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Interactive Map Offers Easy Access to Data Breach Laws by State

BakerHostetler on 9/20/2018

An enhanced resource for analysis of data breach notification laws for all 50 states is now just a click away. BakerHostetler combined two of its state breach notification law resources (a summary of the laws and a guide to...more

On GDPR Day, Austrian DPA issues First Binding DPIA Whitelist

Alston & Bird on 5/29/2018

The GDPR entered into force on May 25, 2018. One of the GDPR’s core going-forward obligations is the duty to conduct Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) over processing activities that create a “high risk” to...more

Alert: A Dark Time for Data: WHOIS Blackout Period Likely Starting in May

Cooley LLP on 4/19/2018

What do you do when you want to look up the owner of a domain name? You probably perform a "WHOIS search" to find out the owner's name and contact information. The WHOIS system, which makes certain domain registration data...more

GDPR May 25th Deadline Approaching – Businesses Globally Will Feel Impact

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP on 2/12/2018

In less than four months, the General Data Protection Regulation (the "GDPR" or the "Regulation") will take effect in the European Union/European Economic Area, giving individuals in the EU/EEA greater control over their...more

What IP Practitioners Should Know About GDPR And Personal Data Protection In Europe

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 1/24/2018

In the European Union (“EU”), “everyone has the right to the protection of personal data concerning him or her” under the Charter of Fundamental Rights. Intellectual property is also protected as a fundamental right under the...more

When It Comes to Cybersecurity, Passwords are Passé

Maynard Nexsen on 12/7/2017

In the ever-changing landscape of data security, it is increasingly clear that law firms of all sizes, from the one-lawyer shop to the 1,000-lawyer megafirm, are being targeted by hackers. As the methods used to gain access...more

The CFAA: Shield or Anti-Competitive Sword in the World of Data Scraping?

Fish & Richardson on 10/5/2017

Most people think of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), 18 U.S.C. § 1030, as the federal criminal statute addressing computer hacking and other cybercrime. But as more and more businesses vest their enterprise value in...more

Ponemon Institute Study on Costs of Data Breaches Highlights Improvement and New Risks for U.S. and Global Companies

Ballard Spahr LLP on 6/29/2017

The average cost of a data breach, on both an aggregate and a per-record basis, has decreased slightly according to the Ponemon Institute's 2017 Cost of Data Breach Study: Global Overview. In addition to presenting recent...more

IoT Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Trends in Asia: Be Ready

Hogan Lovells on 6/14/2017

In this hoganlovells.com interview, Hong Kong-based Hogan Lovells partner Mark Parsons talks about the regulatory environment in Asia as it relates to cybersecurity, data privacy, and the Internet of Things (IoT)....more

2016 Class Action Year-End Review

BakerHostetler on 3/31/2017

We are pleased to share BakerHostetler’s 2016 Class Action Year-End Review, which offers a summary of key developments in class action litigation during the past year. Class action litigation moved to the forefront of the...more

"Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - September 2016"

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 10/3/2016

In this edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the Sixth Circuit's decision to allow injury-in-fact to be established by alleging a "substantial risk of harm" in a data breach case, New York state's...more

An Overview of Turkey’s New Data Protection Law

Proskauer - Privacy & Cybersecurity on 4/18/2016

After a decade of winding its way through the legislative process, Turkey’s new Data Protection Law entered into force on April 7. Although Turkey previously had a few sectoral data protection laws on the books, this is the...more

2016 Mobile Data Privacy and Security Update and 2015 Review

BakerHostetler on 4/5/2016

To say that mobile device usage has reached a tipping point would be an understatement. There are now more mobile devices than people in the world, a staggering 7.9 billion mobile devices for 7.4 billion people on Earth. In...more

The Intersection of Big Data and Antitrust Law - Finally a Case in the EU

McGuireWoods LLP on 3/9/2016

Only a few weeks ago, EU Competition Commissioner Vestager said in a speech, “We continue to look carefully at this issue, but we haven’t found a competition [antitrust] problem yet”. She was referring to antitrust issues...more

Perspective: What Will Be the Defining Cybersecurity Issues In 2016?

JD Supra Perspectives on 1/19/2016

As data breaches and their related obligations and liability risks continue to pile up with every passing year, we asked attorneys writing on JD Supra to answer the question: What will be among the defining issues for...more

The Digital Download - Privacy & Data Security Monthly Newsletter - January 2016

Alston & Bird on 1/11/2016

Senior Counsel Peter Swire to Debate European Privacy Activist Max Schrems. The debate, set to take place on January 26 in Brussels, will highlight key differences between certain European and U.S. attitudes towards U.S....more

A Primer on the GDPR: What You Need to Know

Proskauer - Privacy & Cybersecurity on 12/24/2015

Now that it’s been approved by the EU Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee, Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR” or the “Regulation”) is well on its way to replacing the 20-year-old Data Protection...more

Video Privacy Protection Act Narrowed – App’s Transmission of Roku ID Not Disclosure of Personal Information

Proskauer - New Media & Technology on 10/28/2015

A New York district court opinion is the latest addition to our watch of ongoing VPPA-related disputes, a notable decision on the issue of what exactly is a disclosure of “personally identifiable information” (PII) under the...more

Data privacy in the Americas - At a glance

FordHarrison on 10/16/2015

As multinational employers are aware, data privacy laws can vary greatly from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Ensuring compliance with the different requirements can be challenging, and the penalties for noncompliance can be...more

Draft Kings Class Action Argues Data Leak Revealed “Insider Trading” – But Can Case Survive Arbitration Clause?

McGuireWoods LLP on 10/13/2015

Draft Kings and Fan Duel, competing daily fantasy sports (DFS) sites, have been vying for attention by flooding the airwaves with a reported 60,000 commercials this year. However, a recent data leak has resulted in less...more

US–EU Safe Harbor – Struck Down!

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 10/7/2015

1. CJEU finds Safe Harbor Invalid - In a landmark ruling delivered today, Europe's highest court, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) declared that the EU Commission's US - EU Safe Harbour regime is...more

The Employee’s Role in Cybersecurity: Know, Then Do

JD Supra Perspectives on 9/17/2015

While the familiar axiom of “train your employees” is still relevant - it is becoming insufficient; beyond simply knowing what to do, more and more employees must affirmatively act to pursue their company’s cybersecurity...more

9 Things Employees Should Do to Prevent Data Breaches

JD Supra Perspectives on 9/15/2015

Avoiding employee mistakes that lead to inadvertent failures will free up valuable resources to fight the bad guys—and may save your job. ...more

FTC v. Wyndham: The Litigation Goes On, But Other Lessons To Learn

JD Supra Perspectives on 8/31/2015

It’s fair to say that the opinion by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in FTC v. Wyndham was a set-back for Wyndham, but for businesses it may be just the right wake-up call....more

A Firewall for the Boardroom: Best Practices to Insulate Directors and Officers From Derivative Lawsuits and Related Regulatory...

Carlton Fields on 8/17/2015

Shortly after the massive 2013 Target data breach, shareholders filed four derivative lawsuits against the company’s directors and some of its officers (13 CARE 624, 3/20/15). The shareholders alleged that the defendants had...more

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