Does Google's New Privacy Policy Violate a Previous FTC Settlement?
In a conversation with LXBN TV’s Colin O’Keefe, InfoLawGroup’s Boris Segalis offers his analysis on Google’s new privacy policy, EPIC, the previous settlement with the FTC and how Google fits into the EU Safe Harbor Framework.
You can watch the discussion here.
Richard Santalesa Appointed "Certified Mentor" by SCORE
Richard Santalesa, Senior Counsel in the InfoLawGroup's Fairfield, CT office, has been accepted as a “certified mentor” to small and start-up business by the Greater Bridgeport Chapter of SCORE, a national volunteer organization with 365 chapters and 13,000 volunteers who provide free counseling/mentoring to individuals starting businesses as well as existing ongoing small businesses seeking advice on growing sales, legal compliance and issues, etc. Santalesa will be counseling on legal issues surrounding formation of entities, online and internet matters, as well as general business legal concerns.
Cloud Security, Data Breaches and the CFAA
Partner Dave Navetta is quoted repeatedly in a Business Insurance mag article entitled: “Cloud Computing Data Breaches Currently Few - With so much at stake, vendors focused on security” available online at http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20120115/NEWS07/301159997#full_story
Senior counsel Rich Santalesa provided commentary for another Business Insurance article titled, "Managing Cloud Computing Security Requires Planning" available at http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20120115/NEWS07/301159998#full_story.
And Rich Santalesa comments again in an Information Week article dealing with a CFAA-related sentencing: "Patient Data Theft Sends IT Specialist To Jail" available at http://www.informationweek.com/news/healthcare/security-privacy/232400459
David Navetta Offers Insight Concerning Behaviorial Analytics and Online Banking
In the last quarter of 2011, InfoLawGroup partner, David Navetta, was quoted in Bank Director Magazine concerning two recent court cases involving online banking breaches. David provided insight concerning the use of behavioral analytics and commercially reasonable security in this context. David will be speaking on a panel at the upcoming RSA Conference on the same topic.
Location, Location, Location
Tanya Forsheit recently appeared on Fox to discuss the Supreme Court’s evaluation of GPS surveillance under the Fourth Amendment in US v. Jones. The case raises important issues regarding technology, aggregation of data, and privacy expectations with respect to location information.
"I'll Be Watching You"
David Navetta weaves some movie trivia into his conversation with COMPUTERWORLD reporter Karen Kroll in an attempt to explain the significance of the SEC's recent guidance document on cyber security incident reporting.
Is Your Company Prepared for Cyber Risk?
InfoLawGroup Partner, David Navetta, weighs in on the issue of cyber risk in an article published by Boardmember magazine:
The growing complexity of the law and the wide range of possible litigants make protecting against cyber risks all the more difficult. “For a big breach, you can have litigants coming at you from multiple angles,” says David Navetta, founding partner of Information Law Group. Consumers, banks, state regulators, shareholders, and federal regulators are all among the parties filing suits, he says.
David Navetta Talks About Service Provider Liability
In an article at Dark Reading, David Navetta is quoted concerning vendor limitations of liability and the importance of vendor contracts for managing risk. InfoLawGroup has written extensively concerning vendor liability and managing risk contractually, especially in the cloud computing context.
David Navetta Weighs in on Recent SEC Breach
InfoLawGroup Partner, David Navetta, was recently quoted by Business Insider in an article concerning an emplolyee personal data breach of a subcontractor, of a service provider, of the SEC. This story highlights the difficulties of outsourcing personal information data processing, and the risk that subcontractors of service providers often will be the entities actually processing data on behalf of a customer.
InfoLawGroup's Navetta and Friess Quoted on New SEC Cyber Risk Guidance
Founding Partner David Navetta and Associate Nicole Friess were recently quoted by several news outlets concerning the SEC's new guidance document released on October 13, 2011. The guidance addresses disclosure obligations relating to cyber security risks and incidents. You can read our summary of the guidance here.
FoxBusiness - Partner Boris Segalis Writes on Social Media in the Workplace
The article, entitled Top 11 Ways Social Media Policies #FAIL,discusses the implications of recent NLRB enforcement action for employee social media policies.
NLRB Social Media Enforcement Article in LawyersUSA Quotes Partner Boris Segalis
The LawyersUSA article discusses the recent enforcement actions the National Labor Relations board has taken to assert and protect employees' right to discuss working conditions, including through social media. The article also suggests steps employers may take to navigate the evolving legal landscape. Please visit the InfoLawGroup blog for more on NLRB privacy enforcement.
InfoLawGroup's David Navetta Cited in Online Banking Breach News
In the past two weeks, two significant court decisions came down ruling on issues related to "commercially reasonable security." Information security attorneys have been waiting a long time for courts to provide some guidance on this issue. However, the PATCO court and the Comerica court actually came to different conclusions. InfoLawGroup Founding Partner David Navetta has been talking to several news outlets concerning these important decisions.
David Navetta Discusses Cyber Insurance on FOX News Live
David Navetta recently spoke to FOX News Live concerning cyber insurance and risk transfer. You can watch the interview HERE.
Tanya Forsheit Speaks to Fox Business on Proposed HIPAA Privacy Regulations
On June 7, 2011, InfoLawGroup partner Tanya Forsheit spoke to Fox Business about the proposed changes to the HIPAA privacy regulations, which we also discussed on our blog.
The interview is available on the Fox website.
