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With Active Privacy Shield Enforcement, FTC May be EU's Best Privacy Ally

The FTC is holding organizations accountable for falsely claiming compliance with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, and those actions could have wider implications for just how seriously the commission will take faulty GDPR compliance.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Judge Advances Cambridge Analytica Case, Says Facebook's Privacy Argument 'Could Not Be More Wrong'

"When you share sensitive information with a limited audience (especially when you've made clear that you intend your audience to be limited), you retain privacy rights and can sue someone for violating them," wrote U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, who let most of the claims against Facebook move forward in consumer litigation accusing the company of unlawfully disclosing user information to third parties.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Looking Beyond the Calif. Consumer Privacy Act: Recent Amendments to State Consumer Privacy Laws

Some states, eager to address data collected by evolving technologies, are redefining protected personal information in breach notification laws.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Calif. Workplace Bills Face Final Votes as Legislative Session Nears End

A bill to codify the California's Supreme Court decision in Dynamex remains the major workplace bill that everyone, including employment lawyers, is watching.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Rising Health Care Data Breaches Are A Wake-Up Call for CLOs, Compliance Officers

A 25 million record data breach at a collection agency serving hospitals including New York's Mount Sinai and laboratories including Quest Diagnostics and LabCorp is a wake-up call for in-house counsel and compliance officers to address risks from business associates, lawyers said.
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

FTC Official Urges State Attorneys General to Sue Google Over Kids' Privacy Violations

The Google penalty was part of a settlement with Federal Trade Commission general counsel Alden Abbott and New York Attorney General Letitia James. A dissenting FTC commissioner says other attorneys general should file lawsuits over the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act violations.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

What Businesses Can Be Doing Now to Prepare for the CCPA

For many businesses, this is the first time that they will have to comply with an over-arching privacy law, which has made the process of complying with the CCPA difficult.
6 minute read

Legaltech News

Why Today's Ransomware Is More Virulent (and Lucrative) Than Ever

Kroll's new cyber risk practice managing director Eric Thompson warns that cryptocurrency has completely changed the economics, and execution, of today's cyberattacks.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Comcast Deputy General Counsel Takes Data Privacy Expertise to BakerHostetler

Daniel Pepper has left his role as deputy general counsel and deputy privacy officer at Comcast and has been hired as a partner in the firm's privacy and data protection team.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Another Northern District Magistrate Weighs in on Forced Use of Biometrics to Unlock Devices

U.S. Magistrate Judge Virginia Demarchi in San Jose found that forcing an individual to use a biometric feature such as a fingerprint to unlock an electronic device is an "inherently testimonial" act subject to Fifth Amendment protections.
3 minute read

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