Purpose of the Guide to Implementing Privacy: “The purpose of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS or Department) Privacy Office Guide to Implementing Privacy (Guide) is to inform the Department, other federal agencies, and the public about how the DHS Privacy Office implements privacy at DHS. The Guide provides an overview of the DHS Privacy […]
Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review, Vol. 43, No. 2, 2010 Abstract from the article: “In the thirteen years since its enactment, section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has become one of the most important statutes impacting online speech, as well as one of the most intensely criticized. In deceptively simple language, its […]
Conclusion of the Article: “Although the overarching purpose of the HITECH Act [Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2010] is to provide a path for the federal government to achieve its goal of establishing widespread use of electronic health records by 2014, the HITECH Act’s reach extends more broadly than just […]
From the Article: “Interest in ‘cloud computing’ is picking up steam among lawyers for several good reasons. Proponents say its advantages center on economy, simplicity and accessibility…But some of the advantages of cloud computing also are reasons for lawyers to be cautious about its use. In particular, the fact that client data and work product […]
CDT insists on “the need to develop some type of private or public legal regime that ensures identity providers properly safeguard consumer privacy in the emerging identity management industry”. CDT also highlighted that “If identity services are covered under the FCRA, relying parties would also have a number of important FIPs-related obligations including: Use Limitation […]
Stanford Law Review, Vol. 63, January 2011 UC Berkeley Public Law Research Paper No. 1568385 Abstract from the article: “U.S. privacy law is under attack. Scholars and advocates criticize it as weak, incomplete, and confusing, and argue that it fails to empower individuals to control the use of their personal information. These critiques present […]
Arizona State Bar Association Committee on the Rules of Professional Conduct Topics: Confidentiality; Maintaining Client Files; Electronic Storage; Internet Summary of the Committee: “Lawyers providing an online file storage and retrieval system for client access of documents must take reasonable precautions to protect the security and confidentiality of client documents and information. Lawyers should be […]
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, was signed into law on February 17, 2009, to promote the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology. Subtitle D of the HITECH Act addresses the privacy and security concerns associated […]
ISBA Professional Conduct Advisory Opinion No. 10-01 Topic: Law firm’s maintenance of confidential information while working with third party technology vendor Digest of the ISBA: “A law firm’s utilization of an off-site network administrator to assist in the operation of its law practice will not violate the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct regarding the confidentiality of client information […]
From the Article: “An interesting question was raised by a Government law department seeking to use LeapFILE to transfer files: does a party lose its right to claim attorney client privilege over a communication otherwise privileged by using a service like LeapFILE to transmit that communication? The rationale for breaking the privilege is that the […]