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More Organizations Forgoing Legal's Input When Buying Privacy Tech

IAPP and TrustArc's “How Privacy Tech Is Bought and Deployed” survey found that legal teams have less input in the privacy purchases their organizations make—and that may be a good sign for adoption,
4 minute read

The Recorder

Facebook's Lawsuit Against Data Analytics Firm Rankwave Removed to Federal Court

Rankwave's lawyers at Skadden wrote in the filing removing the case from San Mateo Superior Court that Facebook had failed to adhere to its own terms of service and platform policy since before the company's Cambridge Analytica scandal.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

$67M Punitive Damages Verdict Reached in Criminal Records Class Action

Bucks County could be on the hook for up to $67 million in punitive damages after a federal jury found it violated the Criminal History Records Information Act by publishing the criminal records of 67,000 people on the web.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

New Jersey Eyes Regulation of Biometric Data

The legislature is considering a bill that would require certain businesses involved in the collection of personally identifiable information to establish notification protocols and security standards.
9 minute read

Legaltech News

Can Cloud Providers Calm Legal's Apprehensions?

As cloud computing become more popular, some law firms and corporate legal departments aren't jumping fully on the bandwagon. Can cloud providers provide enough support and privacy to win over legal?
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Compelled Use of Biometric Identifiers to Unlock Electronic Devices Under the Fifth Amendment

Should fingerprints and facial recognition be treated more like passcodes and passwords in the smartphone context? Two recent cases reflect a split of authority on that question.
11 minute read

Legaltech News

Use Kid Gloves With Kid Data, New Privacy Laws Say

The FTC's alleged investigation of YouTube's data processing of young viewers is part of a growing effort internationally to safeguard what and how children's data is being collected and used, said an attorney.
3 minute read

The Recorder

After Government Hands Over Classified Evidence, Judge Reconsiders Ruling for Twitter in Transparency Suit

After receiving an in camera filing from the government, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers indicated she thinks information that Twitter is seeking to publish about government requests "would pose grave or imminent harm to national security" if made public.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

US Health Care Companies Overconfident About Data Privacy Management, Study Shows

Despite experiencing the second-largest amount of cybersecurity breaches, health care industry survey respondents reported that they were “very confident” or “extremely confident” in knowing exactly where sensitive data reside, although only half of them said they update their inventory of personal data once a year or less.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

5 Ways Celebrities Have Responded to Being Hacked

Celebrities ranging from Jennifer Lawrence to the members of Radiohead have been the victims of hackers. Here's how they have responded to having their emails, photos or other private materials thrust into the public eye.
1 minute read

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