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SEC Wallops Yahoo With $35M Penalty Over Breach Disclosures—or Lack Thereof

The company, now known as Altaba, has settled SEC claims that it misled investors about a 2014 data breach which affected more than 500 million user accounts.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: When the Judge Doesn't Like You; Saw Makers Notch a Win

Judicial bias is a tricky thing. Is the judge ruling against you because she doesn't like your legal arguments? Or is it personal?Either way, it's bold—and potentially risky—move to call on a judge to recuse for bias. But Mike Daugherty is not one to shy away from a fight.
10 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: Litigator of the Week: And Client Number Three Is…

Not every Litigator of the Week need be the victor of a long, scorched-earth battle in court. Sometimes, all it takes is the perfect interjection. And for that, we recognize this week's winner: Davis Wright Tremaine partner Robert Balin,
9 minute read

The Recorder

In-House Leaders From Facebook, Uber, Dropbox and Salesforce: 'Consent Is Complex in GDPR'

Are companies seeking too much consent to process data? Too little? It's a situation that poses challenges for in-house lawyers far and wide, according to a panel discussion of industry leaders at Santa Clara University School of Law.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Uber Scores an Early (Mostly) Win in Lyft Drivers' Privacy Suit

A federal magistrate judge in San Francisco knocked out state and federal privacy claims based on allegations that Uber used software to pose as Lyft passengers to spy on their rival's drivers. The judge however, allowed a claim brought under California's Unfair Competition Law survive.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Lawyers in UPMC Data Breach Case Spar Over Complexity of Central Issue

Attorney Gary Lynch, arguing before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on behalf of the plaintiffs in a closely watched case over UPMC's employee data breach, urged the justices to set aside the technical complexities associated with the field of cybersecurity and instead focus on "one of the most fundamental tenets of our common law."
7 minute read

Legaltech News

A Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower's Challenge to Social Media Collection

A veteran of data collection for political campaigns and social media, Brittany Kaiser says technologies like smart contracts can help build a framework for personal data as personal property.
5 minute read

The Recorder

WHOIS—Web Tool Used by IP Attorneys, Law Enforcement—In Peril After EU Privacy Regulators Reject Proposed Fix

The public directory that contains information about who has registered every domain on the web looks increasingly at risk of going dark next month due to a clash with the GDPR.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Ruling Ends Microsoft Email Privacy Case

“No live dispute remains between the parties over the issue with respect to which certiorari was granted,” the court stated in a three-page order.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Judge Certifies Class of Illinois Facebook Users in Privacy Suit Over Facial Recognition

The lawsuit, set to go to trial in July, confronts the company with billions in potential damages.
3 minute read

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