The number of social media has increased tremendously during the last years. Is it ok for employers to ask their employees to turn over usernames or passwords for their personal accounts? Employers argue that access to personal accounts would protect proprietary information or trade secrets, help them comply with federal financial regulations, or prevent exposure […]
Law firms cyber security has been under scrutiny recently. Many corporate clients (for example banks) are worried that law firms (even the Biglaw firms) might not have the same level of cyber security that they have and may be attacked as the weakest link in a company’s data security chain (especially from Russia and China). […]
The Italian Data Protection Authority issued detailed rules for the processing of personal data by call centers located outside the EU, which operate on behalf of Italian data controllers to provide customer care or for marketing purposes. According to Directive 95/46/EC the transfer of personal data to third countries not ensuring an adequate level of […]
Author describes European case law dealing with the right to be forgotten. The full text is available at:http://searchengineland…
Law firms cyber security has been under scrutiny recently. Many corporate clients (for example banks) are worried that law firms (even the Biglaw firms) might not have the same level of cyber security that they have and may be attacked as the weakest link in a company’s data security chain (especially from Russia and China). […]
New York Times (March 26, 2014) Author describes how “A growing number of big corporate clients are demanding that their law firms take more steps to guard against online intrusions that could compromise sensitive information as global concerns about hacker threats mount”. The full text is available at: http://dealbook…
On March 25, 2014, Brazil’s Camara dos Deputados passed a bill ( so-called “Marco Civil da Internet” – Bill of Law 2,126/2011 now submitted for approval to the Senado Federal) which contains several provisions aiming at increasing protection of Brazialians’ personal data. Companies based anywhere in the world offering services to Brazilians will have to […]
Author describes how Facebook argues individuals have no right to be forgotten. The full text is available at: http://www.theregister…
Conclusion from the article: “While in the Washington, D.C., the different stakeholders seemed to finally agree on a need for more transparancy for consumers, but were still unsure on whether to implement it through legislation, regulation, self regulation, or Do Not Track mechanisms that so far have no oversight nor enforcement of the user’s wishes, […]
In January 2014, a bill was introduced by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy to establish stronger data privacy standards for businesses. The bill full title is: “To prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security […]