The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), reports that there have been over 700 data breaches recorded in the U.S. so far this year, a 26 percent...
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Is California’s Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act (“ICRAA”) constitutional? The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...
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The New Hampshire Legislature passedHB 1407 which will prohib it employers from obtaining an employee’s personal social media account user...
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At the heart of EU data protection law is the passionate belief in the right to privacy. Indeed, the Treaty of Lisbon has now recognised both...
MoreDestroy Securely: Delaware Adopts New Data Destruction Law
Delaware recently adopted a new law that will add requirements related to the destruction of records containing “personal identifying...
MoreThe FTC’s Controversial Battle to Force Companies to Protect Your Data
The FTC is responsible for ensuring fair trade practices. One of the mandates in the law that created the agency is ensuring companies don’t...
MoreRhode Island Enacts Social Media Privacy Laws
Although it is called “social” media, individuals using online services such as Facebook or Twitter should not be required to divulge...
MoreLouisiana Joins 16 Other States and Prohibits Employers from Accessing Employee Online Accounts
Effective August 1, 2014, Louisiana joined at least sixteen other states who have enacted laws prohibiting or restricting employers from accessing...
MoreNew Florida Data Security and Breach Law Effective July 1
Businesses that maintain individuals’ confidential, personal information may need to be more alert in protecting this data under the Florida...
MoreInternational Safe Harbor Privacy Compliance: What You Need to Know
Since early 2014, the Federal Trade Commission has charged at least fourteen U.S. businesses in varying industries, from fashion to...
MoreMore States Restrict Employers’ Access To Employees’ Social Media Accounts
State legislatures are enacting laws limiting employers’ ability to access the social media accounts of their employees. Thus far in 2014...
MoreReducing Security Threats Posed by Contract Workers
In a time of budget sensitivity, many businesses, government agencies and other types of organizations are turning to independent contractors as a...
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