Monthly Archives: November 2015

FTC Loses in LabMD Data Security Case: ALJ Sets High Bar for Consumer Harm

On November 13, 2015, an administrative law judge (“ALJ”) ruled against the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) in its high-profile data security case against LabMD. The ALJ ruled that the FTC had failed to show that LabMD’s conduct had caused harm

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Posted in Data Breach, Data Security, FTC, HIPAA, Litigation

The Elephant in the Room – Catastrophic Property Damage from a Cyber Attack

Much of what we discuss in this blog relates to the loss of information and the legal and regulatory framework that exists to address individual privacy concerns following a data breach.  However, as our colleague Dick Bennett points out in

Posted in Cyberattack, Data Breach, Data Security

Life After Death (of Safe Harbor) – EU Data Protection in the Wake of Schrems

One month after the landmark decision in Schrems vs. Data Protection Commissioner (C-365/14), the European Commission (Commission) has issued guidelines, in the form of a Communication, regarding the transfer of personal data from the EU to the U.S.  As we

Posted in Data Security, Privacy, Regulations, Standards
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