The Security Summit, consisting of the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), state tax agencies, and private-sector tax industry officials, is encouraging tax professionals during the 2019 summer season to take some time to...more
8/27/2019
/ Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data Theft ,
Hackers ,
Identity Theft ,
IRS ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Returns
The Security Summit, consisting of the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), state tax agencies, and private-sector tax industry officials, is encouraging tax professionals during the 2019 summer season to take some time to...more
8/15/2019
/ Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Hackers ,
Identity Theft ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Phishing Scams ,
Popular ,
Social Security Numbers ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Returns
The Security Summit, consisting of the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), state tax agencies, and private-sector tax industry officials, is encouraging tax professionals during the 2019 summer season to take some time to...more
8/9/2019
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Identity Theft ,
Information Security ,
IRS ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Tax Planning
In March 2015, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) convened an unprecedented coalition of state tax agencies and private-sector tax industry officials to fight back against emerging criminal syndicates exploiting sensitive...more
On May 21, 2019, the City of San Francisco passed an ordinance banning the use of facial recognition software by police and other city agencies. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 8-1 in favor of the ban, which went...more
7/15/2019
/ Airports ,
Biometric Information ,
City Agencies ,
Civil Liberties ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Law Enforcement ,
Local Ordinance ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Police ,
Public Transit ,
Racial Bias ,
Software
Utah recently became the first state to enact a law specifically designed to protect private electronic information stored with third parties from collection by law enforcement without a valid warrant. Utah Governor Gary...more
5/2/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Data Privacy ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Law Enforcement ,
New Legislation ,
Search Warrant ,
Subpoenas
This is the second in a two-part series addressing recent developments in state privacy and data security laws. This article addresses new laws about student privacy, enforcement/ punishment for data privacy and security...more
2/20/2017
/ Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection Acts ,
Data Security ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HITECH Act ,
Identity Theft ,
NYDFS ,
Popular ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes ,
Student Privacy ,
Unlawful Trade Practices Acts
For a number of years now, January 28 has been marked as “Data Privacy Day” (or, for our European friends, “Data Protection Day”), and it is often overlooked observed in the United States, Canada, India and many European...more
1/30/2017
/ Computer Virus Protection ,
Credit Cards ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Debit Cards ,
Encryption ,
EU ,
Online Banking ,
Passwords ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Privacy Settings ,
Software ,
US-CERT
On February 16, 2016, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) issued “guidance” to assist federal agencies and non-federal entities in implementing the Cybersecurity Act of 2015. The Act was...more
As part of the government’s recent clarion call to improve our individual and collective cybersecurity posture, several federal and state agencies have released a variety of guidelines, frameworks, best practices and tips. ...more
9/8/2015
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hackers ,
National Security Agency (NSA) ,
NIST ,
SBA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Small Business ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Websites
In a highly-anticipated decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled in FTC v. Wyndham Worldwide Corporation that the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) is authorized to pursue lawsuits against those who...more
8/27/2015
/ Administrative Authority ,
Consumer Information ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC v Wyndham ,
Privacy Policy ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Wyndham
On 24 March, the Court of Justice for the European Union (CJEU) heard argument on a case that could significantly impact, if not invalidate altogether, the Safe Harbor framework that facilitates the flow of personal data from...more