The FTC published on September 5, 2012 guidelines for mobile application developers to assist them observe truth-in-advertising and basic privacy principles when marketing their applications.
September 2012
One year of Data Protection Enforcement in France: what the CNIL’s Activity Report Reveals
By Marianne Le Moullec on
The French Data Protection Authority (“CNIL”) has recently issued its activity report for 2011. It provides us with some interesting data and allows us to reflect on the ever-growing importance of privacy and data protection in France. Video-surveillance, the right to be forgotten on the Internet, data breaches and abusive data collection by companies were the key highlights of 2011 and have remained dominant issues in 2012.
Crime (Policy) Does Pay – Sixth Circuit Holds That Endorsement of Crime Policy Covers Losses From Hacker’s Data Breach*
By Proskauer Rose on
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that a computer fraud rider to a “Blanket Crime Policy” covers losses from a hacker’s theft of customer credit card and checking account data.
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