While the California Consumer Privacy Act (effective January 1, 2020) has been getting the lion’s share of attention, Nevada’s Senate Bill No. 220 (“SB 220”) already went into effect on October 1, 2019. SB 220 gives Nevada...more
Copyrighting Your Body: A Defense Against Revenge Pornography -
When personal, intimate photographs or videos become exposed to the public via websites or other media, victims suffer immense loss and seemingly have little...more
This annual campaign is an effort by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to raise awareness about data security threats.
The Privacy & Data Security Group at McNees urges you on this occasion to consider whether...more
You and your business may use the cloud vendor Dropbox (www.dropbox.com) to store or transfer files, work-related documents, or personal information (or may have used it to transfer such data in the past).
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Cybercrime is among the top concerns today for our business clients, but limiting the risk of identity theft should be a topic you consider at home and with your family, as well as in the boardroom. This article will provide...more
Add dating website Ashley Madison to the list of large companies like Target, Home Depot and Michael’s that have had customer information stolen by hackers. Published reports say Ashley Madison is now facing multiple lawsuits...more
9/18/2015
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Companies can be fined by the federal government for failing to properly safeguard consumer data, according to a decision this week by Pennsylvania's federal appellate court....more
8/28/2015
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