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Data Protection Commissioners Adopt Resolution on International Cooperation

October 27, 2014 By Michael Young

On October 14, the International Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners’ (“IDPPC”) conference adopted a resolution calling for increased enforcement cooperation among international data protection authorities. Data protection authorities from around the world participated in the IDPCC conference, including representatives from Europe, Asia, the United States (including the Federal Trade Commission), and South America. In the […]

Filed Under: Cyber Risk, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Enforcement, International Tagged With: Cross-border, European Union (EU), Regulatory Enforcement

CDD Urges FTC to Investigate 30 Companies for Alleged Safe Harbor Violations

August 18, 2014 By Michael Young

The Center for Digital Democracy (“CDD”), a private consumer privacy advocate, recently filed a complaint and “request for investigation” before the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) accusing 30 U.S. companies of violating provisions of the Safe Harbor framework. The 118-page complaint, filed August 14th, urges the FTC to take legal action against the companies, including Adobe […]

Filed Under: Enforcement, International, Online Privacy Tagged With: Big Data, Department of Commerce (DOC), European Union (EU)

District Judge Upholds Decision Requiring Microsoft to Provide Irish Data to U.S. Investigators

August 4, 2014 By Michael Young

On July 31, Federal District Judge Loretta A. Preska (Southern District of New York) upheld the decision of a magistrate judge requiring Microsoft to turn over the contents of customer email stored in Ireland to U.S. investigators. The magistrate’s April decision was previously discussed on this blog. Federal investigators had obtained a warrant for the email […]

Filed Under: Enforcement, Microsoft Ireland Tagged With: European Union (EU), Litigation

International Collaboration Disrupts GameOver Zeus and CryptoLocker

June 4, 2014 By Maki DePalo

On June 2, 2014, in collaboration with the European Cybercrime Centre at Europol, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced a multi-national effort to disrupt the GameOver Zeus botnet, an extremely sophisticated type of malware designed to steal banking and other credentials from infected computers. The DOJ and the FBI also […]

Filed Under: Cyber Risk, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Enforcement, International Tagged With: Department of Justice

Eleventh Circuit Paves the Way for the FTC’s Administrative Action to Proceed; FTC denies LabMD’s Motion for Summary Decision

May 27, 2014 By Privacy & Data Security Team

Two decisions from last week have provided clarity – at least regarding which tribunal will first decide whether LabMD violated Section 5 – in the ongoing battle between the FTC and LabMD. In the first decision, the Eleventh Circuit refused to stay, pending appellate review, the FTC’s administrative action against LabMD. This decision came on […]

Filed Under: Data Security, Enforcement Tagged With: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Litigation

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