Data Protection

Cybersecurity Experts Urge Diligence at Portland Conference

by Bernstein Shur on 5/20/2013

From a Maine nonprofit group's leak of confidential data in February, to the May 9 discovery that a worldwide gang of criminals stole $45 million by hacking into a database of prepaid debit cards, information security...more

The Great Disappearing Acts: California Considers Two Bills Addressing the Removal of Online Information of Minors

by Jake Romero | Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 5/20/2013

Do you ever find yourself worrying that, given the types of things minors deem appropriate to post on social networking Web sites like Facebook and Twitter, our country won’t be able to produce an electable candidate for...more

State Attorneys General Look Into Recent Data Breach Incident

by BuckleySandler LLP on 5/15/2013

On May 1, the Connecticut Attorney General, George Jepsen, and the Maryland Attorney General and NAAG President, Douglas Gansler, sent a letter to representatives of a “daily deals” website that recently disclosed a data...more

Federal Legislation Introduced Regarding Mobile Application Privacy

by Allison Dodd, Daren M. Orzechowski | White & Case LLP on 5/15/2013

On May 9, 2013, Georgia Congressman Hank Johnson introduced the Application Privacy, Protection and Security Act of 2013 (the "Apps Act"), a bill "[t]o provide for greater transparency in and user control over the treatment...more

Busy at Work: California Legislature Addressing Data Privacy Concerns with Data Privacy Law

by Lisa Kim, Joshua Marker, Sarah Woo | Reed Smith on 5/15/2013

The California legislature is busily at work, staying at the forefront with the development of data privacy laws. More than 15 bills related to data privacy concerns are currently making their way through the legislature, and...more

Data Breach - Your Organization Needs a Plan

by Nicole Reimann | Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP on 5/15/2013

The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse’s Chronology of Data Breaches lists 3,671 incidents affecting 607,295,463 records since 2005,1 including these three: - A worker steals customer records containing credit card, bank...more

Enter, the APPS Act

by Amy Malone | Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 5/14/2013

U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, a Democrat from Georgia, has introduced a mobile privacy bill that if passed will require mobile application developers to maintain privacy policies, obtain consent from consumers before collecting...more

Employer BYOD Concerns: Part 2 of It's 2013. Do You Know Where Your BYOD Policies Are?

by David Johnson, Joshua B. Konvisser | Pillsbury Global Sourcing Practice on 5/14/2013

In Part 2 of "It's 2013. Do You Know Where Your BYOD Policies Are?" we will discuss employer BYOD concerns. Check out Part 1 to learn more about employee interests; Part 3 will present developing trends and suggest best...more

EU Data Protection Regulation: and the horizon recedes again . . .

by Susan Foster | Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 5/13/2013

(LONDON) We recently wrote that a crucial committee vote on the new EU Data Protection Regulation had been pushed back until May 29-30. The vote has been delayed again until an unspecified future date, although Jan Phillip...more

Infobytes - A Weekly In-depth review of news & developments in the financial services industry - May 10, 2013

by BuckleySandler LLP on 5/13/2013

In This Issue: - FEDERAL ISSUES - STATE ISSUES - COURTS - MISCELLANY - FIRM NEWS - FIRM PUBLICATIONS - MORTGAGES - BANKING - CONSUMER FINANCE - SECURITIES - PRIVACY/DATA SECURITY -...more

HHS Empowers Consumers to Know (and Enforce) their Rights Under HIPAA

by Ryan Blaney | Proskauer - Privacy & Data Security on 5/9/2013

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published on its website a series of factsheets designed to educate consumers unfamiliar with their rights under the Health Insurance...more

HHS Considers Amending HIPAA Privacy Rule to Permit Disclosure of Mental Health Information for Firearm Background Checks

by Cory Fox, Lynn Sessions | BakerHostetler on 5/8/2013

Adding yet another wrinkle to the nation’s contentious gun control debate, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) soliciting information and public...more

Insurance Coverage for Cyber Attacks

by Roberta Anderson | K&L Gates LLP on 5/8/2013

There’s no denying that the present-day Internet, while extraordinary, is increasingly scary. Cyber attacks of various types continue to escalate across the globe. As stated by one recent commentator: “Cybercrime is raging...more

Getting It In Writing - The Art of Policy Management

by NAVEX Global on 5/8/2013

Inside this e-Book: - Company Descriptions - Policy Management: From Dilbert to Reality - The Art of Managing Policy Exception Requests - From NAVEX Global: Business Case: The ROI of Policy Management -...more

It's 2013. Do You Know Where Your BYOD Policies Are?

by David Johnson, Joshua B. Konvisser | Pillsbury Global Sourcing Practice on 5/7/2013

Imagine you grab your phone only to find it locked, with all of your applications, pictures, and contacts permanently deleted. Imagine your employer's IT department remote-wiped your phone because they mistakenly believed it...more

Data Privacy Trouble Surrounding Google Street View Cars Presents Lesson for Smaller Companies [Video]

by LXBN on 5/7/2013

Google is a part of so many facets of our lives, and the amount of data they have access to on each and every one of us is troubling if you think too hard about it. But’s something just about everyone’s grown accustomed to....more

Cloud Providers That Adhere to U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework Meet EU's Data Protection Adequacy Requirements, Says U.S. Commerce...

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 5/7/2013

Differing local privacy and data protection laws, especially in the EU, have increasingly challenged U.S. cloud providers seeking to move and store data across the globe. New guidance and public statements by the United...more

Infobytes - A Weekly In-depth review of news & developments in the financial services industry - May 3, 2013

by BuckleySandler LLP on 5/6/2013

In This Issue: - FEDERAL ISSUES - STATE ISSUES - COURTS - FIRM NEWS - FIRM PUBLICATIONS - MORTGAGES - BANKING - CONSUMER FINANCE - CREDIT CARDS - E-COMMERCE - PRIVACY/DATA SECURITY -...more

Preventing Corruption While Protecting Personal Information

by Suhna Pierce, Ruti Smithline, Marian Waldmann | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 5/6/2013

Multinational businesses are subject to a patchwork of laws of the various jurisdictions in which they operate. Complying with the myriad rules and regulations can be challenging. Compliance obligations vary from one country...more

Small and Mid-Size Companies: Beware of Increased Cybersecurity Threats of Sensitive Tax Information

by Helen Christakos, Brendan Lund | Carr, McClellan, Ingersoll, Thompson & Horn -... on 5/3/2013

Small and mid-size companies electronically transmit an increased amount of sensitive financial information via the Internet to comply with tax compliance obligations....more

Monitoring and Recording Telephone Calls in the United Kingdom

by Richard Frase, Renzo Marchini, Charles Wynn-Evans | Dechert LLP on 5/2/2013

It is widely (and incorrectly!) believed that it is unlawful in the UK in any circumstances to monitor and record telephone calls without drawing this to the attention of the parties to the call. There are in fact broad...more

Global Sourcing Group -- Spring 2013

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 5/1/2013

Every year, we survey Morrison & Foerster’s Global Sourcing Group lawyers around the world to create a snapshot of the current state of the global outsourcing market and to identify emerging trends that are likely to shape...more

Tips for Mobile App Privacy Compliance [Video]

by Fenwick & West LLP on 4/30/2013

Increasingly, privacy is a big concern in app development. California and other jurisdictions are ramping up enforcement efforts around existing privacy laws. For example, the California attorney general has recently taken...more

About California’s Right to Know Act of 2013 – What, Me Worry?

by Jake Romero | Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 4/30/2013

If you got Google, Facebook and Microsoft into a room and asked them to compile a list of things that they are most afraid of, that list would probably look something like this...more

SEC and CFTC Issue Identity Theft Red Flags Rules Applicable to Financial Institutions and Creditors

by Timothy Blank, Nicholas DiLorenzo, Owen C.J. Foster, Christopher Harvey | Dechert LLP on 4/30/2013

The SEC and CFTC recently issued joint Identity Theft Red Flags Rules (the “Rules”), which are rules and guidelines requiring certain financial institutions worldwide to adopt comprehensive data security programs to detect...more

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Cybersecurity Experts Urge Diligence at Portland Conference

The Great Disappearing Acts: California Considers Two Bills Addressing the Removal of Online Information of Minors

State Attorneys General Look Into Recent Data Breach Incident

Federal Legislation Introduced Regarding Mobile Application Privacy

Busy at Work: California Legislature Addressing Data Privacy Concerns with Data Privacy Law

Data Breach - Your Organization Needs a Plan

Enter, the APPS Act

Employer BYOD Concerns: Part 2 of It's 2013. Do You Know Where Your BYOD Policies Are?

EU Data Protection Regulation: and the horizon recedes again . . .

Infobytes - A Weekly In-depth review of news & developments in the financial services industry - May 10, 2013

HHS Empowers Consumers to Know (and Enforce) their Rights Under HIPAA

HHS Considers Amending HIPAA Privacy Rule to Permit Disclosure of Mental Health Information for Firearm Background Checks

Insurance Coverage for Cyber Attacks

Getting It In Writing - The Art of Policy Management

It's 2013. Do You Know Where Your BYOD Policies Are?

Data Privacy Trouble Surrounding Google Street View Cars Presents Lesson for Smaller Companies [Video]

Cloud Providers That Adhere to U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework Meet EU's Data Protection Adequacy Requirements, Says U.S. Commerce...

Infobytes - A Weekly In-depth review of news & developments in the financial services industry - May 3, 2013

Preventing Corruption While Protecting Personal Information

Small and Mid-Size Companies: Beware of Increased Cybersecurity Threats of Sensitive Tax Information

Monitoring and Recording Telephone Calls in the United Kingdom

Global Sourcing Group -- Spring 2013

Tips for Mobile App Privacy Compliance [Video]

About California’s Right to Know Act of 2013 – What, Me Worry?

SEC and CFTC Issue Identity Theft Red Flags Rules Applicable to Financial Institutions and Creditors

Data Privacy Trouble Surrounding Google Street View Cars Presents Lesson for Smaller Companies [Video]

Tips for Mobile App Privacy Compliance [Video]

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