Articles

Major Barrier to E-Commerce in Middle East and North Africa is Fear about Data SecurityIs the Flap Over Microsoft Emails in Ireland Overblown? View More…

Behavioral Marketing

Digital Advertising Alliance Will Begin Enforcing Its Mobile Privacy Guidance in SeptemberNative Advertisers Face Closer Scrutiny From Industry Self-Regulatory Bodies View More…

Biometrics

Litigation Update on Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy ActLitigation Breeding Ground: Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act View More…

California

Happy “Labor …” More Privacy Rights for Employees: California Legislature Closes Session Without Extending Employee and B2B Data Exemptions Under the CCPAMessage Sent! California Attorney General Announces $1.2 Million CCPA Settlement with Retailer and Its Focus on the Sale of Customer Information View More…

CAN-SPAM

CAN of Worms?: New Decision Opens CAN-SPAM Private Right of Action to Non-ISPsNew CAN-SPAM Rule Gives Long-Awaited Answers View More…

Children's Online Privacy Protection Act

The Future of the FTC: Part IIThe Future of the FTC: Part I View More…

Cloud Computing

Kingdom in the Cloud: Saudi Arabia’s Draft Cloud Computing RegulationsFiduciary Access to Digital Assets and Accounts: Revised Model Statute Adopted in Oregon View More…

Commercial Litigation

SolarWinds: A Lesson on How Companies Victimized by Data Breaches Can Quickly Become the Target of Litigation and Regulatory InvestigationsConcrete Enough to Stand: Ninth Circuit Upholds FCRA Claims in Spokeo View More…

Communications Decency Act

CDA Protects MySpace from Underage User's Negligence ClaimImmunity Under the CDA Has Its Limits According to Two Recent Federal Court Decisions View More…

Cybersecurity

SEC Revisits Regulation S-P After Twenty Years of Innovation to Information Technology2022 Trends in Privacy and Data Security Law View More…

Data Breaches

Standing to Sue: Is Theft of Drivers’ License Numbers Sufficient to Allege Imminent Threat of Future Harm?Travelling outside the EU: French Data Protection Authority Publishes a Checklist to Secure Phones and Laptops View More…

Data Privacy Laws

Going Beyond HIPAA - Washington Health Privacy Law Enacted: Broad Reach, Amorphous Scope, Big Litigation RiskSEC Revisits Regulation S-P After Twenty Years of Innovation to Information Technology View More…

Direct Marketing

D.C. Circuit’s Long-Awaited Ruling Narrows FCC’s 2015 TCPA OrderDraft Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulation published by European Commission View More…

E-Commerce

Amazon’s Recent Acquisitions Highlight the Value of Consumer Data (and the Evolving Privacy Issues)Delaware Enacts Comprehensive Online Privacy Protection Law View More…

Electronic Communications

Draft Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulation published by European CommissionCJEU holds that mass surveillance must not be general and indiscriminate View More…

Electronic Voting

Election and Other News View More…

Endorsement

In Groundbreaking Settlements, Attorneys General Find Fake Social Media Engagement Illegal View More…

European Union

Travelling outside the EU: French Data Protection Authority Publishes a Checklist to Secure Phones and LaptopsEU-U.S. and UK-U.S. Data Transfer Deals Advance with White House Executive Order View More…

FCC

D.C. Circuit’s Long-Awaited Ruling Narrows FCC’s 2015 TCPA OrderUpdate on FCC Privacy Rules View More…

Fifth Amendment

District Court Rules That Smartphone Passcodes Are Testimonial; Protected by Fifth Amendment View More…

Financial Privacy

PCI Council Issues Biz Tips to Reduce 3rd Party Security RiskCalifornia Supreme Court Holds Online Retailers of Downloadable Products May Require Personally Identifying Information For Credit Card Transactions View More…

FOIA

Justice Roberts: "This Isn't Personal, and Neither Are Your Corporate Records"Since when does a legal entity have "privacy" rights? View More…

Fourth Amendment

Tales from the (Quantum) CryptCalifornia Gives the Fourth Amendment a 21st Century Makeover View More…

France

Travelling outside the EU: French Data Protection Authority Publishes a Checklist to Secure Phones and LaptopsFrench DPA Issues Guidance Surrounding Practice of Web Scraping View More…

FTC Enforcement

FTC’s One-Two Punch on Data Tracking and Health PrivacyFTC Seeks to Move Beyond Notice and Consent to Restrict Data Collection and Use View More…

GDPR

EU-U.S. and UK-U.S. Data Transfer Deals Advance with White House Executive OrderU.S. and EU Agree in Principle on New Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework View More…

GPS

Baby You Can Drive My CarTracking GPS View More…

HIPAA

Going Beyond HIPAA - Washington Health Privacy Law Enacted: Broad Reach, Amorphous Scope, Big Litigation RiskFTC’s One-Two Punch on Data Tracking and Health Privacy View More…

Identity Theft

Standing to Sue: Is Theft of Drivers’ License Numbers Sufficient to Allege Imminent Threat of Future Harm?California Amends Data Breach Notification Law to Require Notification of Breach of Encrypted Personal Information When Encryption Key Has Been Leaked View More…

International

Travelling outside the EU: French Data Protection Authority Publishes a Checklist to Secure Phones and LaptopsU.S. and EU Agree in Principle on New Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework View More…

Invasion of Privacy

Standing to Sue: Is Theft of Drivers’ License Numbers Sufficient to Allege Imminent Threat of Future Harm?DOJ’s Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative Secures More Than $9 Million in Two False Claims Act Settlements for Alleged Cybersecurity Violations View More…

Legislation

SEC Revisits Regulation S-P After Twenty Years of Innovation to Information TechnologyShining a Light on the Corporate Transparency Act: FinCEN’s Rules for Beneficial Ownership Reporting View More…

Medical Privacy

Going Beyond HIPAA - Washington Health Privacy Law Enacted: Broad Reach, Amorphous Scope, Big Litigation RiskFTC: LabMD Tests Positive for “Unfair” Security Practices View More…

Miscellaneous

ONC Releases Interoperability FrameworksA Primer on EMV Technology for Merchants View More…

Mobile Privacy

HHS Bulletin: Covered Entities’ Disclosure of PHI Collected via Online Tracking Technologies Falls under HIPAABusinesses That Use Consumer Data or Data Products (Everyone?) Take Heed: FTC Moves Ahead with Rulemaking Process on “Commercial Surveillance” Practices View More…

National Security

SolarWinds Vendor Supply Chain Attack: A Timely Reason to Review Procedures for Risk Assessments and Vendor ContractsCJEU holds that mass surveillance must not be general and indiscriminate View More…

Online Privacy

HHS Bulletin: Covered Entities’ Disclosure of PHI Collected via Online Tracking Technologies Falls under HIPAA“A Full Plate”: FTC’s Open Meeting on PBMs, AI, Privacy and Online Harms View More…

Pretexting

Senate Passes Federal Legislation Criminalizing "Pretexting" View More…

Privacy Law

Going Beyond HIPAA - Washington Health Privacy Law Enacted: Broad Reach, Amorphous Scope, Big Litigation RiskSEC Revisits Regulation S-P After Twenty Years of Innovation to Information Technology View More…

Privacy Litigation

Shining a Light on the Corporate Transparency Act: FinCEN’s Rules for Beneficial Ownership ReportingStanding to Sue: Is Theft of Drivers’ License Numbers Sufficient to Allege Imminent Threat of Future Harm? View More…

Right to be Forgotten

French Data Protection Wants to Force Google to Extend the Right To Be Delisted to All the Search Engine’s ExtensionsEU Officials (Finally) Agree on New Data Protection Regulation View More…

Rule 23/Class Actions

Shareholders Denied Suit Against Home Depot Over Data Breach View More…

SEC

SEC Revisits Regulation S-P After Twenty Years of Innovation to Information TechnologyShining a Light on the Corporate Transparency Act: FinCEN’s Rules for Beneficial Ownership Reporting View More…

Securities and Shareholder Litigation

Shining a Light on the Corporate Transparency Act: FinCEN’s Rules for Beneficial Ownership ReportingSolarWinds: A Lesson on How Companies Victimized by Data Breaches Can Quickly Become the Target of Litigation and Regulatory Investigations View More…

Security Breach Notification Laws

Regulatory Crackdown on RansomwareHHS to Exercise Enforcement Discretion to Permit HIPAA Business Associates to Use and Disclose PHI to Public Health Authorities during the COVID-19 Health Crisis View More…

Security Freeze

Northern Disclosure: Alaska Enacts 44th State Breach Notification LawSecurity Freeze Law Not Unconstitutional On its Face View More…

Social Media

Amid a Spate of Activity, COPPA Remains an FTC Enforcement PriorityIn Groundbreaking Settlements, Attorneys General Find Fake Social Media Engagement Illegal View More…

Spyware

Tales from the (Quantum) CryptFTC Settlement Bars Marketing of Spyware for Illegal Uses View More…

State Privacy Laws

Going Beyond HIPAA - Washington Health Privacy Law Enacted: Broad Reach, Amorphous Scope, Big Litigation RiskOne More Year: Attorney General Issues Final Regulations as CA Legislature Delays Some Compliance Obligations View More…

TCPA

D.C. Circuit’s Long-Awaited Ruling Narrows FCC’s 2015 TCPA OrderFCC Confirms Solicited Fax Ads Must Include an Opt-Out View More…

Telecommunications

FTC Issues New Guidance on Artificial Intelligence TechnologyWith Regulators Increasing Focus on Spam Robocalls, Arkansas Follows Others States in Passing Anti-Spoofing Privacy Law View More…

Uncategorized

Class Actions and the Continued Significance of Arbitration AgreementsPrivacy Shield Details Released View More…

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Workplace Privacy

Happy “Labor …” More Privacy Rights for Employees: California Legislature Closes Session Without Extending Employee and B2B Data Exemptions Under the CCPAPrivacy Considerations for Employers and Health Care Providers When Communicating about Coronavirus-Infected Individuals View More…