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 →
Unfortunately, the law governing cyber security and privacy issues has not kept pace with the technology giving rise to these issues. However, a recent decision applying existing law to Bitcoin and other virtual currencies provides insight on how we may… 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 →
Barring a major development in the final weeks of this year, we appear to be ready to close the books on privacy/cyber law for 2017. Of course, with two weeks left in 2017, there is still time for last-minute data… Continue Reading →
Uber’s technology and business plan has consistently presented a number of interesting privacy issues. Another interesting privacy issue involving Uber came to light on November 28, 2017 when the City of Chicago and Illinois (“plaintiffs”) filed their Complaint in a… Continue Reading →
At this point in the development of data breach litigation, it is clear that plaintiffs may be on a sinking ship when they try to establish liability and damages against defendants. In order to meet their burden, a plaintiff must show they… Continue Reading →
Many litigants are struggling with how to fit the “square peg” of cyber security claims into the “round hole” of law that may have been around for a number of decades. One recent example was seen on June 27, 2017, when… Continue Reading →
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