In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine a declaration on ethical considerations for artificial intelligence, the annual joint review of the Privacy Shield, a new lawsuit from a snack food...more
12/5/2018
/ Administrative Review ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Banks ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Lexicon ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Officers (DPOs) ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
EDPS ,
Ethics ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Stability Board ,
FSB ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Human Rights ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Malware ,
Personal Data ,
Policy Exclusions ,
Popular ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Privacy Laws ,
Property Insurance ,
Ransomware ,
Secretary of Commerce
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine new privacy laws in Germany, an FTC settlement with an alleged consumer loan company over unfair and deceptive practices, the dismissal of a data...more
8/2/2017
/ Children's Toys ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Dismissals ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Germany ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Lenders ,
Member State ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Settlement ,
Standing ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine modifications to New York state's proposed cybersecurity regulations for financial institutions, a 5th Circuit ruling that a phishing scam is not...more
1/4/2017
/ Banks ,
Commercial Crime Insurance Polices ,
Consumer Insurance Products ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Financial Services ,
FCC ,
Home Depot ,
Internet of Things ,
Phishing Scams ,
Privacy Laws ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury
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 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
“Decision 2000/520 is invalid.” With those four words, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) sent shock waves through the European and U.S. business communities on October 6, 2015, with a landmark decision finding...more
10/7/2015
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Edward Snowden ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Facebook ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Ireland ,
National Security ,
National Security Agency (NSA) ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Right to Privacy ,
Safe Harbors ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework