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Do You Really Need to Store That IoT Data?
By Justine Young Gottshall on August 09, 2017
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Will Spies Sink Transatlantic Commerce?
By W. Scott Blackmer on October 08, 2015
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FTC Issues Final Commission Report on Protecting Consumer Privacy
By InfoLawGroup LLP on March 26, 2012
Earlier today the Federal Trade Commission issued its long-awaited final report "Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change: A Proposed Framework for Businesses and Policymakers" focusing on three primary principles: 1) Privacy by Design; 2) Simplified Choice for Businesses and Consumers; and 3) Greater Transparency. The vote approving the report was 3-1. Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch dissented from the issuance of the Final Privacy Report.
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Capitalizing on Privacy Practices - Study Indicates Consumers Will Pay for Privacy
By InfoLawGroup LLP on July 14, 2011
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"Privacy by Design": A Key Concern for VCs and Start-Ups
By InfoLawGroup LLP on May 23, 2011
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InfoLawGroup Speaks with Fox Live about Mobile Privacy
By InfoLawGroup LLP on May 12, 2011
On May 10, 2011, the Senate Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law held a hearing on mobile privacy. We covered the hearing in detail on our blog. Yesterday, InfoLawGroup partner Boris Segalis spoke with Fox Live's Tracy Byrnes about the balance between business and consumer interests that mobile privacy implicates.The clip from the interview is available on Fox at http://video.foxnews.com/v/4689248/the-congressional-mobile-privacy-hearing/?playlist_id=86861
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FTC Takes a Big Step in Privacy Enforcement with Google Buzz Settlement
By InfoLawGroup LLP on April 06, 2011
The Google Buzz settlement that the Federal Trade Commission announced on March 30, 2011 is the latest in the line of the Commission's numerous Section 5 actions related to privacy and data security violations. The Google Buzz settlement, however, is unique in several important ways. The settlement represents (i) the first FTC settlement order has requires a company to implement a comprehensive privacy program to protect the privacy of consumers' information, and (ii) the Commission's first substantive U.S.-EU Safe Harbor framework enforcement action. Let's dive in (make sure to read the "Action Item" at the conclusion of the post!).
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Privacy a Key Concern (and Opportunity) for Venture Capital Firms
By InfoLawGroup LLP on March 09, 2011
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EU Confirms Adequacy of Data Protection in Israel, Simplifies Personal Data Transfers
By InfoLawGroup LLP on February 01, 2011
Dan Or-Hof, a privacy and technology partner at the Israeli law firm Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer is reporting that the EU Commission published the much-anticipated announcement on the adequacy of data protection law in Israel. Published on January 31, 2011, the decision adopted by the Commission determines that Israel provides an adequate level of protection for personal data transferred from the EU, however only in relation to automated international data transfers and to automated processing of data in Israel.
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FTC's Report on Privacy Sets Forth Framework for Consumers, Businesses and Policymakers
By InfoLawGroup LLP on December 01, 2010
On December 1, 2010, the Federal Trade Commission issued a preliminary report entitled "Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change, A Proposed Framework for Businesses and Policymakers". The report proposes a framework to balance the privacy interests of consumers with innovation that relies on consumer information to develop beneficial new products and services.
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Privacy News Round-Up: Lessons Learned
By InfoLawGroup LLP on November 10, 2010
Several important privacy issues were in the news in the first half of this week. Here's our take on these stories, which covered online data collection, employee privacy and legislative battles about the future of privacy.
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European Reservations?
By W. Scott Blackmer on August 25, 2010
German state data protection authorities have recently criticized both cloud computing and the EU-US Safe Harbor Framework. From some of the reactions, you would think that both are in imminent danger of a European crackdown. That's not likely, but the comments reflect some concerns with recent trends in outsourcing and transborder data flows that multinationals would be well advised to address in their planning and operations.
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The Other Shoe in Adams v. Dell Drops Gently
By InfoLawGroup LLP on August 04, 2010
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Do the New EU Processing Clauses Apply to You?
By W. Scott Blackmer on June 10, 2010
A new set of EU standard contract clauses ("SCCs" or "model contracts") for processing European personal data abroad came into effect on May 15, 2010. Taken together with a recent opinion by the official EU "Article 29" working group on the concepts of "controller" and "processor" under the EU Data Protection Directive, this development suggests that it is time to review arrangements for business process outsourcing, software as a service (SaaS), cloud computing, and even interaffiliate support services, when they involve storing or processing personal data from Europe in the United States, India, and other common outsourcing locations.
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A Closer Look at the PCI Compliance and Encryption Requirements of Nevada's Security of Personal Information Law
By InfoLawGroup LLP on March 10, 2010
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More Than Two Years Later, Federal Agencies Issue GLBA Final Model Privacy Form
By InfoLawGroup LLP on November 20, 2009
On Tuesday, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Federal Reserve System (Board), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (the "Joint Agencies") issued the Final Model Privacy Form under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA).
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Legal Implications of Cloud Computing -- Part Two (Privacy and the Cloud)
By InfoLawGroup LLP on September 30, 2009
Last month we posted some basics on cloud computing designed to provide some context and identify the legal issues. What is the cloud? Why is everyone in the tech community talking about it? Why do we as lawyers even care? Dave provided a few things for our readers to think about -- privacy, security, e-discovery. Now let's dig a little deeper. I am going to start with privacy and cross-border data transfers. Is there privacy in the cloud? What are the privacy laws to keep in mind? What are an organization's compliance obligations? As with so many issues in the privacy space, the answer begins with one key principle -- location, location, location.
