On February 13, 2015, the White House held its first Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection at Stanford University. The Summit convened leaders from the federal government, business sector, technology industry, law enforcement, academia, and law not only to celebrate accomplishments in cybersecurity, but also to discuss opportunities for improvement in the cybersecurity and data […]
Privacy & Cyber Regulatory Enforcement
FTC Releases Report on “Internet of Things”
As a follow up to a workshop it hosted in November, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently released a detailed report on the “Internet of Things,” (IoT) seeking to summarize the workshop and provide staff recommendations on the subject. Broadly, the FTC refers to the IoT as “the ability of everyday objects to connect […]
Support Data Privacy Day on January 28, 2015
Did you know January 28 is Data Privacy Day (DPD)? DPD commemorates Convention 108, the first legally binding international treaty dealing with privacy and data protection, signed on January 28, 1981. DPD began in the United States and Canada in January 2008 as an extension of the DPD celebrated in Europe. On January, 27, 2014, […]
New York AG Schneiderman to Propose Revised Data Security Laws
New York’s Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced on January 15 that he would propose legislation to New York State lawmakers to revise New York’s data security laws and to require new safeguards for personal data of New Yorkers. The legislation to be introduced by Mr. Schneiderman will broaden the scope of information that would require […]
President Obama Proposes Strict National Data Breach Notification Law Ahead of State of the Union
On January 12, 2015, during a speech before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), President Barack Obama announced that he would propose legislation to create a national, uniform data breach notification law. The White House later released the full text of the proposed bill. The President highlighted that a national breach notification law would benefit both […]