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Supreme Court Recognizes Reasonable Expectation of Privacy in Historical Cell-Site Location Information

June 27, 2018 By Nameir Abbas

The Supreme Court recently held in Carpenter v. United States that an individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy in historical cell-site location information (CSLI) that provides a comprehensive view of the individual’s movement. A 5-4 decision, Carpenter marks a significant development for both the third-party doctrine and in the privacy space more generally. Carpenter […]

Filed Under: Privacy

Oregon and Arizona Amend Breach Notification Laws

June 25, 2018 By Nameir Abbas

Amended breach notification laws recently took effect in Oregon or will soon take effect in Arizona. In both cases, the amended laws heighten existing requirements and reflect broader trends in the breach notification landscape at the state level, including by expanding the scope of “personal information” that triggers notification and requiring notification within a specified […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Protection, Data Security Tagged With: US State Law

Chicago City Council Considers Data Collection and Protection Legislation

June 21, 2018 By Nameir Abbas

Unique and detailed data protection legislation is currently under consideration by the Chicago City Council. If passed in its current form, the Data Collection and Protection Ordinance (the “Ordinance”) would impose consent, notification, and registration obligations on regulated companies, as well as require a prescribed notice to users of location services on mobile devices and […]

Filed Under: Data Breach, Data Protection, Data Security, Privacy Tagged With: Data Protection

Article 29 Working Party Issues Guidance on Administrative Fines

November 2, 2017 By Nameir Abbas

The Article 29 Working Party (“WP29”) recently issued much-anticipated guidance on administrative sanctions under the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”). This guidance focuses on the holistic factors which Supervisory Authorities (the “SAs”) are to use in issuing assessments for violations of the GDPR. These factors make clear that WP29 views sanctions issued under the […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, GDPR, International Tagged With: EU Data Protection, GDPR

Data Monetization and State Privacy Laws

June 15, 2017 By Nameir Abbas

On June 8, magazine publisher Trusted Media Brands, Inc. settled a class action lawsuit for $8.2 million after purportedly disclosing the personal information and magazine choices of customers to third parties.  The lawsuit, Taylor v. Trusted Media Brands, Inc., No. 7:16-cv-01812 (S.D.N.Y. June 8, 2017), alleged that the publisher’s actions violated Michigan’s Video Rental Privacy […]

Filed Under: Privacy, Privacy Litigation Tagged With: Privacy, Privacy Class Actions

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