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Privacy Activist Challenges Data Collection for Internet Businesses

June 26, 2018 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems’ organization, NOYB – Center for Digital Rights, filed complaints against Google (Android), Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook on May 25th, the same day on which the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) became effective. NOYB filed the complaints based on the GDPR with supervisory authorities in France, Belgium, Germany and Austria.  […]

Filed Under: Enforcement, ePrivacy, GDPR, Germany, International, Online Privacy, Privacy, Privacy Litigation Tagged With: GDPR

Georgia Court of Appeals Reaffirms Lack of Duty to Safeguard Personal Information

May 17, 2018 By Gavin Reinke

The Georgia Court of Appeals recently reaffirmed its prior conclusion that there is no duty to safeguard personal information under Georgia law.  In McConnell v. Ga. Dep’t of Labor, — S.E.2d —-, 2018 WL 2173252 (Ga. App. May 11, 2018), the Court of Appeals addressed whether a plaintiff whose social security number and other personal […]

Filed Under: Data Breach, Data Protection, Data Security, Privacy Litigation, Security Breach Tagged With: cybersecurity, Litigation, US State Law

Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Schnuck Markets Data Breach Lawsuit

April 24, 2018 By Ashley Miller

The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently affirmed the dismissal of a putative class action brought by financial institutions against Schnuck Markets, Inc., following a data breach impacting Schnuck beginning late 2012. The plaintiffs attempted to assert claims of negligence, negligence per se, various contract claims, and violation of Illinois consumer […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Security, Privacy Litigation, Security Breach Tagged With: Class Action, Litigation, US State Law

Irish High Court Refers Schrems 2.0 to the ECJ

April 13, 2018 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On April 11, Justice Caroline Costello of the Irish High Court referred the Schrems 2.0 case to the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) with 11 questions for the ECJ to answer. Per Justice Costello, the sole issue in the case is whether the European Commission’s Decisions regarding standard contractual clauses (SCCs) are […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, International, National Security, Privacy Litigation, Privacy Shield Tagged With: Cross-border, EU Data Protection, EU Privacy, European Union (EU), International Data Transfers, Litigation, Schrems 2.0

Lenovo Wins Second Motion to Dismiss in Adware Class Action

February 2, 2018 By Gavin Reinke

By Jay Repko A California district court recently dismissed—for the second time—consumer claims that technology giant Lenovo Inc. violated New York’s Deceptive Acts and Practices Statute by selling laptops with preinstalled VisualDiscovery software that allegedly invades users’ privacy and exposes users to security breaches.  In reaching this decision, Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. concluded that […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Security, Online Privacy, Privacy, Privacy Litigation Tagged With: Class Action, cybersecurity, Litigation, US State Law

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