The European Commission adopted the “Smart Borders” Package to manage borders in the EU. In October 2014, the first stage was completed with the delivery of a Technical Study. “The aim of the Smart Borders Package is to improve the management of the Member States’ external borders, fight irregular immigration and provide information on overstayers […]
In order to strengthen data security the Government shall employ enhanced security features, including chip-and-PIN technology, when processing payments. On October 22, 2014, President Obama signed a new Executive Order containing this and other provisions to fight data breaches and improve identity theft remediation. The Executive Order is the first part of the new BuySecure […]
Nathan M. Crystal & Francesca Giannoni-Crystal, Reconciling US and EU approaches to cloud contracts, 22 PL&B International, October 2014, Issue 131, www.privacylaws.com Read the article For information: Francesca Giannoni-Crystal Follow us on& Like us on
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari to hear a decision from the Ninth Circuit that struck down a 2008 ordinance of the city of Los Angeles requiring that hotel guest records “be made available to any officer of the Los Angeles Police Department for inspection.” Patel v. City of Los Angeles. The ordinance requires hotels to […]
The recent decision of the European Court of Justice in Google Spain SL v Agencia Española de Protección de Datos is a good opportunity to compare the obligation of search engines with reference to the search results in Europe and United States. The ruling of May 13, 2014, holds that all European citizens have a […]
Ellis v. The Cartoon Network, Inc., CIVIL ACTION FILE NO. 1:14-CV-484-TWT., 2014 BL 283139 (N.D. Ga. Oct. 08, 2014) On October 8, 2014, the Northern District Court of Georgia dismissed a class action brought for violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”) concluding that a mobile device identifier does not constitute personally identifiable information. […]
On October 8, 2014, TD Bank agreed to pay $850,000 and enhance data security safeguards after an investigation by nine state attorneys general because of a data breach. In 2012 the attorneys started the investigation after a locked bag containing two Backup Tapes with personal information of the banks customers went missing. The conduct allegedly […]
On October 15, 2014, data protection officials at the 36th International Conference Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners adopted a declaration on the Internet of things (“IoT”) and a resolution on big data. The IoT declaration highlights how connected devices have become part of our lives and can reveal intimate details about habits and preferences. According […]
Facebook sent a letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) asking the agency to take all necessary steps to prevent unauthorized use of Facebook’s accounts by the latter. Facebook’s policy expressly prohibits the creation and use of fake accounts. The company clarified that law enforcement authorities are subject to the same policies applying to individuals. […]
“Critics say search engine should have disabled searches to stolen celebrity nude photos faster” Article describes how lawyers, acting on behalf of victims of the recent celebrity hacking threatened lawsuits against Google for not disabling searches for the hacked material quickly enough. The full text is available at http://www.cbc…