Data Use Policies

Update on CFPB payday lending studies

by Jeremy T. Rosenblum | Ballard Spahr LLP on 4/10/2013

Normally we do not post about private conversations we have with CFPB staff. However, I have received CFPB staff approval to report on a few conversations I had last week concerning the CFPB’s payday lending studies....more

U.S. v. Nosal: Back In the District Court, the Defendant Isn't as Fortunate

by Kenneth Vanko | Clingen Callow & McLean, LLC on 3/19/2013

One of 2012's most important competition law cases involved the Ninth Circuit's decision in United States v. Nosal, which narrowly construed the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Nosal determined that an employee did not violate...more

Advertising Law -- Feb 28, 2013

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 3/1/2013

In This Issue: Manatt Partner Ken Kaufman Marks Ten Years as Co-Chair of PLI's Annual Entertainment Law Conference; Manatt Partner Ivan Wasserman Invited to Speak at Engredea Conference; Starbucks, Kraft Battle Over...more

FTC Updates Rule for Children’s Online Privacy Protection

by Han (Jason) Yu | McDermott Will & Emery on 1/18/2013

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission recently updated the rule for children’s online privacy protection, expanding a business’s obligations and accountability for online data collection activities....more

California Attorney General Issues Mobile Industry Privacy Guidelines

by Helen Christakos | Carr, McClellan, Ingersoll, Thompson & Horn -... on 1/15/2013

This week, California Attorney General Kamala Harris further built on her high-profile 2012 campaign to improve privacy protection for consumers who use mobile devices by issuing a report titled “Privacy on the Go” (“Privacy...more

Second Circuit Rules U.S. Court Has Personal Jurisdiction over Foreign Employee Who Allegedly Misappropriated Trade Secrets...

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 1/11/2013

Last month, a federal appeals court issued a ruling permitting an employer in Connecticut to pursue a claim against a former employee who allegedly misappropriated the employer's confidential information from outside the...more

Effective Data-Use Policies Can Have “Far-Reaching” Benefits in Cracking Down on Employee Cyber Theft

by Karen H Bromberg | Cohen & Gresser LLP on 1/9/2013

In a decision that could make it easier for U.S. companies to enforce claims against employees who commit cyber theft from remote locations, including from beyond U.S. borders, the Second Circuit breathed life into a...more

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