In this month's Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we review an 11th Circuit case involving the longstanding battle between the FTC and medical company LabMD, recent NIST guidelines for securing devices connected to the...more
12/2/2016
/ Administrative Appeals ,
Appeals ,
China ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Geo-Blocking ,
LabMD ,
LinkedIn ,
NIST ,
Russia ,
Section 5 ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
In this edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we take a look at the FCC's new rules for broadband privacy, the FTC's new playbook for data breach response and notification, the NHTSA's voluntary guidance for...more
11/2/2016
/ Actual Injuries ,
Automotive Industry ,
Breach Notification Rule ,
Broadband ,
Cloud Computing ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Breach Plans ,
Driverless Cars ,
EU ,
FCC ,
Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
FTC Guidelines ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Incident Response Plans ,
IP Addresses ,
National Broadband Plan ,
NHTSA ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation
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
10/3/2016
/ Article III ,
CFTC ,
Class Action ,
Commodities ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Germany ,
International Data Transfers ,
NIST ,
NYDFS ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Standing ,
UK ,
Young Lawyers
In this edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we highlight guidance issued by the Irish data protection authority regarding the use of location data, as well as the FTC's request for comment on its Standards for...more
9/2/2016
/ Attorney General ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Class Action ,
Consent ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Internet Retailers ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Ireland ,
Location Data ,
Misrepresentation ,
NAIC ,
Nursing Homes ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Public Comment ,
Right to Privacy ,
Safeguards Rule ,
Settlement ,
Social Media Policy ,
Standing ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes
In this edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the impact of Brexit on EU data protection, court rulings on cyber insurance policy exclusions and coverage gaps, recent statements from the FTC and the...more
6/30/2016
/ Banks ,
Bonds ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Electronic Health Record Incentives ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Fashion Industry ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FFIEC ,
Fraudulent Transfers ,
Germany ,
Hackers ,
Internet of Things ,
Privacy Laws ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing ,
UK Brexit ,
Young Lawyers
In this edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine recent developments, including the U.S. Supreme Court's holding in Spokeo that consumer plaintiffs must show "real harm" to sue in federal court, the EU data...more
6/3/2016
/ Antitrust Violations ,
Article III ,
Breach Notification Rule ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection Commissioner ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Ireland ,
Privacy Laws ,
Risk of Loss ,
SCOTUS ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing ,
Subrogation
In this edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine changes to EU privacy and data protection laws, new state laws addressing data breach notifications, Congress' review of cyber insurance, and recent court...more
5/3/2016
/ Class Action ,
Commercial General Liability Policies ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Encryption ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Future Harm ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Mobile Health Apps ,
Notice Requirements ,
Standing ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes ,
Young Lawyers