Blogs

On April 7, 2014 a federal court held that FTC has the authority to bring unfair trade practice claims under the FTC Act for exposing consumers’ data to a security breach and need not issue formal regulations before. In the last ten years the FTC has brought many actions against entities for failing to safeguard […]

All of the devices that lawyers use today can be lost, and the smaller the device, the more likely it is to be lost. These devices contain enormous amounts of information, much of which is confidential.   Reasonable precautions require law firms to recognize the possibility of loss of devices and to develop appropriate policies to […]

On March 12, 2014, the European Parliament approved in its plenary section the Commission’s data protection reform proposal. The reform consists of two bills: a Regulation setting out a general EU framework for data protection and a Directive on protecting personal data processed for the purposes of prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of criminal offences […]

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 […]

ABA Journal (March 28, 2014) Author describes how “In-house counsel have historically faced greater hurdles than their outside counterparts in proving that their client communications are confidential. And advancements in legal technology have made in-house counsel’s lives even more difficult.” The full text is available at: http://www.abajournal…

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…