Science, Computers & Technology, Privacy, Business Torts

Safeguards against Data Security Breaches (Part One) [Video]

by Robert Brownstone | Fenwick & West LLP on 3/19/2013

With data security breaches dominating the headlines and a rising number of employees taking advantage of BYOD, or bring your own device to work policies, businesses have found themselves vulnerable to targets by hackers,...more

SEC v. Hackers: More Cybersecurity Enforcement On The Horizon?

by Robert Cohen, Katherine Lubin, Danielle Van Wert | Orrick - Securities Litigation and Regulatory... on 3/5/2013

Cybersecurity may be the SEC’s newest area for enforcement actions. While the SEC first released Disclosure Guidance concerning cybersecurity in 2011, the recent media attention surrounding significant cybersecurity breaches...more

Buying Competitor's Names As Keywords Does Not Violate Wisconsin's Privacy Law

by Balough Law Offices, LLC on 2/28/2013

A personal injury law firm can buy search terms using the names of a competing law firm’s partners without violating Wisconsin’s privacy laws because the use of the names is “non-visible,” an appellate court found. The...more

Jurisdiction for an International Computer Fraud Lawsuit?

by Shawn Tuma on 1/12/2013

The proper jurisdiction for suing someone for engaging in computer fraud from a foreign country, directed at a company in the United States, is the place where the wrongfully accessed computer server is located if the...more

FTC Report Outlines New Privacy Framework For Handling Consumer Data

by Peter Bauman - Senior Associate at Tharpe &... on 8/5/2012

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

Will News Corp. Executives and Reporters Be Charged with Criminal Violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act?

by Nick Akerman on 7/22/2011

The New York Times recently reported that the UK telephone hacking scandal could result in News Corp. and its executives being charged in the United States with criminal violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Title...more

3 Recent Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Cases Worth Noting

by Shawn Tuma on 7/12/2011

Three recent Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”) cases decided over the last couple of months are worth looking at because they show the following points, respectively: (1) the CFAA in its current form does not give...more

9th Circuit Rules For Employers In Protecting Trade Secrets

by Fisher & Phillips LLP on 5/13/2011

More often than not when a management law firm informs its clients of recent case developments, the news is not good. This is an exception. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit recently decided a case which offers...more

When employees disparage their employer on social networks: practical tips

by Douglas Whipple on 3/1/2011

Outside the arena of unionized shops, the employee still has the 1st Amendment right of freedom of speech; and the employer still has the privilege under the employment-at-will doctrine to fire the employee for any lawful...more

Will France adopt a law requiring the notification of security breaches? (by Marie-Andrée Weiss & Cédric Laurant)

by Cedric Laurant on 8/5/2010

A French bill “to better guarantee the right to privacy in the digital age” has implemented the European Directive 2009/136/EC by requiring the data controller to inform the “Data Protection Correspondent” (a person within an...more

La France va-t-elle se doter d’une loi rendant obligatoire les notifications des violations de sécurité ? (par Marie-Andrée Weiss...

by Cedric Laurant on 8/3/2010

La proposition de loi française “visant à mieux garantir le droit à la vie privée à l’heure du numérique” transpose la Directive 2009/136/CE en obligeant les responsables de traitements de données à caractère personnel...more

Are ‘Clouds’ Located Outside the European Union Unlawful? (by Marie-Andrée Weiss & Cédric Laurant)

by Cedric Laurant on 7/16/2010

A central aspect of every cloud service contract is the security of data processing. It is therefore important, if only for liability reasons, that responsibility for specific security measures be clearly assigned. This can...more

Dismissal of CFAA Claims for Lack of Jurisdiction

by Nick Akerman on 7/5/2010

The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”) is the omnibus federal computer crime statute outlawing theft and destruction of data, hacking, use of viruses, theft of passwords and extortionate threats to damage computers. 18...more

Canada May Soon Have a Data Breach Law (by Marie-Andrée Weiss & Cédric Laurant)

by Cedric Laurant on 6/5/2010

Canadian Industry Minister Tony Clement introduced a bill on May 25, the Safeguarding Canadian’s Personal Information Act (C-29), which would amend Canada’s national privacy legislation, the Personal Information and...more

Advertising Law - January 7, 2010

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 1/7/2010

IN THIS ISSUE: *Thomas C. Morrison, Prominent False Advertising, Lanham Act Litigator Joins Manatt in New York *Manatt Attorneys Take Center Stage at Leading Industry Events *ISP Wide Open West Charged With Installing...more

Piercing the Registrant’s Veil - Trademark Infringement on the Internet, Identifying and Pursuing Infringers, and the Pros and...

by Brett R. Harris on 6/15/2009

The pursuit of trademark infringers on the Internet, specifically the use of a party’s trademark by an unauthorized second party, poses problems that are unique in trademark infringement law. How do you uncover who is the...more

Shrinking Prospects for Private Trade Secret Actions Under the CFAA

by Fenwick & West LLP on 4/1/2009

The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), 18 U.S.C. § 1030, was enacted in 1984 as a criminal statute, but was subsequently amended in the 1990s to allow for private causes of action for damage to a “protected computer.” As...more

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Science, Computers & Technology › Privacy › Business Torts

Safeguards against Data Security Breaches (Part One) [Video]

SEC v. Hackers: More Cybersecurity Enforcement On The Horizon?

Buying Competitor's Names As Keywords Does Not Violate Wisconsin's Privacy Law

Jurisdiction for an International Computer Fraud Lawsuit?

FTC Report Outlines New Privacy Framework For Handling Consumer Data

Will News Corp. Executives and Reporters Be Charged with Criminal Violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act?

3 Recent Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Cases Worth Noting

9th Circuit Rules For Employers In Protecting Trade Secrets

When employees disparage their employer on social networks: practical tips

Will France adopt a law requiring the notification of security breaches? (by Marie-Andrée Weiss & Cédric Laurant)

La France va-t-elle se doter d’une loi rendant obligatoire les notifications des violations de sécurité ? (par Marie-Andrée Weiss...

Are ‘Clouds’ Located Outside the European Union Unlawful? (by Marie-Andrée Weiss & Cédric Laurant)

Dismissal of CFAA Claims for Lack of Jurisdiction

Canada May Soon Have a Data Breach Law (by Marie-Andrée Weiss & Cédric Laurant)

Advertising Law - January 7, 2010

Piercing the Registrant’s Veil - Trademark Infringement on the Internet, Identifying and Pursuing Infringers, and the Pros and...

Shrinking Prospects for Private Trade Secret Actions Under the CFAA

Safeguards against Data Security Breaches (Part One) [Video]

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