On March 15, 2021, California brought “dark pattern” prohibitions squarely into the mainstream of American privacy and software design law. The new law will affect some U.S. companies directly, and a far larger number of companies indirectly. Read More
Last month’s FTC opinion in In re LabMD, Inc. could play a large role in reshaping the FTC’s enforcement authority with respect to data security standards and practices.
A huge range of businesses – from “Mom and Pop” retail stores to large, multinational firms – collect and keep personal consumer information. The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or the…
Wyndham’s Shot Across the Bow: A Challenge to the FTC’s Authority to Enforce Data Security Standards
After the hotel chain Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (“Wyndham”) suffered three data security breaches in the span of two years, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) brought suit against Wyndham under Section…
To protect against damage and costs from cyber data attacks, companies are starting to invest in stand-alone cyber-liability insurance policies.
Recently, eBay discovered that hackers utilized the credentials of three of its corporate employees to gain access to user’s non-financial personal information. Users’ encrypted passwords, names, addresses, phone numbers and…
To date, consumers have been largely unsuccessful in suing companies that have allowed their personal information to be exposed through a data security breach. However, a California plaintiff suing LinkedIn…
On June 21, 2013, Facebook issued a notice that a software “bug” may have allowed Facebook users to access additional contact information (email addresses and phone numbers) for millions of…
Small businesses and organizations take comfort in the belief that they are simply too small to be at risk of a data security breach. This belief, however, is incorrect. In…
When thinking about data security breaches, people often envision highly skilled hackers employing sophisticated techniques to obtain access to protected data. Consequently, many small businesses and organizations assume that they…
In the event that your organization or business suffers a data security breach that exposes the personal information of your employees or customers, you are likely subject to state breach…
Data security breaches affect organizations of all sizes. Whether it is Zappos.com with its 24 million customer accounts[1] or your local Subway franchise,[2] no business is immune from the threat…
Is the legal tide turning for consumers whose personal on-line information is hacked? Data security breaches are becoming more common, but until recently, consumers have been largely unsuccessful in suing…
Recent cyber-security breaches have shown that companies that fail to adequately protect their customer or client electronic data are at risk of losing public confidence and of being subject to…