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Seventh Circuit Gives the Nod to 10 Million Member Privacy Class, Thought to Be Largest Internet Privacy Class Ever

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ComScore, Inc. v. Jeff Dunstan et al., No. 13-8007 (7th Cir., June 11, 2013) U.S. Circuit Judges Richard A. Posner, Joel M. Flaum, and Ilana Diamond Rovner. Denying petition for leave to appeal class certification. Last week the Seventh Circuit … [Read more] about Seventh Circuit Gives the Nod to 10 Million Member Privacy Class, Thought to Be Largest Internet Privacy Class Ever

Cyber Alert: Cyber Attacks on Human Health? FDA Urges Manufacturers to Tighten Cybersecurity on Medical Devices

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the latest government agency to respond to the growing concern over increasing cybersecurity threats. After security analysts alerted FDA that medical devices used in the clinical setting were vulnerable … [Read more] about Cyber Alert: Cyber Attacks on Human Health? FDA Urges Manufacturers to Tighten Cybersecurity on Medical Devices

Texas Data Breach Law Revision Backs Off Requirement to Comply With Other States’ Laws

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June 14, 2013 – Texas Governor Rick Perry today signed into law a revision to the state’s data breach notification law that effectively deletes the requirement for entities that experience a data breach affecting residents of Texas … [Read more] about Texas Data Breach Law Revision Backs Off Requirement to Comply With Other States’ Laws