For more than 30 years, the Kansas City Media and the Law Seminar has been at the forefront of important discussions in the media bar. As this year’s committee chair, I may be a bit biased, but I think the
Media & Privacy Risk Report
News, commentary and humor on media, privacy and the law
The Media & Privacy Risk Report, published by Vedder Price PC, focuses on legal developments and risks related to media, privacy, and data protection. It covers topics such as consumer data privacy laws, regulatory enforcement actions, litigation trends involving privacy statutes, standing requirements in privacy and consumer claims, telemarketing regulations, and First Amendment challenges in privacy contexts. The blog also addresses cross-state regulatory cooperation on privacy enforcement, evolving interpretations of statutes like the TCPA, and defenses against privacy-related class actions. It serves as a resource for understanding the intersection of media, privacy rights, and legal risk management in a complex regulatory environment.
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How to Evaluate Cyber Insurance Options?
On April 10, 2018, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (the “FFIEC”), an interagency body composed of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, National Credit Union Administration, Office of…
ACA v. FCC Close to a Slam Dunk for TCPA Defendants
Overview of the Ruling
On March 16, 2018, just before tip-off in the first round of the NCAA tournament, the D.C. Circuit provided the TCPA defense bar with a new playbook of sorts, in the form of a decision that…
100 Days Until GDPR … Are You Ready?
What Is GDPR?
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR),—described as “the most important change in data privacy regulation in 20 years”—becomes enforceable by law on May 25, 2018. After four years of preparation and debate, GDPR was approved by…
Data Breach Notification Revisions in North Carolina Would Bring Radical Change
A North Carolina bill designed to strengthen the state’s data breach notification statute could radically change incident response. Through the Act to Strengthen Identity Theft Protections, North Carolina could quickly become one of the strictest jurisdictions for data security in…
Getting Ready for GDPR Compliance in the New Year
As 2017 comes to a close and companies look to planning initiatives for 2018, there is one date that should be front and center for privacy professionals: May 25, 2018. That is the date that the EU’s General Data Protection…
TCPA Case Law Update
Every month or so, we review all Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. 227, et seq. (“TCPA”), decisions across the country to stay abreast of developments as we defend these cases throughout the United States. In this inaugural issue of…
Lessons for Employers from a Recent ALJ Decision Narrowing the DOL’s Requests for Employees’ Contact Information
By Meg Inomata
The following August 28 blog post inspired the Law360 article, “Employers Should Be Wary Of Turning Over Employee Info,” published on October 5, 2017. See full article below.
When a government agency requests the contact information for a company’s…
The Rise of Biometric Lawsuits in Illinois
In the past few weeks, five putative class action lawsuits have been filed under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”), 740 ILCS 14/1 et seq., targeting defendants in the health care, senior living, commercial baking, meat processing and security…
EU General Data Protection Regulation: A Summary for Non-EU Businesses
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (679/2016/EU), the GDPR, comes into force across the EU on 25 May 2018. As it is being made by regulation the GDPR, unlike the existing Data Protection Directive (implemented into the UK by the…