcement and...more

Recent Trends In Cybersecurity Scrutiny

by Gilbert LLP on 10/22/2012

Originally published in Law360, New York on October 22, 2012. On the heels of a recent survey that found that cybersecurity is becoming the primary concern of corporate general counsels and directors, the United States...more

Cyber-Security Issues Receiving Ever-Increasing Attention, Including From Congress and Governmental Agencies

by Gilbert LLP on 10/17/2012

On the heels of a recent survey that found that cyber-security is becoming the primary concern of corporate general counsels and directors, see C. Dunn, Cybersecurity Becoming No. 1 Concern for GCs and Directors, Corporate...more

"Privacy Update: Rockefeller Cybersecurity Letter"

by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 9/28/2012

On September 19, 2012, John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, sent a letter to the CEOs of the Fortune 500 companies, urging the recipients to...more

Senator’s Cybersecurity Letter Gets Attention from Fortune 500

by Morgan Lewis on 9/26/2012

CEOs of the top 500 U.S. companies receive call to action on cybersecurity protection issues from Senator Rockefeller. On September 19, Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on...more

Google Privacy Violation Alleged, Leads To FTC Settlement

by Robert Freedman - Partner at Tharpe & Howell,... on 9/13/2012

Google’s business model is based on delivering relevant search results and, increasingly, relevant ads to those who use its products. In order to do so, Google needs to know a user’s search history since search history and...more

FTC Report Outlines New Privacy Framework For Handling Consumer Data

by Robert Freedman - Partner at Tharpe & Howell,... on 9/11/2012

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a report in March 2012 setting forth best practices for businesses to protect the privacy of American consumers and give them greater control over the collection and use of their...more

Corporate Sustainability and Social Entrepreneurship: Part Three

by Peter Bauman - Senior Associate at Tharpe &... on 9/11/2012

Elisabeth Murdoch, daughter of media baron Rupert Murdoch and a successful media executive in her own right, recently criticized her brother James, a top executive at News Corp., for pursuing profit at all costs. According...more

Beyond the Privacy Policy: New Guidance

by Dentons on 9/7/2012

On September 5, 2012, the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (“IPC”) released a new guidance paper, entitled “A Policy is Not Enough: It Must be Reflected in Concrete Practices”. This guidance paper will be...more

Law & Order PEPU: California’s new Privacy Enforcement and Protection Unit

by Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 7/27/2012

In a move signaling increased enforcement of the state’s data privacy and security regulations, California’s Attorney General Kamala D. Harris has announced the creation of the Privacy Enforcement and Protection Unit. The...more

The Evolving Obligations of Public Companies to Disclose Cyber-Intrusions

by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 7/9/2012

Public companies have struggled with the question of whether a cyber-intrusion triggers an obligation under the federal securities laws to disclose the intrusion to investors in a public filing. While the SEC has provided...more

New Data Breach Reporting Requirement to Connecticut Attorney General Passed as Part of Connecticut Legislature’s Budget Bill

by Pullman & Comley, LLC on 6/15/2012

For those of us who were watching this proposed legislation unsuccessfully move its way through the 2012 General Session, we see now that it was passed as part of the Connecticut General Assembly’s Special Session by...more