Labor Days
FCC Votes 3-2 to Initiate Sweeping Broadband Privacy Rulemaking Proceeding
On March 31, 2016 at its Open Meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) voted along party lines (3-2) to launch a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to establish privacy rules for broadband…
Snowden Aftershocks: High Court Invalidates U.S. - EU Safe Harbor
To our readers: I wanted to share this insightful post from my partner and Privacy expert Alysa Hutnik concerning the recent decision by the European Court of Justice in the Maximillian Schrems v Data Protection…
FTC Closing Letter Provides Good Data Security Reminder
Last week, the FTC sent a closing letter to Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”) relating to the agency’s investigation over whether Morgan Stanley engaged in unfair or deceptive acts or practices by…
The Year of the Breach: California Attorney General Releases 2013 Data Breach Report
On Tuesday, the California Attorney General released the second annual data breach report, summarizing the 167 data breaches reported to the Attorney General’s office in 2013, and providing privacy and security…
FTC Seeks to Bring Telecom Carriers within the Scope of New Data Security and Data Breach Legislation
This entry was drafted by Telecom Partner John Heitmann Yesterday, the FTC testified before a Senate Subcommittee and recommended that proposed data security legislation introduced by Senators Pryor (D., AR) and…