The Illinois Supreme Court’s Ruling
On January 25, 2019, the Illinois Supreme Court issued its long awaited opinion in Rosenbach v. Six Flags Entertainment Corp, ruling that the Illinois Biometric
Continue Reading Illinois Supreme Court Rules That Actual Damages Are Not Necessary Under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act
This blog post is the third installment of a seven-part series discussing the best practices relating to cyber security. The first two blog posts discussed the best practices for preparing a business in case of a cyberattack. This post will discuss the initial steps that a business should take after a cyberattack occurs.
Continue Reading The Anatomy of a Cyber Attack: Prevention, Response and Postmortem (Part 3 of 6)
In response to a data breach in 2014, employees of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center filed a two-count class action complaint against UPMC for (1) negligence and (2) breach of
Continue Reading Pennsylvania State Court Rejects Data Breach Claims
Officials from both the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and European Union (EU) recently called for enhancements to the Obama administration’s proposed Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights.
The White House’s
Continue Reading FTC and EU Are Critical of the White House’s Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights
California State Senator, Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto), who authored the state’s existing data breach law in 2002, has introduced Senate Bill 24 to strengthen the content of notices provided to
Continue Reading California’s Simitian Moves to Bolster Data Breach Notices
The most egregious data breaches of 2009 are all massive, and all massive stories of learning and avoiding mistakes.
Continue Reading 2009 Most Notorious Data Breaches
Governor Schwarzenegger vetoed the update to California´s landmark privacy protection law (AB 700), known as SB 20, which California’s State Legislature previously approved and we reported about here. SB 20 was proposed by State Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto).
Continue Reading CALIFORNIA’S PROPOSED STRENGTHENED DATA PRIVACY LAW TERMINATED