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Privacy Monday - June 22, 2015
June 22, 2015 | Blog | By Cynthia Larose
The first Privacy Monday of the summer!
It's appropriate that the "boys of summer" feature prominently in today's post.
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It's appropriate that the "boys of summer" feature prominently in today's post.
New Hampshire Establishes Privacy Protections for Student Online Personal Information
June 17, 2015 | Blog | By Cynthia Larose, Julia Siripurapu
California again has provided a model of privacy legislation for other states to follow. New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan recently signed into law House Bill 520 (the “Bill”), a bipartisan effort to establish guidelines for the protection of student online personal information.
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Connecticut Amends Data Breach Notification Law
June 16, 2015 | Blog | By Cynthia Larose
In the absence of any meaningful moves in Congress to enact uniform data breach notification, the states continue to make adjustments to existing laws to better protect affected residents in their states.
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Privacy Monday - June 15, 2015 - OPM Hack
June 15, 2015 | Blog | By Cynthia Larose
The news continues to pour in about the two-part massive hack into the federal government's Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the compromise of personal information of millions of present and former federal employees.
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UPDATE: Union Claims that Hackers Have Accessed Personal Data of "All" Federal Employees
June 12, 2015 | Blog | By Cynthia Larose
As an update to our blog post, "Data Breach Affects Millions of Current and Former Government Workers", a union representing federal workers is now claiming that the hack may be worse than originally feared.
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Save the Date: June 24, 2015 -- All You Need to Know About Risk Assessments
June 12, 2015 | Blog | By Cynthia Larose
Register now for our June Wednesday Webinar. This webinar, the sixth in our Privacy series, will address risk assessment best practices and data breach readiness. A risk assessment is the foundational step in the development of a comprehensive privacy and security program for your company.
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Controls Coming for Intrusion & Network Surveillance Tools
June 11, 2015 | Blog
The Commerce Department's export control agency, BIS, has proposed a new rule to control exports of equipment and software designed or modified to perform network intrusion and internet protocol communications surveillance.
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Data Breach Affects Millions of Current and Former Government Workers
June 5, 2015 | Blog | By Dianne Bourque
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced that hackers have stolen the personal information of approximately 4 million current and former federal employees, including names, birthdates and social security numbers.
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Home Depot Moves to Dismiss Consumer Data Breach Claims for Lack of Standing
June 3, 2015 | Blog | By Kevin McGinty
Home Depot has staked its defense of consumer claims arising from the 2014 theft of payment card data from the home improvement retailer on the asserted absence of injuries sufficient to confer standing to sue.
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Privacy Monday - June 1, 2015 - Courts Affirm Insurers’ Denial of Coverage for Electronic Data Claims
June 1, 2015 | Blog | By Cynthia Larose
Happy June - the first day of meteorological summer!
In the last month, both a federal and state court denied coverage for claims relating to an insured’s handling of electronic data.
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In the last month, both a federal and state court denied coverage for claims relating to an insured’s handling of electronic data.
Failure to Obtain Required Retailer Approval Scuttles Target-MasterCard Data Breach Settlement
May 26, 2015 | Blog | By Kevin McGinty
Target’s attempt to resolve claims of MasterCard-issuing banks through a $19 million private settlement with MasterCard has been terminated for failure of issuers of 90% of the affected cards to accept the settlement by the Wednesday, May 20 acceptance deadline.
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REMINDER: Webinar - The Long Reach of COPPA
May 26, 2015 | Blog | By Cynthia Larose
If your company has an online presence -- or provides marketing or advertising services -- you should be registered for the fifth webinar in our 2015 Wednesday Privacy Webinar series: The Long Reach of COPPA. Recall the recent FTC settlement agreement with Yelp -- clearly a site not targeted at children -- that cost the online review company $450,000.
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The NAI Issues Privacy Guidelines For Interest-Based Advertising, Ad Delivery and Reporting
May 22, 2015 | Blog | By Julia Siripurapu
The Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) has issued guidance for its members on the use of non-cookie technologies for Interest-Based Advertising (IBA) and Ad Delivery and Reporting (ADR) (Guidance). The NAI is a self-regulatory organization for third-party digital advertising companies.
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CNA Denies Cyber Insurance Claim
May 19, 2015 | Blog | By Cynthia Larose
Cyber security, and cyber insurance, have dominated the industry headlines for several years now, but even as companies, brokers and insurers work to develop these products, there has been a dearth of case law interpreting key provisions.
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Privacy Monday - May 18, 2015
May 18, 2015 | Blog | By Cynthia Larose
It's Monday morning -- do you know your privacy/security status?
Here are a few bits and bytes to start your week.
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Here are a few bits and bytes to start your week.
Privacy Monday - May 11, 2015
May 11, 2015 | Blog | By Cynthia Larose
On this Privacy Monday, we have some upcoming events that you might want to add to your calendar.
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Fitbit Files for IPO: Cybersecurity Risk Disclosure
May 8, 2015 | Blog | By Cynthia Larose
Fitbit, the fitness-tracking company with six wearable devices that track and collect data about things like calories burned, steps logged, "quality" of sleep and sleep patterns, heart rate, etc.) as well as web and mobile apps and premium services, has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a $100 million initial public offering.
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Judge in Target Data Breach Litigation Declines to Block MasterCard Settlement
May 8, 2015 | Blog | By Kevin McGinty
Senior U.S. District Court Judge Paul Magnuson issued an order on Thursday, May 7 denying a request by counsel for card issuer banks to enjoin the settlement of data breach related claims negotiated between Target and MasterCard.
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Breaking Down the DOJ Cybersecurity Unit’s Guidance on Responding to Cyberattacks
May 7, 2015 | Blog | By Cynthia Larose, Peter Day
Another federal agency has weighed in with "guidance" on cybersecurity preparation and breach response. The Department of Justice (DOJ) is the latest to issue guidance on how companies should respond to data breaches.
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Privacy Monday - May 4, 2015: Shaping Up -- Update on the EU’s Draft General Data Protection Regulation
May 4, 2015 | Blog
On this Privacy Monday, we can definitely say that the long winter of our discontent (at least for some of our readers) is over. Happy spring!
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