In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine new privacy laws in Germany, an FTC settlement with an alleged consumer loan company over unfair and deceptive practices, the dismissal of a data...more
8/2/2017
/ Children's Toys ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Dismissals ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Germany ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Lenders ,
Member State ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Settlement ,
Standing ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine modifications to New York state's proposed cybersecurity regulations for financial institutions, a 5th Circuit ruling that a phishing scam is not...more
1/4/2017
/ Banks ,
Commercial Crime Insurance Polices ,
Consumer Insurance Products ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Financial Services ,
FCC ,
Home Depot ,
Internet of Things ,
Phishing Scams ,
Privacy Laws ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury
In this edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we take a look at the FCC's new rules for broadband privacy, the FTC's new playbook for data breach response and notification, the NHTSA's voluntary guidance for...more
11/2/2016
/ Actual Injuries ,
Automotive Industry ,
Breach Notification Rule ,
Broadband ,
Cloud Computing ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Breach Plans ,
Driverless Cars ,
EU ,
FCC ,
Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
FTC Guidelines ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Incident Response Plans ,
IP Addresses ,
National Broadband Plan ,
NHTSA ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation
In this edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we highlight guidance issued by the Irish data protection authority regarding the use of location data, as well as the FTC's request for comment on its Standards for...more
9/2/2016
/ Attorney General ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Class Action ,
Consent ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Internet Retailers ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Ireland ,
Location Data ,
Misrepresentation ,
NAIC ,
Nursing Homes ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Public Comment ,
Right to Privacy ,
Safeguards Rule ,
Settlement ,
Social Media Policy ,
Standing ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes
In this edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the impact of Brexit on EU data protection, court rulings on cyber insurance policy exclusions and coverage gaps, recent statements from the FTC and the...more
6/30/2016
/ Banks ,
Bonds ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Electronic Health Record Incentives ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Fashion Industry ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FFIEC ,
Fraudulent Transfers ,
Germany ,
Hackers ,
Internet of Things ,
Privacy Laws ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing ,
UK Brexit ,
Young Lawyers
In this edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine recent developments, including the U.S. Supreme Court's holding in Spokeo that consumer plaintiffs must show "real harm" to sue in federal court, the EU data...more
6/3/2016
/ Antitrust Violations ,
Article III ,
Breach Notification Rule ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection Commissioner ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Ireland ,
Privacy Laws ,
Risk of Loss ,
SCOTUS ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing ,
Subrogation
In This Issue:
- Second Circuit Rules Patriot Act Does Not Authorize Bulk Metadata Collection; Congress Reconsiders Certain Patriot Act Authorities
- SEC Issues Cybersecurity Guidance for Investment Companies...more
6/2/2015
/ Broadband ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Customer Lists ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Enforcement ,
FBI ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Internet of Things ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Funds ,
Jurisdiction ,
Online Privacy Protection Act ,
Patriot Act ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
RadioShack ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In This Issue:
- EU Issues Guidelines on ‘Right to be Forgotten’
- FFIEC Observations on Bank Cybersecurity Provides Important Guidelines for Every Industry
- Remarks by Comptroller Curry Highlight OCC...more
12/1/2014
/ Automotive Industry ,
Banks ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FFIEC ,
FTC v Wyndham ,
Google ,
NIST ,
OCC ,
Privacy Laws ,
Retailers ,
Right to Be Forgotten ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In This Issue:
- EU Parliament Cements Position on Privacy Protection Reform
- EU Parliament Passes Cybersecurity Directive
- SEC Holds Roundtable on Cybersecurity
- EU and APEC Introduce Guide for...more
3/28/2014
/ APEC ,
Class Action ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
FCC ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Small Business