US PRIVACY

Kevin Conneran, Beyond Technophobia: Lawyers’ Ethical and Legal Obligations to Monitor Evolving Technology and Security Risks

Date 03/20/2015.

21 Rich. J.L. & Tech. 9 (2015) Author argues that because of the evolving security risks brought by e-mail, Internet, and cloud computing, lawyers must reassess their ethical duties of competence and confidentiality. Ignorance of technology may lead to violations of lawyers’ fundamental ethical duties of competence and confidentiality. Mentioned rules: ABA Model Rule 1.1; […]

Draft of consumer privacy bill to be discussed in House subcommitee

Date 03/16/2015.

On March 18, 2015, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade of the US House of Representatives will review a recently proposed draft legislation that aims to tackle data security threats at a national level. The “Data Security and Breach Notification Act,” is a bipartisan bill authored by full committee Vice Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) […]

Joseph Steinberg, How Two Obscure Court Verdicts in Europe Could Impact Americans’ Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Taxes

Date 03/15/2015.

The author discusses two French court verdicts that could have serious consequences for American businesses. The first ruling established that “in “inextricably linked” cases, a European subsidiary in any of the 28 member states of the European Union is liable for actions of its American parent that violate European law, even if the European subsidiary […]

FCC releases Open Internet Order to grant net neutrality

Date 03/12/2015.

On March 12, 2015, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released an order detailing how it would regulate network neutrality. According to the statement by the Chairman Tom Wheeler, by reclassifying broadband Internet access service as a public utility, the FCC aims, among others, at ensuring incentives for private investment and fast, fair, and open […]

United States and the Netherlands to cooperate on privacy enforcement

Date 03/11/2015.

On March 6, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Dutch Data Protection Authority (College bescherming persoonsgegevens, see here) to “enhance information sharing and enforcement cooperation on privacy-related matters”. The MOU is similar to agreements the FTC has signed with with the data protection authorities of Ireland and the […]

Dana S., Global Privacy Summit 2015: Data flows like water, and the tide is rising all around us

Date 03/10/2015.

After the International Association of Privacy Professionals’ (IAPP) Global Privacy Summit wrapped up, author describes four aspects of data privacy highlighted by the speakers: the impact of being watched; capturing personal information; the role of government, citizens, companies, consumers; and the ethical dilemmas of data collection, use and protection in an increasingly small and interconnected […]