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Privacy Notices, Opt-In Clauses Debated as U.S. Regulators Shape Federal Privacy Law Image

Privacy Notices, Opt-In Clauses Debated as U.S. Regulators Shape Federal Privacy Law

Caroline Spiezio

Tech giants' privacy counsel and U.S. senators discussed opt-in policies, lengthy, legalese-filled privacy notices and location tracking. The discussion aimed to further shape a potential U.S. federal data privacy law.

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Second Circuit Blocks Video Privacy Suit Brought Against Barnes & Noble Image

Second Circuit Blocks Video Privacy Suit Brought Against Barnes & Noble

Jenna Greene

A would-be class action against Barnes & Noble could have cost the bookseller hundreds of millions of dollars — not to mention a reputational hit for allegedly sharing private information about its customers' online video purchases with Facebook.

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A Survey of Proposed Federal Privacy Legislation and the Year Ahead Image

A Survey of Proposed Federal Privacy Legislation and the Year Ahead

Jeffrey Atteberry

The social, economic, and political forces pushing for a comprehensive overhaul of the nation's privacy regime are numerous, and many see 2019 as presenting the best opportunity yet for passage of federal data privacy legislation.

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2019 Trends Overview: Compliance, Privacy and Security Family Tree Image

2019 Trends Overview: Compliance, Privacy and Security Family Tree

Mark Sangster

In 2019, regulations and laws will continue to define how businesses collect and use consumer data, and their obligations to protect this data from misuse, theft or exposure to unauthorized parties.

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Causation and Harm In Data Breach Litigation Image

Causation and Harm In Data Breach Litigation

Brian Ellman & Jee-Yeon Lehmann

Demonstrating that a data breach has resulted in an injury-in-fact can be difficult, because it is not always clear what has happened or will happen with the stolen data.

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Implications of GDPR & CCPA on Public Records Image

Implications of GDPR & CCPA on Public Records

Jeff Cox

This article discusses the importance of securing a safe harbor for court records through reviewing an illustrative example of how a European Union (EU) citizen was able to force U.S. legal technology companies to remove and alter court records using GDPR.

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Cloudy With a Chance of IoT attacks: The Cybersecurity Forecast for 2019 Image

Cloudy With a Chance of IoT attacks: The Cybersecurity Forecast for 2019

Leigh-Anne Galloway

2018 was a trying year for the cybersecurity industry, with breaches increasing and showing no signs of slowing as we enter the New Year. 2019 will bring its own threats with the propagation of new technology — 5G and IoT — and their security vulnerabilities. However, there's also progress on the horizon, thanks to more stringent government regulation and increasing legal action.

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What the U.S.' Pursuit of Foreign Nation-State Hackers Means for Cybercrime Victims and Targets Image

What the U.S.' Pursuit of Foreign Nation-State Hackers Means for Cybercrime Victims and Targets

Ronald Cheng & Mallory Jensen

For years, the U.S. has maintained an active enforcement campaign against overseas cyber criminals and while these past efforts have not been haphazard, they have not necessarily been part of a specific drive to address the serious issue of foreign cybercrime committed by nation states. Recent announcements by the DOJ show that this enforcement campaign is accelerating and expanding.

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Q&A with Women Leaders in Cybersecurity and Privacy Image

Q&A with Women Leaders in Cybersecurity and Privacy

Adam Schlagman

In 2017, Atlanta attorney Bess Hinson founded the Atlanta Women in Cybersecurity Roundtable, an invitation-only initiative to provide community and resources to advance women in cybersecurity in Atlanta. Here, we speak with some of those women leaders about their biggest security and privacy challenges and why women are pursing legal and other roles in the cybersecurity and privacy field.

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Federal Data Privacy Legislation Is Likely Next Year, Tech Lawyers Say Image

Federal Data Privacy Legislation Is Likely Next Year, Tech Lawyers Say

Dan Clark

For Years, Federal Legislators Have Attempted to Pass Comprehensive Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Legislation. With More Support Than Ever from the Public, Industry and Both Sides of the Political Spectrum, 2019 May Be the Year When Such Legislation Is Enacted.

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