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What You Need to Know to Get Started with Privacy Shield Certification
If your company maintains operations in the European Union or is U.S. based but obtaining personal data from European citizens, you will need to strongly consider obtaining certification under the new Privacy Shield framework. Certification began in August 2016, and will make compliance with EU privacy laws when transferring data to the U.S. possible for the immediate future.
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Is Your Law Firm Running 'Encryption Light?'
With so many warnings to lawyers about transmitting unsecured email and attachments, it can be difficult to understand the solutions available and how they differ. Some may improve security but make communications cumbersome. If too cumbersome, users seek a way to work around them or choose less powerful tools.
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Building a Business Case for a Data Privacy Program
When members of the Compliance, Governance and Oversight Council (CGOC) discuss data privacy and security today, I see an entirely new level of urgency.…
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Search Warrants for IoT Data Spur Legal, Privacy Complications
<b><i><font size="-1"> Law Enforcement Attempts to Access Amazon Echo Raise Questions over the Viability of IoT Data in Investigations and the Vulnerability of Private Information</b></i></font><p>A case surrounding a mysterious death in a Benton County, AR, has far-reaching implications for the ownership and privacy of data generated from Internet-connected devices.
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<i>Online Extra</i><br>DOL Sues Google Over Failure to Provide Compensation Data
The Department of Labor (DOL) is asking an administrative law judge to order the company to turn over information on job and salary history for employees…
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Virtual Snooping
The modern-day snoop is all too often someone you know. If this consideration doesn't leave you paranoid and looking over your shoulder, it should.
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Presidential Cybersecurity Handoff
Given the pending change in administration and uncertainty around President-elect Trump's priorities on cybersecurity, an analysis of the current federal cyber landscape may yield insights into how the next administration might prioritize their approach on this important front.
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Internet Law in a Trump Presidency
President Trump is already being pressured to reverse President Obama's Open Internet Order (also known as “net neutrality”) and take an aggressive stance against it. It remains to be seen how President Trump will balance the call for privacy regulations amidst our country's vulnerability to cyber-attacks.
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Most Firms Feel Assured in Cybersecurity Abilities, But Is That False Confidence?
Law firms are increasingly confident in their cybersecurity capabilities, despite many falling short of adequate breach response preparation.
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Practical Approaches to the EU-US Privacy Shield
This article discusses the corporate impact of the EU-US Privacy Shield and practical approaches to managing global corporate data in the wake of <i>Schrems</i>.
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