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New York Law Journal

People Can Sue Over 'Increased Risk' of Identity Theft From Data Breach, Appeals Court Rules

The unanimous ruling held that plaintiffs may establish an injury based on an "increased risk" of identity theft or fraud once their data has been leaked.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

As States Offer Data Breach 'Safe Harbors,' Not All Companies Are Receptive

Utah recently became the second state to enact an affirmative defense for data breaches. But complicated compliance and added responsibilities might scare some companies off from leveraging the legal mechanism.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Analytics in New York: Looking Back To See the Future

In 2019, the French government amended Article 33 of the Justice Reform Act, suddenly making it illegal to publish statistical information about a specific judge and their rulings. The revision sent shockwaves to legal technology companies around the world. Judges across the United States reacted with mixed sentiments.
8 minute read

Legaltech News

Why Discovery Data Transfers May Face Additional Regulatory Scrutiny

Though case law on data transfers is fairly consistent, evolving data privacy regulations, including those impacted by Schrems II, may introduce additional complications, according to a Legalweek(year) panel.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

Balancing Privacy, Quality and Unbiased Data Is Difficult, but Not Impossible

Data collection is already increasingly challenging because of emerging privacy laws. But a recent International Association of Privacy Professionals panel also noted that younger generations' privacy preferences may add even more additional hurdles.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

Confidentiality Requests in Data Breach Notifications Make a Bad Situation Worse

After clothing retailer FatFace suffered a ransomware attack earlier this year, it included an unusual confidentiality request in its data breach notification. Lawyers say such a move could only exacerbate its regulatory and reputational challenges.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Class Action Trend: Suit Against ADT Reflects Growing Litigation Over Privacy

In some instances, the technician would take note of homes that had attractive women, then repeatedly logged into these customers' accounts to view their footage for sexual gratification, according to court pleadings.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

Data Proliferation and Maturing Privacy Regulations: A Perfect Storm of Risk

As our work continues to be driven by the use of best-of-breed workplace apps, the businesses that will rise to the top will prove to be those that can efficiently locate and decipher insights from the ever-expanding ocean of unstructured data.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Meet the Law Profs and Other Members of New Privacy Board

"The creation of this commission is the genesis of a real enforcement arm to help consumers protect their data," said Alastair Mactaggart, the San Francisco developer who co-authored both laws.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

The Third Wave of Legal Technology Transformation: Changing the What of the Legal Practice

By structuring unstructured legal data, we have entered the third wave of legal technology. Lawyers will have to change What they do to take full advantage of these new sources of value capture.
8 minute read

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