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[Data security and breach notification in the United States]( Navigator
Sidley Austin LLP
A structured guide to data security and breach notification in the United States
[New York AG Announces Record Year for Data Breaches in New York - and Updates Guidance on Reasonable Security Measures]( New York Blog
DLA Piper LLP
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced that his office received a record number (1,300) of data breach notices in 2016. In the pressâ¦
[Public Accommodations are Starting to Win Website Accessibility Lawsuits]( Litigation Blog
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Two recent decisions by federal judges to dismiss website accessibility lawsuits may cause more public accommodations to fight instead of settleâ¦
[FBI Warns of Cybersecurity Risk from FTPs]( Blog
Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
Last week, the FBI issued guidance specifically applicable to medical and dental facilities regarding the cybersecurity risk of File Transferâ¦
[Federal District Court Allows Discovery in Class Action Concerning Internet Companyâs Collection of Biometric Data]( Illinois Litigation Blog
Buckley Sandler LLP
In a Memorandum Opinion and Order handed down on February 27,a District Court in the Northern District of Illinois declined to dismiss a putativeâ¦
[New Mexico comes late to data breach party, requires promptness]( New Mexico Blog
Thompson Coburn LLP
Thirteen years after the first state data breach notification law was enacted, New Mexico has finally decided to join the other 47 states with suchâ¦
[Autonomous Vehicles and All That Data]( Blog
LeClairRyan
In an earlier post, we discussed the potential ownership models for autonomous vehicles, also known as driverless cars (âAVsâ). Models range fromâ¦
[Court Dismisses Website Accessibility Suit Over Lack of Connection to Store]( Litigation Blog
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
As we noted earlier this week, a handful of law firms have filed hundreds of lawsuits - and sent many hundreds of letters threatening lawsuits - overâ¦
[Ninth Circuit Reverses Lower Court on Compulsory License Rights of OVDs]( California Litigation
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Broadcasters were handed a key legal victory Tuesday as a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court opinionâ¦
[New Yorkers experienced record number of data breaches in 2016]( New York
Nixon Peabody LLP
A record 1.6 million New Yorkers were affected by data breaches in 2016, according to a March 21 press release issued by State Attorney General Ericâ¦
[Counterhackingâa legal primer, inspired by proposed legislation](
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
U.S. Congressman Tom Graves recently proposed legislation that would amend the primary U.S. anti-hacking law to allow...
[SEC Requires Public Companies to Hyperlink Exhibits Beginning September 1, 2017]( Blog
Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
Public companies will soon be required to include an active hyperlink to each exhibit to all registration statements filed under the Securities Actâ¦
[Federal Court in Los Angeles Dismisses Website Accessibility Claims]( California Litigation
Ogletree Deakins
On March 20, 2017, a federal district judge in Los Angeles granted Domino's Pizza's motion to dismiss a website accessibility lawsuit in a rulingâ¦
[Is New York Poised to Adopt a Right to be Forgotten?]( New York
Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP
For all of the good things the Internet provides, there are some significant downsides. These include forwarded news items from crazy relativesâ¦
[Online privacy - for sale or at risk?]( Blog
Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP
There has been some reporting lately on recent legislation passed in the House of Representatives that has eliminated online privacy rules adoptedâ¦
[Whack a Meme: Is It Possible to Contain (Let Alone Stop) the âCrying Jordanâ?]( Blog
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Almost everyone (even my parents) has seen the Crying Michael Jordan meme popping up around the internet and social media. Crying Jordan has appearedâ¦
[Broadcast Issues/Programs Lists Due; Online Public File Reminder; Childrenâs Programming; Commercial Limits; and Class A TV Eligibility](
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
By April 10, 2017, all radio and television broadcast stations, both commercial and noncommercial, must prepare a list of important issues facingâ¦
[Privacy and Information Security - Cyber Incident Response Planning](
FisherBroyles LLP
Articles and notices about data breaches have become commonplace, but the actions required by companies in the event of such an incident areâ¦
[Alibaba Says âClose Sesameâ: C.D. Cal. Finds No Liability When âOnlineâ Mall Provides a Search Engine Allowing Consumers to Search for Plaintiffâs Products Within its Online Marketplace]( Litigation
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Courts continue to show reluctance to permit trademark claims to hamper the sale of products via the Internet absent concrete evidence of actualâ¦
[Illinois Continues Legislative Efforts Aimed at Protecting Consumersâ Privacy Rights]( Illinois
Foley & Lardner LLP
The Illinois legislature is currently considering three different bills designed to enhance consumer privacy protections. The Right to Know Act wouldâ¦
[Increased Scrutiny for Identified Populations & Social Media Review]( Blog
Greenberg Traurig LLP
We continue to see immigration as a moving target with recent news of four cables issued by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson guiding implementationâ¦
[Consumer guide advises how your car may be tracking you](
Nixon Peabody LLP
The National Automotive Dealers Association and Future of Privacy Forum have released a consumer guide informing consumers of the information thatâ¦
[Someone is infringing your IP - Now What?](
FisherBroyles LLP
So you own some kind of valuable IP which is not being respected. What to do? The answer depends on the type of IP and nature of infringement, asâ¦
[Mobile Health App Makers Investigated for Fraud Enter into Settlement With the Office of the Attorney General for the State of New York]( New York Litigation Blog
Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti LLP
New York State Attorney General, A.G. Schneiderman, has put mobile health application developers on notice - âWe wonât tolerate non-evidence-basedâ¦
[FCC Proposes Eliminating Annual International Traffic and Revenue Report and Streamlining Annual Circuit Capacity Report]( Blog
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
At its March 23, 2017 Open Meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) voted unanimously to adopt a notice of proposedâ¦
[Digital Divide Deepens: Tech Community Backs Second Circuit in Clash with Magistrates over Reach of U.S. Warrants]( Litigation Blog
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
The technology community took aim at a recent federal magistrateâs ruling that ordered Google Inc. to comply with search warrants seeking customerâ¦
[Itâs Audit Season: Have You Audited Your Websiteâs Accessibility?]( Blog
Akerman LLP
Audit season is in full swing. Businesses now are working with auditors on their tax and other audits to ensure compliance with various financialâ¦
[Congress Has Repealed the FCCâs Privacy Rules - Now What?]( Litigation
Cooley LLP
By narrow and largely party-line votes, the Senate and the House of Representatives have repealed the Federal Communications Commission's privacyâ¦
[Senate Passes Joint Resolution to Repeal FCCâs Broadband Privacy Rules]( Blog
Squire Patton Boggs
On March 23, the U.S. Senate passed S.J. Res. 34, a joint resolution to repeal the broadband privacy rules adopted by the Federal Communicationsâ¦
[Knowing Where You Are, When You Are: Creepy or competitive? The privacy and security issues involved with geo-location tracking](
Bryan Cave LLP
Smartphones, smartphone apps, websites, and other connected devices (e.g., âwearablesâ) increasingly request that consumers provide theirâ¦
[Blockchain is what makes Bitcoin work, and is the real deal to change the world!]( Blog
Gardere
McKinseyâs interviewed Don Tapscott who defined Blockchain as an âimmutable, unhackable distributed database of digital assetsâ which is a âgiantâ¦
[Telecom Alert - Senate Votes to Repeal Broadband Privacy Rules; Wideband Emissions; AT&T 911 Outage; 800 MHz Cellular Spectrum Rules; FirstNet Board Meeting; The Connected Product Intensive - Vol. XIV, Issue 13](
Keller and Heckman LLP
In a vote along party lines, the Senate passed a Joint Resolution, which uses the Congressional Review Act to repeal the FCCâs 2016 Broadband Privacyâ¦
[It's tax season - is your scam alert on? (Update)](
Frost Brown Todd LLC
In January, we alerted clients that 2017 would likely yield a new crop of phishing emails sent by fraudsters looking to steal employees' W-2â¦
[California Considers Connected Product Security and Data Collection Notice Requirements]( California
Keller and Heckman LLP
California, the state that so often seems to strive to dictate policy for the whole country, is now considering a bill that would useâ¦
[Third Circuit Finds Error in Disclosure of an Attorneyâs Email Given to Grand Jury]( Litigation
Winston & Strawn LLP
On January 27, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed a decision of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania inâ¦
[The Six Ground Rules for Successfully Navigating Any Corporate Crisis](
FTI Consulting Inc
Expected or unexpected, all change is disruptive. An operational crisis, some form of leadership malfeasance, an unexpected financial setback, anâ¦
[Shining a Light on the Darknet: What Every Business Should Know](
Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP
The portion of the Internet that most people generally use is only one of three layers. The commonly used layer that is accessible by search enginesâ¦
[Federal Gag Orders Likely to Change]( Litigation
Fenwick & West LLP
There is often a tension between the needs of law enforcement and the companies that collect and store the electronic data of individuals. Lawâ¦
[Hard Facts Make Bad Law - The High School Version]( Blog
Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP
The firing of a high school football coach in Mississippi, which is no doubt a big deal in and of itself, became a bigger deal when the coach filed aâ¦
[The Future of SportâAn eSports Epiphany](
Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP
Within the world of digital media, there are so many exciting segments that are collectively moving the ball forward in their own unique wayâ¦
[Goldilocks and the Interactive Bear: The Privacy Nightmare]( Blog
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Once upon a time, which happened to be close to around March 2015, Mattel introduced Hello Barbie, the worldâs first âinteractive dollâ. With theâ¦
[Disclaimers: paper shield or your best protection?]( Litigation Blog
Reed Smith LLP
The UK Court of Appeal recently considered the liability of issuers to secondary market investors under the Misrepresentation Act 1967 (the â1967â¦
[U.S. Senate Approves Resolution to Repeal FCCâs Broadband Privacy Rules; Resolution Heads to U.S. House of Representatives for Consideration](
Paul Hastings LLP
Yesterday, the United States Senate approved a joint resolution that would repeal the Federal Communications Commissionâs (âFCCâ) privacy and dataâ¦
[Episode 196: The Numbers Prove the Exponential Growth of the Internet]( Audio
Duane Morris LLP
TechLaw10 is a 10-minute audio podcast update from U.S. lawyer Eric Sinrod (Duane Morris) and UK lawyer Jonathan Armstrong (Cordery) where they shareâ¦
[Cyber Risk Management: Mandatory Breach Reporting & Record Keeping](
MLT Aikins LLP
We previously wrote about the Digital Privacy Act and its various changes to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Actâ¦
[Consumer Protection in Retail: Weekly Roundup]( Litigation Blog
Hunton & Williams LLP
This past week, several consumer actions made headlines that affect the retail industry. FTC Settles Claim Against LA Car Dealership Group for $3.6â¦
[Survey of 500 Senior Executives Reveals the Corporate Crises Concerns Keeping Them Up at Night](
FTI Consulting Inc
Most crisis managers agree: The world became a riskier place to do business in 2016. With cyber crime on the rise, the volume of social mediaâ¦
[Elsevier Wins Summary Judgment Over Use of 3-D Medical Animations in Copyright Case]( Litigation Blog
Proskauer Rose LLP
Although this blog typically focuses on legal developments in marketing and false advertising, its authors and editors are of course active legalâ¦
[Court Relies on Due Process Argument to Dismiss Website Accessibility Suit]( Litigation Blog
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
Over the past few years, a handful of law firms have filed hundreds of lawsuits - and sent many hundreds of letters threatening lawsuits - overâ¦
[Trump Budget Raises Questions about Approach to Cybersecurity]( Blog
Nossaman LLP
On Thursday, March 16, 2017, President Trump unveiled his "America First" budget blueprint. One of the most important quandaries for those in theâ¦
Event notice
[The Connected Product Intensive: A Framework for Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management Seminar](
Keller and Heckman LLP
San Francisco CA, 2 - 3 May 2017
[Global]
Internet & Social Media
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[Data security and breach notification in Slovakia]( Navigator
Havel, Holásek & Partners s.r.o.
A structured guide to data security and breach notification in Slovakia
[Collection, storage and transfer of data in India]( Navigator
Kochhar & Co
A structured guide to collection, storage and transfer of data in India
[Data security and breach notification in Switzerland]( Navigator
Walder Wyss Ltd
A structured guide to data security and breach notification in Switzerland
[Data security and breach notification in the Czech Republic]( Navigator
Havel, Holásek & Partners s.r.o.
A structured guide to data security and breach notification in the Czech Republic
[Defamation and online business reviews - should you "go legal" or turn the other cheek?](
HopgoodGanim
In the increasingly online world in which we live, businesses almost invariably use web-based platforms and social media to promote their goods andâ¦
[The Fine(d) Blend of Bitcoins and Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)](
STA Law Firm Ltd
Let's keep it simple! Cadberry sells chocolates to its distributors worldwide by a distribution contract signed between Cadberry and its agents. Inâ¦
[Cyber and privacy risks for professional firms]( Blog
Clyde & Co LLP
A joint report by GCHQ's newly opened National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the National Crime Agency (NCA) published earlier this month warnsâ¦
[What 2017 Holds for Retail Tech](
Ashfords LLP
A 2016 report from digital targeting firm Criteo has as much as half of all retail eâcommerce transactions taking place over multiple devices, andâ¦
[WIPO panel not convinced by respondent's alleged use of domain name to "celebrate" family pet]( Litigation
Hogan Lovells
In a recent decision under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) before the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), aâ¦
Other top stories
[Supreme Court Clarifies Test For Determining Whether Designs On Useful Articles Are Eligible For Copyright Protection: Star Athletica, L.L.C. v. Varsity Brands, Inc.](
[Brewery and Beer Distributor Sued over Promotional Contest](
[The Browns Employ Creative Use of NFL Salary Cap Structure For Future Success]( Blog
[Intellectual Property Liability Considerations for M&A Transactions](
[Supreme Court Clarifies Copyright Eligibility for Useful Articles](
[Bringing Innovative Technology to Healthcareâ¦What about HIPAA?]( Blog
[Contract Corner: SaaS Escrow Considerations (Part 2)]( Blog
[DFARS: Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting](
[OCC Issues Highly-Anticipated Guidance for Evaluating Charter Applications from Fintech Companies](
[Court of Appeals Rules that Over-the-Top Video Service is Not a Cable System Entitled to Statutory License to Retransmit TV Station Programming]( Blog
International developments
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[MIC to Require Select Offshore Service Providers of Online Content to Comply with Local Content Restrictions](
[The Standing Committee of NPC issued the draft E-commerce Law for public opinion](
[Collection, storage and transfer of data in China]( Navigator
[Collection, storage and transfer of data in Hong Kong]( Navigator
[Foxtel and Roadshow Films successfully obtain orders blocking access to The Pirate Bay and other foreign BitTorrent and streaming websites](
[Are you ready for the GDPR?: A conference report](
[Italian authorities send a message with EUâs highest data protection fine as GDPR looms]( Blog
[Keyword ads â Only infringing if theyâre confusing]( Blog
[Electronic marketing and internet use in Germany]( Navigator
Event notice
[2017 Section of International Law Spring Meeting](
American Bar Association
Washington, DC, 25 - 29 April 2017
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