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Employer vicariously liable for rogue employee’s data breach

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An employer was held by the Court of Appeal to be vicariously liable for a rogue employee’s deliberate and criminal disclosure of the personal data of other employees. This was despite the employee’s aim being to harm the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Supermarket Held Vicariously Liable in UK’s First Data Leak Class Action

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UK supermarket chain Morrisons has been held vicariously liable for the acts of a malicious employee in the UK’s first data leak class action. The issue began in 2014, when a disgruntled Morrison’s internal IT auditor posted...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #116 - Insider Error or Threat Continue to Cause Data Breaches

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You continue to hear that your employees are your biggest risk when it comes to causing a data breach. Recent incidents that we have been involved in that were caused by employee error include...more

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