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General Data Protection Regulation: Defense or Offense?

Ostensibly, GDPR's mission is to strengthen and unify the EU's protection of online privacy rights and promote data protection for citizens of the 28 countries currently in the EU. In the global economy, however, GDPR serves as an alarm to all countries with business flowing across Europe and well beyond. Where business flows, data follow.
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National Law Journal

FTC Mum on Data Privacy Next Steps After Appeals Court Loss

The FTC elected not to ask the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit to review a ruling that erased the agency's enforcement action against LabMD Inc. Still, FTC chair Joe Simons said recently that "privacy and data security will continue to be an enforcement priority."
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The Legal Intelligencer

How Video Game Mods Are Changing the Intellectual Property Game

A year ago, the word “fortnight” was relegated to relative obscurity—an archaic way of saying two weeks. In July 2017, however, all that changed. After software developer Epic Games released the blockbuster video game Fortnite Battle Royale—a multi-platform, free-to-play game in which players participate in a cartoonish fight for survival in a post-apocalyptic world—the word "Fortnite" can now be heard everywhere.
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Legaltech News

Cyber Insurance Growing Pains: Sixth Circuit Overturns Email Phishing Ruling

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit's ruling that losses connected to spear phishing attacks are covered under computer fraud policies is likely to shape how cyber insurers' craft their policies in the future.
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Legaltech News

Can You Patent the Blockchain? That Depends.

A look at issued blockchain patents reveals that how something is inventive can matter as much as whether it is inventive in the first place.
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The Recorder

Chhabria Appoints Pair to Lead Cambridge Analytica Lawsuits Against Facebook

A federal judge in California has appointed two lawyers to lead class actions brought against Facebook Inc. over the Cambridge Analytica scandal over misuse of user data.
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Texas Lawyer

Akerman Poaches Dallas-Based Cybersecurity Partner from Greenberg Traurig

Lori Nugent has handled more than 1,000 data breaches since 2003.
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The Recorder

Greenberg Traurig's Calif. Growth Continues With 2 New Hires

The Am Law 100 firm has recruited a pair of partners in two cities from Squire Patton Boggs and the in-house world.
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Legaltech News

In-House Counsel's Growing Role in Data Protection and Security Risk Management

In-house counsel is facing growing responsibility to minimize damage to the corporate reputation, loss of key data, and legal and regulatory penalties. And many worry their organization is stuck in a game of catch-up.
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Daily Report Online

Alston Adds DOJ Cyber Prosecutor

Larry Sommerfeld spent almost 16 years prosecuting cybercrime and other cases at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Atlanta.
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