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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Hack Highlights Government's Data Minimization Dilemma

Governments law enforcement agencies may never stop collecting personal information, but should there be a limit to how long they can keep it?
4 minute read

The Recorder

Facebook Must Face Class Action Over Unwanted Text Messages, Panel Says

A Ninth Circuit judge wrote that messages received by a non-Facebook user were "automated, unsolicited, and unwanted."
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Holland & Knight Taps NY Partner to Lead Data Security Practice

"Data is the primary asset class of the 21st century," said new practice head Mark Melodia, who's taking over after the previous leaders decamped for Manatt last week.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Tech Company Zipwhip Hires Former Banking Exec as General Counsel

Faye Ricci, a former VP at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and JP Morgan Chase & Co., said she would ensure that Zipwhip is "applying best practices around compliance and data-protection regulations, managing our industry reputation and safeguarding our customers' privacy."
2 minute read

Law.com

What's Next: How Microsoft Sealed the Future of Antitrust Fights in the Valley + A Murder Case Built on Genealogy Websites Goes to Court

Gary Reback shares what has changed—and more importantly, what hasn't—nearly two decades after the Department of Justices' antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft.
12 minute read

The Recorder

Amazon's Alexa Devices Violate Children's Privacy, Class Actions Say

A pair of class actions seek statutory damages on behalf of children in nine states whose conversations were recorded by an Alexa-enabled device, like Echo and Echo Dot.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

The International Encryption Debate: Privacy Versus Big Brother

In their White-Collar Crime column, Robert J. Anello and Richard F. Albert write: A natural tension results from private interests and the government's interest in access to encrypted communications used to further criminal and terroristic conduct. The balancing of these competing concerns is at the crux of most encryption-related debates.
13 minute read

Legaltech News

Exterro Acquires Jordan Lawrence, Signaling Expansion Into Privacy

The acquisition follow Exterro's 2018 large-scale investment from Leeds Equity Partners. Exterro CEO and president Bobby Balachandran told LTN, “I believe e-discovery needs to reckon with the changing landscape of data privacy regulations.”
4 minute read

Legaltech News

Quest, Labcorp Breach Highlights Limits of HIPAA's Vendor Oversight

HIPAA lays out the responsibilities that both covered entities and vendors have in the event of a data breach, but service agreements can still play a vital role in determining where critical—and costly—responsibilities fall.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

Multistate HIPAA Breach Settlement May Signal New Paradigm of Cyber Enforcement

The lead-up to the first multistate HIPAA-related data breach suit was a decade in the making. Lawyers say the case's success is likely to trigger similar filings.
3 minute read

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