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February 12, 2019 - Privacy, Consumer Products
Sacramento CCPA Public Forum Attracts Among the Largest Turnout to Date
The California Attorney General (AG) held its fifth of seven public forums on the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in Sacramento on February 5, 2019. The Sacramento forum was among the best attended CCPA public forums to date, and more individuals spoke at this
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January 22, 2019 - Privacy, Consumer Products
Second CCPA Public Forum Gathers Additional Public Opinion
By: Purvi G. Patel, Nathan D. Taylor and Brittany Scheinok
On January 14, 2019, the California Attorney General hosted the second of six public forums regarding the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in San Diego. Five individuals, including both business representatives and consumer advocates, made comments at the forum. Some of the public comments echoed
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October 24, 2018 - Privacy, FDA, Drug & Medical Device, Product Liability, Consumer Products
FDA Announces New Efforts to Combat Cybersecurity Threats in Medical Devices
By: Erin M. Bosman and Julie Y. Park
FDA is tackling cybersecurity threats head-on and expects industry to do the same. Earlier this month, FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., announced a series of developments designed to keep pace with evolving cybersecurity threats to medical devices. Industry should take note, as these developments
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October 22, 2018 - Privacy, Internet of Things
Digital Single Market Update: Technology Standardization in the EU
By: Alistair Maughan
ICT standardization is a key part of the European Union’s package of measures designed to improve Europe’s competitiveness and productivity. As part of the EU’s Digital Single Market (DSM) initiative, the European Commission has been working on common ICT standards that would ensure the
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October 01, 2018 - Privacy, Internet of Things, Product Liability, Consumer Products
New California IoT Law Requires Security for Connected Devices
When Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 1906 and Senate Bill 327 into law on Friday, California took major strides toward regulating the Internet of Things, the network of internet-connected devices that includes everything from televisions and cars, to refrigerators, fitness trackers, and baby
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June 19, 2018 - Privacy, FTC
Don’t Forget to Hit “Delete”: FTC Blog Post Clarifies COPPA Information Deletion Requirement
By: Julie O'Neill
Most companies are familiar with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and its requirement to obtain parental consent before collecting personal information online from children under 13. Yet COPPA also includes an information deletion requirement of which companies may be unaware. On May
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June 13, 2018 - Privacy, Drug & Medical Device
A New Era in FTC Data Security Oversight?
By: Julie O'Neill
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has issued a ruling that may drastically change the nature of the relief that the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) seeks to impose on companies it alleges to have had inadequate data security measures in place.
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May 21, 2018 - Privacy, Consumer Products
California May Pass Its Own GDPR
By: Purvi G. Patel
While companies are focusing on compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation requirements, Californians will be given the option to impose a sweeping, GDPR-like privacy regime that also deserves attention. On May 3, 2018, proponents of the California Consumer Privacy Act announced they
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May 08, 2018 - Privacy, Internet of Things, Product Liability, Consumer Products, Retail
Digital Toy Product Company Ducks Data Breach Class Action
By: Erin M. Bosman and Julie Y. Park
For the second time, an Illinois federal judge powered down a proposed class action against VTech Electronics following a 2015 data breach of its internet-connected digital learning toys. The data breach also triggered separate allegations by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that VTech violated
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April 16, 2018 - Privacy, Class Certification, Product Liability, Retail
Time Is Money: Time Spent Resolving Issues Arising from Data Breaches Enough to Plead Standing and Damages
By: Tiffany Cheung
Another court has allowed individuals to move past the preliminary stages of litigation by finding that “lost time” and the “time value of money” are injuries. Building on its prior rulings allowing data breach cases to jump over standing hurdles, on April 11, 2018, in
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Topic Archives: Privacy

Sacramento CCPA Public Forum Attracts Among the Largest Turnout to Date

Second CCPA Public Forum Gathers Additional Public Opinion

By: Purvi G. Patel, Nathan D. Taylor and Brittany Scheinok

FDA Announces New Efforts to Combat Cybersecurity Threats in Medical Devices

By: Erin M. Bosman and Julie Y. Park

Digital Single Market Update: Technology Standardization in the EU

By: Alistair Maughan

New California IoT Law Requires Security for Connected Devices

Don’t Forget to Hit “Delete”: FTC Blog Post Clarifies COPPA Information Deletion Requirement

By: Julie O'Neill

A New Era in FTC Data Security Oversight?

By: Julie O'Neill

California May Pass Its Own GDPR

By: Purvi G. Patel

Digital Toy Product Company Ducks Data Breach Class Action

By: Erin M. Bosman and Julie Y. Park

Time Is Money: Time Spent Resolving Issues Arising from Data Breaches Enough to Plead Standing and Damages

By: Tiffany Cheung