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Does California Twitter Umasking Order Suggest the Application of Foreign Privacy Law in the US?

HL Chronicle of Data Protection
May 30, 2011 15:51

Twitter unmasks anonymous British user in landmark legal battle California court forces site to reveal personal details of user accused of libelling local authority in north-east England Thus read a headline in The Guardian (UK).   The Guardian was reporting on a recent California...

ABA's Lawsuit Challenging Applicability of "Red Flags Rule" to Attorneys is Dismissed as Moot

March 09, 2011 02:40

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed as moot a lawsuit challenging the applicability to lawyers of the "Red Flags Rule," which requires financial institutions and creditors to implement identity theft prevention programs. The organized Bar had challenged the applicability of...

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Our Privacy Blog Goes Mobile!

HL Chronicle of Data Protection
June 16, 2011 11:27

The Chronicle of Data Protection mobile web app is now available at mobapp.hoganlovells.com/privacy. The free app enables you to access the latest postings from this blog, on the go. The app can be accessed from most tablets and mobile devices, including iPad, iPhone, and Droid.    To...

House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Breach Notification Proposal

Michael Epshteyn
June 16, 2011 03:34

A House subcommittee held a hearing yesterday on the SAFE Data Act, a draft data security and breach notification bill that, among other things, would require businesses to minimize the amount of personal information they maintain about consumers and notify law enforcement within a very short time...

FTC Focusing on Child Identity Theft, Holding Forum on July 12

Timothy Tobin
June 15, 2011 17:10

Emblematic of the increasing attention to children’s privacy, on July 12, 2011, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) are jointly hosting a day-long forum about child identity theft. The forum, entitled “Stolen...

The "Tony Awards of Privacy Law" Go to Hogan Lovells Privacy Team

HL Chronicle of Data Protection
June 10, 2011 12:10

The Tony Awards for the best in Broadway will be handed out in New York on Sunday.  This week, the "Tony Awards for Privacy Law" were handed out by Chambers, a leading guide to law firms and practices that conducts client surveys.  The performance of the Hogan Lovells...

Commerce Department Calls for Improved Cybersecurity Through Voluntary Self-Regulatory Standards

Bret Cohen
June 09, 2011 03:13

At a time when hacks of major commercial computer systems are in the news, the Department of Commerce’s Internet Policy Task Force issued a green paper yesterday preliminarily recommending a new framework for Internet security.  The report is entitled “Cybersecurity,...

Does California Twitter Umasking Order Suggest the Application of Foreign Privacy Law in the US?

HL Chronicle of Data Protection
May 30, 2011 15:51

Twitter unmasks anonymous British user in landmark legal battle California court forces site to reveal personal details of user accused of libelling local authority in north-east England Thus read a headline in The Guardian (UK).   The Guardian was reporting on a recent California...

HHS issues new HIPAA accounting of disclosures rule

May 27, 2011 15:41

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a proposed rule implementing changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule’s standard for accounting of disclosures of protected health information. This proposed rule addresses the changes required by the HITECH Act, which requires HIPAA...

NLRB Increases Enforcement Activity Against Discipline of Employees for Use of Social Media

May 26, 2011 21:51

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has social media in its sights.  We last reported on the NLRB  social media agenda when its Harford Regional Office issued a complaint last year against a company that terminated an employee for posting disparaging comments about her supervisor...