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American Apparel Settles FTC Charge on Falsely Claiming Compliance with Safe Harbor Privacy Framework

May 13, 2014 By Maki DePalo

On May 9, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) announced that American Apparel, Inc. (“American Apparel”) agreed to settle FTC charges that American Apparel falsely claimed it was compliant with the U.S.-European Union Safe Harbor (the “US-EU Safe Harbor Framework”). The FTC’s complaint alleged that American Apparel, a clothing manufacturer and retailer with more than 200 […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Enforcement, International, Online Privacy, Privacy Tagged With: Cross-border, European Union (EU), Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Mobile Apps in the Spotlight during Upcoming GPEN International Privacy Sweep

May 8, 2014 By Maki DePalo

On May 6, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (the “Commissioner”) announced mobile apps as the Global Privacy Enforcement Network’s (“GPEN’s”) focus area during the upcoming International Privacy Sweep (the “Sweep”). The Sweep will be held from May 12 to 18, 2014, involving 27 privacy enforcement authorities from around the world. The news […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Enforcement, International, Mobile Privacy, Privacy Tagged With: Cross-border, Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

FFIEC to Host Cybersecurity Webinar

April 28, 2014 By Michael Young

On May 7, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) will host a free webinar on cybersecurity for financial institutions, entitled Executive Leadership of Cybersecurity: What Today’s CEO Needs to Know About the Threats They Don’t See. The webinar will provide guidance to senior managers on responding effectively to “current cyber threats.” Topics include “building a […]

Filed Under: Advisories, Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Data Security, Events

Jim Harvey to Speak at National Association of Corporate Directors Program on Mitigating Cybersecurity Risks

April 14, 2014 By Privacy & Data Security Team

Jim Harvey, co-chair of the firm’s Privacy & Data Security practice and the Security Incident Management and Response Team, will be a featured speaker during an April 16 program sponsored by the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) titled, “Mitigating Cyber Security Threats: How the Attackers, Their Objectives, Their Methods Keep Changing.” Cyber security threats and […]

Filed Under: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Events, Security Breach

Kentucky Becomes 47th State To Require Data Breach Notification; Adds Restrictions on use of “Student Data”

April 14, 2014 By Privacy & Data Security Team

Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear signed a data breach notification bill on April 10, adding Kentucky to the ranks of U.S. states requiring notice to individuals in the event of a data breach and leaving Alabama, New Mexico and South Dakota as the only states that do not require such notice. Kentucky’s data breach notification bill (HB […]

Filed Under: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Events

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