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Decoded - Technology Law Insights, V 5, Issue 9, November 2024

Welcome to our ninth 2024 issue of Decoded - our technology law insights e-newsletter. How are States Using Generative Artificial Intelligence? and Employee AI Adoption Cools Globally - Why this is important: As...more

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Digital Planning Podcast - Interview With Leeza Garber

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The Digital Planning Podcast is designed to educate individuals about all things digital in connection with estate planning, business planning, and estate administration. Your hosts, attorneys Jennifer Zegel, Ross Bruch, and...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Data Privacy Legislation, Part 2 (and bonus tips on teleworking from two law mamas who feel your pain!)

What is the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, and what does it mean for employers? And, because we can’t seem avoid discussing COVID-19 right now, practical tips for managing data security (like requiring passwords...more

Payne & Fears

Don’t Let Technology Run Away With Your Customer Information

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For many companies, customer information ranks among its most important assets. Yet these days, employees often keep this sensitive customer information in electronic locations that are not readily accessible to or controlled...more

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FTC sues IoT Device Manufacturer D-Link for Lax Cyber Security Practices

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On January 5, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed a complaint against computer networking hardware manufacturer D-Link Corporation, alleging that the company’s wireless routers, IP cameras, and other “Internet of...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Oklahoma and Virginia become newest states to consider social media legislation

The list of states that have passed social media legislation is getting longer. Early next week, Oklahoma will become the newest state to consider social media legislation (along with approximately 23 others) to prohibit...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Notifying Parties In Username/Password Breaches . . . It’s Not Just the Law

As we head into the end of 2015, state legislators across the country continue to strengthen, update and, in some instances, broaden the scope of their respective state data breach notification laws. Specifically, many...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Social Media Employee Privacy Laws – The New Majority Approach?

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As the old Bob Dylan song goes, “the times they are a-changin’.” While I suspect his message may have been intended for a more meaningful topic than social media employee privacy laws, his words do ring true. When Maryland...more

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Delaware Changes Online, Student Privacy Protection Laws

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Four pieces of legislation intended to improve online privacy and protections for Delaware residents were signed into law by Governor Jack Markell on August 7, 2015. Collectively, this legislation will impact a broad range of...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Delaware enacts a series of privacy laws

Delaware recently enacted four privacy laws–the Online and Personal Privacy Protection Act (DOPPA), the Student Data Privacy Protection Act (SDPPA) the Victim Online Privacy Act (VOPA) and the Employee/Applicant Protection...more

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Trendsetter or Outlier? Oregon Adds New Twist to Password Protection Laws

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Since early 2012, 21 states have enacted some form of "password protection" law. Although these laws vary substantially by state, their common thread is the intention to restrict employers' ability to access content in...more

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Add Connecticut to Your List of States with a Social Media Privacy Policy Law Favoring Employees

Since 2012, many states have enacted laws that restrict an employer’s capacity to access employees’ personal email and social media accounts. Last month, Connecticut joined the party and became the 21st state to enact an...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Nevada and North Dakota amend state breach notification laws

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Nevada has amended its breach notification law, effective July 1, 2015, to include a medical or health insurance identification number and a user name, unique identifier, or e-mail address in combination with a password or...more

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Adult FriendFinder confirms data breach of its users’ personal information

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On May 22, 2015, an online dating service called Adult FriendFinder confirmed that there had been a data breach of some of its 64 million users’ personal information. In an online notice to its users, Adult FriendFinder said...more

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Connecticut Restricts Employer Access to Personal Social Media, E-mail and Online Retail Accounts of Employees and Applicants

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On May 19, 2015, Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy signed into law a new statute restricting an employer’s ability to gain access to social media, e-mail and other personal online accounts of employees and job...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Don’t Tweet On Me!

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Following a national trend, Montana and Virginia have become the nineteenth and twentieth states to enact laws restricting employer access to the social media accounts of applicants and employees. Virginia’s law, which...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Status Updates - January 2015 #5

Pupils, passwords and privacy. A law that went into effect on January1st has the parents of some Illinois school children asking themselves how much of their children’s privacy they’re willing to forgo to keep cyberbullying...more

Butler Snow LLP

Are You Ready for the New Holacracy? Update on Social Media and the Hiring Process

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The innovative folks at Zappos have eschewed the traditional job application/interview/job offer process for a social-media-driven process on a Zappos platform. While very up-to-date, does this push the envelope to the point...more

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Louisiana Bans Access To Employees' Social Media

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On May 22, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal signed the Personal Online Account Privacy Protection Act into law. The Act, effective immediately, prohibits employers from requesting or requiring access to the personal online...more

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New Jersey Social Media Privacy Bill Signed Into Law

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On Thursday, August 29, 2013, New Jersey’s Governor Christopher Christie signed bill A-2878 into law. This law places New Jersey in line with the growing trend of states restricting employers’ ability to require job...more

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