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SEC Warns Companies on Spoof Emails: Q&A With Bass, Berry & Sims Litigator

"I think the SEC is inching closer to the point where they're going to take action on companies that don't have adequate safeguards."
4 minute read

The Recorder

Facebook Hit with UK Maximum £500K Fine in Cambridge Analytica Probe

The UK's Information Commissioner's Office punished Facebook after finding that the social media giant allowed app developers to access the personal information of millions of users without their clear consent.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Facebook Is Fined the Maximum in UK Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal

The UK's Information Commissioner's Office punished Facebook after finding that the social media giant allowed app developers to access the personal information of millions of users without their clear consent. A Facebook spokesperson said Thursday that while the company disputes some of the ICO's findings, it agrees the company should have done more.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

Erasing a Commercial Relationship Won't Do the Same for Your Data

Despite privacy laws like the GDPR and the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, ending a commercial relationship doesn't mean that your data is no longer in play.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

FTC Consumer Protection Chief Makes Case For EU Data Privacy Cooperation

The FTC's consumer bureau director, Andrew Smith, said Wednesday at a U.S. Chamber summit in Washington that privacy shield renewal is 'a top priority for the Federal Trade Commission.'
4 minute read

National Law Journal

FTC Consumer Protection Chief Makes Case For EU Data Privacy Cooperation

“It's an extremely important arrangement that Commerce and the [European Commission] have agreed to, and it supports hundreds of billions of dollars in transatlantic data flows," the FTC's consumer bureau director, Andrew Smith, said Wednesday at a U.S. Chamber summit in Washington.
5 minute read

Legaltech News

The Blockchain Will Support GDPR, but Not How Most People Think

It's clear that the onset of GDPR regulations and a quickly changing consumer sentiment about the sensitivity and value of their personal data will reorient a company's interactions with their customers and their information.
8 minute read

The Recorder

'Smart Cities' Raise Novel Issues and Novel Risks

The advent of “smart cities”—made possible by the burgeoning “Internet of Things” (IoT)—presents revolutionary opportunities for municipal planners and developers, and the private business enterprises partnering with them.
8 minute read

Law.com

What's Next: DOJ's Big Tech Buddies

Also up, Facebook Caught Snooping? And ISPs go challenge Vermont law in latest net neutrality spat.
5 minute read

Legaltech News

Blockchain for More Than Just Crypto, but Presents New Legal Issues

A panel of experts at the Association of Corporate Counsel's annual meeting said on Tuesday that blockchain and smart contracts can be used for more than just cryptocurrency.
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