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Congratulations to Our Newest Partners: Sara Skinner Chubb & Brian C. Schaller!
By InfoLawGroup LLP on December 17, 2020
Chambers, InfoLawGroup, Media and Entertainment, Privacy and Security, Innovative, Boutique
Chambers Global and USA 2019 Recognize InfoLawGroup; InfoLawGroup Partners
By InfoLawGroup LLP on April 30, 2019
class action, Do Not Call Regulations, FCC, Lyft, primary jurisdiction, stay, TCPA
Litigation, Litigation, Go Away, Come Again Another Day: TCPA Lawsuit Stayed Pending FCC’s Resolution of Issues
By InfoLawGroup LLP on January 15, 2015
behavioral advertising, Children’s Privacy, COPPA, Data Privacy Law, InfoLawGroup, marketing, pii, privacy, Regulations
ALERT: Google’s Plan to Open Its Services to Children Could Spur Changes to COPPA Enforcement
By InfoLawGroup LLP on August 28, 2014
Breach, breach response, data breach, data protection, InfoLawGroup, information security, new york breach, privacy, Segalis
Record Number of Data Breaches for New Yorkers in 2013
By InfoLawGroup LLP on July 17, 2014
cybersecurity, cybersecurity framework, data protection, data security, hacking, InfoLawGroup, information security, information security program, Paulding, Red Flags Rule, Segalis, smart grid, white house order
Cybersecurity Effort Moves Forward – NIST Issues Final Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Framework
By InfoLawGroup LLP on February 18, 2014
Adherence Communications, Boris Segalis, data protection, Do Not Call Regulations, healthcare, HHS, HIPAA, HITECH, InfoLawGroup, OCR, PHR Portals, privacy, privacy enforcement, privacy rule, security rule
New HIPAA/HITECH Rules Implementation Roadmap: Countdown Begins to September 23, 2013 Compliance Deadline
By InfoLawGroup LLP on March 31, 2013
cybersecurity, data protection, InfoLawGroup, information security, InformationLawGroup, privacy, Segalis, utility
White House Cyber Security Order Likely to Have Long-Term Impact on Critical Infrastructure Owners and Operators
By InfoLawGroup LLP on February 13, 2013
concerted activity, employee privacy, enforcement, group, Heather Nolan, InfoLawGroup, information, Law, NLRA, NLRB, privacy, privacy enforcement, Section 7, social media, social network
NLRB Issues Report on Employer Social Media Policies
By Heather Nolan on June 25, 2012
California, class action, injury-in-fact, motion to dismiss, Shine the Light, State case law
First Reported Shine the Light Suit Dismissed for Failure to State Cognizable Injury
By InfoLawGroup LLP on June 19, 2012
Last week, a plaintiff's putative class action alleging a violation of California's Shine the Light law, Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.83, was dismissed without prejudice. See Boorstein v. Men's Journal LLC, No. 12-cv-00771-DSF-E, 2012 WL 2152815 (C.D. Cal. June 14, 2012). The suit, one of several other similar pending suits, is the first reported decision applying the Shine the Light Law.
California, class action, credit cards, loyalty program, personal identification information, personal information, rewards program, Song-Beverly
Class Certification Ruling Suggests that a Plaintiff's Membership in a Retailer's Pre-Existing Rewards Program May Not Excuse a Retailer's Request for Personal Information at the Register
By InfoLawGroup LLP on May 17, 2012
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California recently granted class certification in a Song-Beverly Credit Card Act case, refusing to exclude from the class individuals who joined the retailer's rewards program months after the alleged Song-Beverly violation. See Yeoman v. IKEA U.S. West, Inc., No. 11CV701, 2012 WL 1598051 (S.D. Cal. May 4, 2012). The Court's discussion suggests that a retailer may also face Song-Beverly liability even if it requests personal information at the register that it already holds by virtue of the customer's membership in its rewards program.
Buzz, consent, EPIC, FTC, FTC Act, Google, InfoLawGroup, information law group, privacy, privacy enforcement, Privacy Policy, Section 5, Segalis
EPIC Alleges Epic FTC Fail In Google Saga; We Review the Complaint
By InfoLawGroup LLP on February 13, 2012
On February 8, 2012, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) asked the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia to compel the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to enforce the terms of the agency's Google Buzz privacy settlement with Google. EPIC seeks to compel the FTC to stop Google's planned consolidation of user data from across the company's services into a single profile for each user under a single privacy policy. EPIC has alleged that the proposed changes and the way Google seeks to implement the changes violate the Google Buzz consent order. The District Court will hear the case before March 1, 2012.In this post, we discuss the highlights of EPIC's complaint, Google's response and lessons learned.
concerted activity, employee privacy, group, InfoLawGroup, information, information law group, Law, NLRA, NLRB, privacy, privacy enforcement, Section 7, Shannon Harell, social media, social network
NLRB Issues Second Report Reviewing Social Media Enforcement Actions
By InfoLawGroup LLP on January 29, 2012
children's online privacy protection act, COPPA, data protection, Directive, gottshall, InfoLawGroup, information law group, mobile privacy, OBA, privacy, tracking
Privacy Hot Topics for 2012
By Justine Young Gottshall on January 03, 2012
As 2011 is coming to a close, many of us are thinking about what 2012 will bring. With regard to privacy, there are numerous key issues to choose from (and I am sure many privacy professionals would add to this list) - but from a corporate compliance standpoint, here are my top five picks for hot topics to address in 2012:
flash cookies, FTC Act, InfoLawGroup, information law group, privacy, privacy enforcement, scanscout, Section 5, Segalis
FTC Takes on Super Cookies
By InfoLawGroup LLP on November 09, 2011
Boris, data, enforcement, Facebook, InfoLawGroup, information law group, National Labor Relations Act, National Labor Relations Board, NLRA, NLRB, privacy, protection, Segalis, social media, workplace privacy
NLRB Holds "Facebook" Firing Justified on Alternative Grounds, but Finds Policy Unlawful
By InfoLawGroup LLP on November 03, 2011
As we have discussed on our blog, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has continued a campaign of enforcement actions against employers who, according to the NLRB, have unlawfully terminated employees for discussing working conditions on social media. As we reported, in the first of such "Facebook" enforcement actions to come before an NLRB administrative judge, the employer was ordered to reinstate five employees and to pay back their wages.On September 28, 2011, in the second "Facebook" case to reach an NLRB administrative judge, an employer was found to have been justified in terminating an employee car salesman for Facebook postings that mocked the employer and did not concern working conditions
Guidelines, InfoLawGroup, MMA, Mobile, policy, privacy, Privacy Policy
MMA Proposes Mobile Application Privacy Policy Framework
By Justine Young Gottshall on October 20, 2011
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.
40 under 40, InfoLawGroup, Jamie Rubin, Tanya Forsheit, WLALA
Congratulations to InfoLawGroup Partners Tanya Forsheit and Jamie Rubin
By Jamie Rubin on October 04, 2011