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March 05, 2019 - Privacy + Data Security
Thank You, Next Enforcement: Music Video App Violates COPPA, Will Pay $5.7 Million
By: Julie O'Neill
The cost for violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), intended to ensure parents are informed about, and can control, the online collection of personal information (PI) from their children under age thirteen, has been steadily rising, and companies subject to the law
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February 27, 2019 - Privacy + Data Security, European Union
The Cookie Wall Must Go Up. Or Not?
By: Alex van der Wolk, Mercedes Samavi and Philip Radlanski
One of the next big items in Europe will be the expansion of “ePrivacy,” (which, among other things, regulates the use of cookies on websites). While the ePrivacy reform is still being worked on by EU lawmakers, one of the items the ePrivacy Regulation
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February 21, 2019 - Privacy + Data Security, Litigation
A Complete About-Face: Courts Disagree on Harm Requirement Under Biometric Privacy Law
By: Julie O'Neill and Max Phillip Zidel
A recent decision indicates that failure to comply with the Illinois biometric privacy law may expose businesses to significant liability, even where there has been no actual harm to the plaintiffs. Can a user of a cloud-based photo-sharing and storage service sue the provider
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February 11, 2019 - Privacy + Data Security, European Union
Privacy Shield-Certified Organizations: Key Takeaways from the Privacy Shield Annual Review
By: Cynthia J. Rich
The EU regulators’ recent report on the second annual review of the EU-US Privacy Shield provides some valuable compliance reminders for organizations that have certified or intend to certify to the Privacy Shield program. The report, which mainly focuses on the EU regulators’ ongoing
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January 22, 2019 - Privacy + Data Security
C’est It Ain’t So: French DPA Issues Google Largest GDPR Fine to Date
By: Alex van der Wolk and Ronan Tigner
The Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL), France’s data protection authority (DPA), has levied a €50 million fine against Google for allegedly violating the GDPR’s transparency, information, and consent requirements in deploying targeted advertisements. The fine—the largest fine under GDPR to date and
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January 16, 2019 - Privacy + Data Security, Mergers + Acquisitions
Key M&A Trends for 2019
By: Michael G. O'Bryan, Lauren C. Bellerjeau, Anthony J. Carbone, Charles C. Comey, Patrick D. Huard, Mike Krigbaum, Bernie J. Pistillo and Christina Golden Ademola
Despite increasing political tensions and evolving trade policies, the U.S. M&A market in 2018 enjoyed its second-best total deal value ever, according to Mergermarket. Activity through the first three quarters appeared poised for a new record, before slowing in the final quarter as stock
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January 10, 2019 - Privacy + Data Security
DOJ Indictment Alleges Theft of Hundreds of Gigabytes of Corporate and Government Data in Attacks Targeting Managed Service Providers
In a new stunning example of the scale and sophistication of online cybercrime, just before the holidays, DOJ charged two hackers with stealing hundreds of gigabytes of data—including sensitive intellectual property, confidential business data, and personal information from companies and government agencies around the world—as part
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January 09, 2019 - Privacy + Data Security, European Union
Attention EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Participants: What You Need to Do to Get Ready for the UK Withdrawal from the EU
By: Cynthia J. Rich
All Privacy Shield participants should be prepared — possibly as soon as March 30, 2019 — to update their Privacy Shield commitments in order to receive personal data from the UK in reliance on the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework The timing of this required
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November 01, 2018 - Privacy + Data Security
John Carlin Authors Dawn of the Code War
Russia’s attack on the 2016 presidential election continues to command headlines but it’s only the latest incident of the U.S. being targeted by global adversaries in cyberspace, writes John P. Carlin , chair of Morrison & Foerster’s Global Risk + Crisis Management Group and
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October 29, 2018 - Privacy + Data Security
FDA Announces New Efforts to Combat Cybersecurity Threats in Medical Devices
By: Erin M. Bosman and Julie Y. Park
FDA is tackling cybersecurity threats head-on and expects industry to do the same. Earlier this month, FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., announced a series of developments designed to keep pace with evolving cybersecurity threats to medical devices. Industry should take note, as these developments
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Topic Archives: Privacy + Data Security

Thank You, Next Enforcement: Music Video App Violates COPPA, Will Pay $5.7 Million

By: Julie O'Neill

The Cookie Wall Must Go Up. Or Not?

By: Alex van der Wolk, Mercedes Samavi and Philip Radlanski

A Complete About-Face: Courts Disagree on Harm Requirement Under Biometric Privacy Law

By: Julie O'Neill and Max Phillip Zidel

Privacy Shield-Certified Organizations: Key Takeaways from the Privacy Shield Annual Review

By: Cynthia J. Rich

C’est It Ain’t So: French DPA Issues Google Largest GDPR Fine to Date

By: Alex van der Wolk and Ronan Tigner

Key M&A Trends for 2019

By: Michael G. O'Bryan, Lauren C. Bellerjeau, Anthony J. Carbone, Charles C. Comey, Patrick D. Huard, Mike Krigbaum, Bernie J. Pistillo and Christina Golden Ademola

DOJ Indictment Alleges Theft of Hundreds of Gigabytes of Corporate and Government Data in Attacks Targeting Managed Service Providers

Attention EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Participants: What You Need to Do to Get Ready for the UK Withdrawal from the EU

By: Cynthia J. Rich

John Carlin Authors Dawn of the Code War

FDA Announces New Efforts to Combat Cybersecurity Threats in Medical Devices

By: Erin M. Bosman and Julie Y. Park