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Understanding Access vs. Acquisition - Dear Mary – Incidents + Investigations Cybersecurity Advice Column

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Each of the 50 states has its own definition of what constitutes a reportable data breach. For some, it requires “unauthorized access” to personal information. For others, it requires “unauthorized acquisition.” And then,...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

It’s Easier for Employers to Sue for Data Theft

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Why a Ninth Circuit decision and an amendment to the Economic Espionage Act change the landscape. Two new developments this past year have made it easier for employers to sue employees in federal court for stealing data...more

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‘Cannibal Cop’ Decision Restrains Employers

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Second Circuit ruling on data theft creates more inconsistency regarding federal law’s reach. In December, a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in U.S. v. Valle interpreted the Computer...more

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Stealing Bases Okay; Stealing Data Not So Much

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On January 8, 2016, Christopher Correa, the former director of Baseball Development for the St. Louis Cardinals, pleaded guilty to each count of a five-count criminal information, charging him with felony violations of...more

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Cybersecurity and Data Privacy and E-Discovery and Information Management: Second Circuit Draws Line Between Employees and Hackers...

Employers in New York face a heightened hurdle to holding employees legally accountable for theft and other misuse of company data after the Second Circuit’s recent decision in United States v. Valle. The Court has held that...more

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