On Friday, Peter Swire released his new paper titled “The Declining Half-Life of Secrets.” In this paper, Swire examines the challenges faced by the national security and signals intelligence communities in maintaining secrets. Swire’s paper explains … [Read more] about Swire on the Declining Half-Life of Secrets
Amended Washington Data Breach Law Requires Attorney General Notification, Imposes 45-Day Notice Time Limit
Earlier this year, Washington passed an amended version of its data breach notification law, which goes into effect Friday July 24, 2015. Washington’s updated breach notification statute will now, among other things, require compromised entities to … [Read more] about Amended Washington Data Breach Law Requires Attorney General Notification, Imposes 45-Day Notice Time Limit
PCI Security Standards Council Issues New Supplementary Compliance Requirements for the Data Security Standard
The Payment Card Industry (“PCI”) Security Standards Council (“SSC”) recently published a supplement to the PCI Data Security Standard (“DSS”) that will require certain Designated Entities to comply with an additional set of compliance-based … [Read more] about PCI Security Standards Council Issues New Supplementary Compliance Requirements for the Data Security Standard
Canadian Parliament Amends PIPEDA with the Digital Privacy Act
On June 18, 2015, the Canadian Parliament passed into law the Digital Privacy Act (the “Act”), which amends Canada’s federal data protection statute, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). PIPEDA applies to … [Read more] about Canadian Parliament Amends PIPEDA with the Digital Privacy Act
FCC TCPA Order has Harsh Impact on Businesses
On July 10, 2015, the FCC entered its long awaited Order on 21 petitions seeking clarification on a number of issues related to the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). A copy of the complete Order is available here … [Read more] about FCC TCPA Order has Harsh Impact on Businesses