Courts have generally defined “spoofing” as “the practice of disguising a commercial e-mail to make the e-mail appear to come from an address from which it did not originate. Spoofing involves placing in the ‘from’ or ‘reply-to’ lines, or in… Continue Reading →
By now, there is little question that the cyber insurance market can be confusing. Cyber claims typically involve complex and novel technological issues.The risk from hackers and negligence with private data is continuing to evolve. The policy language is unique… Continue Reading →
Years ago, we saw a number of large-scale cyber incidents hit large retailers and government agencies. A couple of years later, we saw the resulting litigation related to these large-scale incidents hit courts. As courts struggled with issues related to the large-scale… Continue Reading →
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 →
Over the last few years, we have seen a number of common themes and concepts run through privacy cases and legislation. We have seen plaintiffs struggle with surviving motions to dismiss because they failed to properly allege an injury. Likewise, we have… Continue Reading →
Discussions on privacy laws have taken front and center in recent weeks as European Union (EU) member states begin enforcing the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) on May 25, 2018. As we have been discussing for a while, there is… Continue Reading →
Data collectors have been struggling with the fact that they may be storing data that is subject to various local, state, and federal laws and regulations. Not to mention the fact that data collectors will soon need to also make sure… Continue Reading →
A class action entitled Wade v. ABM Indus. Inc., 2018 CH 3855 was initiated last week against ABM Industries (“ABM”) in Illinois based on allegations that ABM recently breached its employee’s Personal Information. In summary, the class action plaintiff claims… Continue Reading →
There should be little dispute that the current patchwork of foreign, federal, state and industry cybersecurity regulations need to be harmonized in order to protect data. While these varying laws and proposed laws can be dizzying even for large corporations, it is… Continue Reading →
Over the years there have been questions whether the term “cyber” is adequate in light of the exponential growth of privacy law. First, the term “cyber” tried to do too much when it was used to describe everything from large-scale… Continue Reading →
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