Privacy, Criminal Law, Consumer Protection

FinCEN Issues Virtual Currency Guidance

by Keith R. Fisher, Alan S. Kaplinsky, Beth Moskow-Schnoll, Mercedes Kelley Tunstall | Ballard Spahr LLP on 3/25/2013

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued formal guidance to clarify the anti-money laundering obligations of administrators and exchangers of convertible virtual currency. “Virtual” currency, unlike...more

Was This Identity Theft? Sixth Circuit Should Limit Meaning of That Term

by Jeff Ifrah on 3/6/2013

What’s in a name? When you think of identity theft, you typically think of someone taking a person’s name plus some other identifiers, like their address and Social Security number or credit card number, to go on a...more

Infobytes - A Weekly In-depth review of news & developments in the financial services industry - September 21, 2012

by BuckleySandler LLP on 9/24/2012

Topics In This Issue: - MORTGAGES - BANKING - CONSUMER FINANCE - CREDIT CARDS - E-COMMERCE - PRIVACY/DATA SECURITY - CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT - Excerpt From FEDERAL ISSUES: CFPB...more

Anti-Money Laundering Program - Preparation is Protection

by Jonathan Foxx on 8/16/2012

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the Department of the Treasury, recently finalized regulations (Final Rule) requiring non-bank Residential Mortgage Lenders and Originators (RMLOs) to establish...more

You Are Not Safe Online!

by Lawyers.com on 7/6/2012

Consumers don't have legal rights to control how their personal data is shared. A study from Stanford University found supposedly anonymous data collected on personal web browsers were gathered and then sold. ...more

New York Bill to Protect Against Out of State Robocalls

by Steven Getman on 6/13/2012

Attorney Steven Getman reports that New York State residents may soon have new safeguards against intrusive telemarketing calls. The New York State Senate gave final legislative passage on Wednesday (June 13) to a bill that...more

InfoBytes, December 16, 2011 - A Weekly In-depth review of news & developments in the financial services industry.

by BuckleySandler LLP on 12/21/2011

Topics In This Issue • Federal Issues • Courts • Firm News • Mortgages • Banking • Consumer Finance • Privacy/Data Security • Criminal Enforcement Action Excerpt from Federal Issues: CFPB...more

Financial Institution Facing New Lawsuit For Offshoring Call And Data Center Services

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 8/15/2011

The offshore outsourcing of customer service call center and data center services to locations outside of the U.S. has become a fairly standard business practice in many industries. Now, a consumer class action lawsuit filed...more

Identity Theft

by Robert Kraft on 4/5/2011

Identity theft is not new, but has become much more common in recent years. It occurs when another person begins wrongfully using your name to obtain credit and incur expenses that will be charged to you. Besides the...more

Would You Like a Side of Fraud with That? What Your Organization Should Learn from the McDonald’s (and Walgreens) Breaches

by Poyner Spruill LLP on 12/21/2010

Last week McDonald’s Corp. and Walgreen Co. notified customers that their personal information had been compromised by hackers. The hackers appear to have targeted an email provider subcontracted to a marketing firm used by...more

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FinCEN Issues Virtual Currency Guidance

Was This Identity Theft? Sixth Circuit Should Limit Meaning of That Term

Infobytes - A Weekly In-depth review of news & developments in the financial services industry - September 21, 2012

Anti-Money Laundering Program - Preparation is Protection

You Are Not Safe Online!

New York Bill to Protect Against Out of State Robocalls

InfoBytes, December 16, 2011 - A Weekly In-depth review of news & developments in the financial services industry.

Financial Institution Facing New Lawsuit For Offshoring Call And Data Center Services

Identity Theft

Would You Like a Side of Fraud with That? What Your Organization Should Learn from the McDonald’s (and Walgreens) Breaches

Sarah Palin Hacker's Conviction Stands for Accessing Her Yahoo Email Account

Newsletter of the Advertising, Marketing & Media Practice Group of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Newsletter of the Advertising, Marketing & Media Practice Group of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Newsletter of the Advertising, Marketing & Media Practice Group of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

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