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Tesla Lawsuit Demonstrates Need To Take Closer Look At “Disruptive” Employees

A recent lawsuit filed by Tesla, Inc. provides a reminder of the potential threat caused by employees and other insiders to data collectors’ security. While there is a balance between proper security and creating a pleasant work environment for employees,… Continue Reading →

Schnucks Market Decision Discounts Argument That Breach Notification Law Gives Rise To Private Cause Of Action

The litigation arising out of the data breach at Schnuck’s Markets (“Schnuck’s) occurring from December of 2012 through March of 2013 is still providing us with insight as to how courts may treat data breach claims.  The latest development related to this… Continue Reading →

Rowe In Advisen: The WikiLeak’s Data Dump Cannot Be Undervalued By The Insurance Industry

This article originally appeared in Advisen’s Front Page News, Cyber Edition, on March 16, 2017. Over the last few months, there have been a number of news stories concerning allegations that the Russians may have hacked US political parties and… Continue Reading →

Face It, We Are Going To See A Lot Of The Illinois’ Biometric Information Protection Act In Courts

Over the last few weeks, the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) (740 ILCS 14/1 et seq.) has presented a number of unique questions for courts.  On February 14, 2017, we addressed Vigil v. Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., where the U.S. District Court… Continue Reading →

Use of Biometric Data Enters the Courts

The Privacy Risk Report has previously reported on the necessity to safeguard personal information such as names, addresses, social security numbers and credit card information to avoid risk resulting from data breaches. The latest trend we are seeing now involves… Continue Reading →

Recent Litigation Provides Example of Password Being Possibly Too Safe

It is evident that password security is one economical way to decrease the chances of a cyber incident, but recent litigation sheds light on a situation involving a password having too much protection. The American College of Education (ACE), which… Continue Reading →

A Safe Prediction for 2017: Cyber Security Laws Will Change on January 1, 2017

As 2016 draws to a close, predictions for 2017 regarding cyber security have already been made (some are discussed below). However, the Privacy Risk Report will take a safer route and predict, even guarantee, that there will definitely be changes… Continue Reading →

Recent Court Opinion Provides Insight Into Presidential Vote Recount Efforts

In the last few days, Hillary Clinton’s campaign has backed efforts to recount votes in key states. In addition to being a close election, many commentators have endorsed the recount efforts to address concerns over hackers tampering with the election… Continue Reading →

Court Rejects Insured’s Attempt at “Selectively Reading” Property Policy to Cover Data Breach

In Camp’s Grocery, Inc. v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 4:16-cv-00204 (October 25, 2016), the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama granted summary judgment to defendant State Farm and denied plaintiff Camp’s Grocery (Camp’s) cross-motion to… Continue Reading →

Casino’s Lawsuit Shows High Stakes for Breach Response

In January 2016, Affinity Gaming (Affinity), the owner of several casinos, filed a complaint in the District Court of Nevada against Trustwave Holdings, Inc. (Trustwave), a data security investigator, for Trustwave’s work in securing data after Affinity suffered a data breach…. Continue Reading →

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