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The Digital Download - Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security Newsletter - March 2018

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Features - Updates on the EU - Privacy & Data Security Team Launches GDPR Tracker Website. The Alston & Bird Privacy & Data Security Team recently launched the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Tracker website,...more

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Lenovo Wins Second Motion to Dismiss in Adware Class Action

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A California district court recently dismissed—for the second time—consumer claims that technology giant Lenovo Inc. violated New York’s Deceptive Acts and Practices Statute by selling laptops with preinstalled...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Federal Trade Commission Approves Settlement with Lenovo Over Ad Software

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved its proposed settlement with Lenovo, Inc. over the installation of pre-installed advertising software called VisualDiscovery onto Lenovo laptops. According to the FTC, the...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

To Disclose or Not To Disclose: The FTC’s Dueling Concurrences over Deceptive Omissions in Lenovo

On September 5, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it and 32 state attorneys general had settled charges with Lenovo, Inc., regarding the company’s practice of pre-loading advertising software on its...more

BakerHostetler

Deception and Unfair Practices Come Preinstalled

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Lenovo, a manufacturer of personal computers, recently agreed, among other things, to implement a software security program in a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over issues with third-party software...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Lenovo Agrees to Settle Data Security Case with FTC and 32 AGs

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on September 5, 2017, that it has settled with Lenovo regarding allegations that Lenovo “harmed customers by pre-loading software on some laptops that compromised security...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Key Takeaways from FTC Settlement with Lenovo Over Pre-Installed “Man-in-the-Middle” Software

On September 5, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that it had agreed to enter into a settlement with Lenovo Inc., which allegedly preloaded some of its computers with invasive software that compromised...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Lenovo Settles FTC Charges Regarding Pre-Installed Software That Compromised Consumers' Cybersecurity and Privacy

On September 5, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it and 32 state attorneys general had settled charges with Lenovo regarding the company's practice of pre-loading software on its laptops that...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Recent Litigation Against Product Manufacturers Shows the Reach of Cybersecurity Liability

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Plaintiffs have increasingly sought to hold companies accountable through litigation for security breaches or hacks of their computer systems that store personal information. Two recent court decisions in California...more

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