MoFo Tech

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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October 16, 2018 - Privacy + Data Security, Litigation
Lloyd v Google – English High Court Blocks Collective Data Breach Claim
By: Annabel Gillham and Gemma Anderson
Last week, the English High Court limited the availability of collective actions for data breaches to identifiable individuals who have suffered specific and discernible damage. In Richard Lloyd v Google LLC , the Court refused to allow a representative action alleging breach by Google of
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October 02, 2018 - Privacy + Data Security, Internet of Things
New California IoT Law Requires Security for Connected Devices
When Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 1906 and Senate Bill 327 into law on Friday, California took major strides toward regulating the Internet of Things, the network of internet‑connected devices that includes everything from televisions and cars, to refrigerators, fitness trackers, and baby
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August 15, 2018 - Privacy + Data Security, Regulatory
Privacy Across the Atlantic: Comparing the EU GDPR and California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 - A Morrison & Foerster Data Protection Webinar
By: Julie O'Neill
Just over a month after the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect, California passed its own sweeping privacy legislation, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018. The Act stands to affect countless global companies doing business in California, many of which recently
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July 20, 2018 - Privacy + Data Security, Artificial Intelligence
Managing Corporate AI
By: Stephanie Lynn Sharron
When companies employ artificial intelligence technologies they have to be mindful of the legal and ethical problems those technologies might cause. While the scope of legal concerns surrounding AI technologies’ impact is broad, of particular concern are instances of unlawful bias and discrimination, privacy
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July 16, 2018 - Privacy + Data Security
Putin is Running a Destructive Cybercrime Syndicate Out of Russia
As John Carlin notes in his op-ed for the New York Times , Russia has become “the world’s largest safe haven for cybercriminals.” John, chair of Morrison & Foerster’s Global Risk + Crisis Management Group and former chief of staff to Robert Mueller, explains
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July 13, 2018 - Privacy + Data Security, Litigation, Mergers + Acquisitions
Five Key Legal Risks for Data-Centric Technology M&A
By: Stephanie Lynn Sharron and Erin M. Bosman
Companies acquiring or selling businesses that leverage data through technology face special challenges and risks. Focus and prioritization can assist both business principals and lawyers effectively manage these concerns. This article offers answers to five key questions toward achieving that end. Read the full
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June 25, 2018 - Privacy + Data Security
U.S. Supreme Court Rules That Location Information Is Protected by the Fourth Amendment
By: Robert S. Litt
In a widely anticipated decision, the Supreme Court held 5-4 that the government must obtain a warrant to acquire customer location information maintained by cellular service providers, at least where that information covers a period of a week or more. The case, Carpenter v. United
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June 19, 2018 - Privacy + Data Security, Artificial Intelligence, European Union
If Algorithms Take Over Routine Work, This Also Kills our Expertise
By: Lokke Moerel
In this opinion piece, Morrison & Foerster Senior of Counsel Lokke Moerel challenges current predictions of the ways in which Artificial (AI) Intelligence is going to transform our jobs. Drawing a parallel with how using sat nav systems has impacted our navigation skills, she
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June 14, 2018 - Privacy + Data Security, European Union
Why controllers are accountable for automatic decision making under the GDPR
By: Lokke Moerel and Marijn Storm
The GDPR explicitly requires controllers to inform individuals of decisions made about them by automated or artificially intelligent algorithmic systems. The controller must inform the individual up front about the existence of the decision making activity, as well as provide information about its underlying
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