and COPPA, Children’s Privacy, privacy law
New COPPA Options for Verifiable Consent
By Heather Nolan on July 17, 2014
Boris Segalis, Breach, data security, FTC, information security program, Nihar Shah, NYSEG, privacy enforcement, PUC, SmartGrid, Utilities, vendor management
Data Breach at New York Utility Prompts Enforcement Action and Industry-Wide Data Security Review
By InfoLawGroup LLP on August 24, 2012
Boris, byod, California, EEOC, employee, employment, Illinois, Law, Maryland, Media, Michigan, Nihar, NLRA, NLRB, privacy, privacy law, Segalis, Shah, Social
Illinois Second State to Enact Law Barring Employers from Obtaining Current or Prospective Employees' Social Media Account Credentials
By InfoLawGroup LLP on August 06, 2012
CMP, Maine, privacy, public utilities commission, smart grid, SmartGrid
Maine Supreme Court Affirms Validity of Smart Meter Opt-Out Program
By InfoLawGroup LLP on August 01, 2012
Colorado, data privacy, Hearing, Info Law Group, InfoLawGroup, information law group, InformationLawGroup, Nicole Friess, personal information, privacy, privacy legislation, privacy rule, public utilities commission, smart grid, SmartGrid
Colorado PUC Holds Hearing on Smart Grid Privacy Rules
By InfoLawGroup LLP on October 18, 2011
AB22, Boris Segalis, consumer credit report, credit report, EEOC, employee privacy, group, InfoLawGroup, information, Law, privacy law, Tanya Forsheit, workplace privacy
Restrictions on Use of Consumer Reports in Hiring Process Enacted in California
By InfoLawGroup LLP on October 10, 2011
On October 10, 2011, Governor Brown signed into law a bill, AB22, that restricts the use of consumer credit reports in the hiring and promotion process.
Breach, data protection, FTC, InfoLawGroup, information law group, information security, information security breach, information security law, information security program, InformationLawGroup, privacy, privacy law, SAFE Data Act, security breach, Segalis, state breach law
Federal Information Security and Breach Notification Law Approved by House Trade Subcommittee
By InfoLawGroup LLP on July 25, 2011
On July 20, 2011, the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee's Trade Subcommittee approved the Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (the "SAFE Data Act"). The Act would require any business that maintains personal information to implement an information security program and notify affected individuals in the event of an information security breach. The SAFE Data Act would preempt the over 45 existing state information security and breach notification laws and task the Federal Trade Commission with developing information security rules implementing the Act.
Boris Segalis, data protection, Electric Utility Data Protection Act, InfoLawGroup, information law group, InformationLawGroup, Oklahoma, personal information, privacy law, privacy legislation, smart grid, SmartGrid
Oklahoma State House Passes Smart Grid Privacy Bill
By InfoLawGroup LLP on March 23, 2011
On March 18, 2011, the Oklahoma State House passed the Electric Utility Data Protection Act (House Bill 1079). The state's Senate will consider the bill next.The Act seeks to establish standards to govern the use and disclosure of electric utility usage data (including personal information) by electric utilities, customers of electric utilities and third parties. The Act also requires electric utility companies to maintain the confidentiality of customer data and allow customers to access the data. State Rep. Scott Martin noted that customers will see energy savings from the Smart Grid, but are vulnerable to potential access of their data by third parties. "This legislation should ensure customers can reap the many benefits of this new system without having to fear someone getting access to their data without permission," said Martin. The legislation is said to have the support of the Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company, which has already converted 100,000 standard meters to smart meters in the state and plans to install 800,000 smart meters in the next two years.
AT&T, FOIA, InfoLawGroup, information law group, personal privacy, privacy law, Supreme Court
Supreme Court Holds Corporations Not Entitled to "Personal Privacy" under FOIA Exemption
By InfoLawGroup LLP on March 01, 2011
Boris Segalis, EU Data Protection Directive, FTC, lawyers, OECD, privacy, privacy enforcement, privacy law, privacygenerations
Pondering the Role of Privacy Lawyers: From Jerusalem to New York
By InfoLawGroup LLP on November 15, 2010
During the final week of October and beginning of November, I attended two privacy events that were set far apart geographically and philosophically: the Data Protection Commissioners Conference in Jerusalem and the ad:tech conference in New York City. The Jerusalem event had a decidedly pro-privacy flavor, while at ad:tech businesses showcased myriad ways for monetizing personal information. Both conferences posed interesting questions about the future of privacy, but as a privacy lawyer I was more interested in learning and observing than engaging in the privacy debates. The events' apparently divergent privacy narratives made me ponder where a privacy lawyer may fit on the privacy continuum between these two great cities.
