California's Attorney General recently issued guidance for healthcare providers and facilities. The guidance serves as a reminder to comply with data privacy laws and with California Civil Code section 1798.82, which requires...more
The organization known as Californians for Consumer Privacy announced yesterday that it successfully secured enough signatures to qualify adding the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) to the state’s November 2020 ballot....more
Letter from the Editors -
Dear Readers,
The world of raising capital for emerging companies has experienced a revolution. Prior to the enactment of the JOBS Act in 2012, raising capital for private companies was...more
9/29/2016
/ Capital Raising ,
Crowdfunding ,
Crowdsourcing ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Dwolla ,
E-2 ,
Entrepreneurs ,
FinTech ,
Good Faith ,
H-1B ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Innovation ,
JOBS Act ,
Parole ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Placements ,
Public Offerings ,
Rule 506 ,
Visas
On Friday, the heads of the Federal Trade Commission overruled the decision of the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) in In the Matter of LabMd., Inc. The FTC concluded that the ALJ had erred in dismissing the Commission’s case...more
8/1/2016
/ Actual Injuries ,
Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
LabMD ,
Risk Assessment ,
Section 5 ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
According to the FBI, “there are only two types of companies: those that have been hacked and those that will be.” It does not take an actual data breach, however, for a company to be liable for its data security practices. ...more
7/20/2016
/ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Dwolla ,
FinTech ,
FTC v Wyndham ,
Hackers ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws