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Is your website violating California's Wiretap Act?

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Retailers, financial services firms, and many other companies utilize third party session replay software to maintain a record of interactions with visitors to their websites for a variety of useful purposes, including to...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Will Section 230 and DMCA Translate to the Metaverse?

Wilson Sonsini provides extensive and cutting-edge legal services for innovators, technology pioneers, and disruptors. As part of our focus on emerging technologies, our attorneys are publishing a series on applying and...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The Dutch Tulip Bubble and Internal Controls for Third Parties

Internal controls are a key tool to operationalize your third-party risk management program. The basic internal controls, that should be a part of any financial controls system. There were four significant controls the...more

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CCPA Privacy FAQs: Is a Service Provider Responsible if its Client Violates the CCPA?

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No. In order to be considered a “service provider” for the purposes of the CCPA, a vendor must be bound by a written contract that prohibits it from...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Choice Hotels Contacts 700,000 Customers About Data Breach Caused by Vendor

In another example of a data breach allegedly caused by a vendor, Choice Hotels is contacting approximately 700,000 of its customers regarding a data breach caused by a third-party vendor that “copied the impacted data from...more

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Privacy FAQs: Is a business responsible if its service provider misuses (or misappropriates) personal information?

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The California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") was enacted in early 2018 as a political compromise to stave off a poorly drafted, and plaintiff’s friendly ballot initiative.  Although the CCPA is scheduled to go into force in...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Unsolicited Fax was not an Ad, Third Circuit Court of Appeal Finds

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On May 28, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed the District Court’s decision to grant summary judgment in favor of Defendants Optum, Inc. and OptumInsight, Inc. related entities...more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

Third-Party Misconduct & Transparency Compliance

Hiring third parties to conduct international business is appealing: Foreign business agents, consultants, distributors, and other groups facilitate business by speaking local languages, providing expertise, and accessing...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Litigation Watch: Can a Third-Party Vendor Be Left Holding the Bag After a Breach?

Many organizations, particularly those outside of the technology sector, rely heavily on third-parties—including cyber security specialists, lawyers, and public relations firms—to help pick up the pieces after a data breach. ...more

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Employers Beware: You Cannot Always Trust Third-Party Provided Background Check Disclosure Forms

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Does your company run background checks on its employees? Do you pay a third-party to run the reports and trust them to get it right? You may not be as safe as you think you are. Just ask Whole Foods, Paramount...more

Baker Donelson

Have You Checked Your Vendor Agreements Lately?

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In April 2012, the CFPB released a bombshell on financial institutions – not only could they be held responsible for any violations of consumer protection laws, but now they could also be held responsible for the actions of...more

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