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Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Uber Data Breach Class Action Must Proceed to Arbitration
On September 5, 2018, the District Court for the Central District of California held that a class action arising from a 2016 Uber Technologies Inc. data breach must proceed to…
LawSites
At ILTA Conference, Teen Proves How Easily Law Firm Networks Can Be Breached
By Thomson Reuters [Sponsored]
In July, CNBC reported that a Russian hacker is selling access to the data of a New York City law firm for $3,500 on the dark web. What’s even more…
Data Counsel
The Weekly Privacy Rewind
Class Actions Hotel Investment and Management Firm Aimbridge Hospitality LLC Removes Putative Class Action to Federal Court • Hospitality company Aimbridge Hospitality LLC (Aimbridge) removed a putative class action lawsuit…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Plaintiffs Seek Class Certification in Yahoo Data Breach Class Actions
We previously noted that in late 2016, Yahoo disclosed that it had experienced multiple data breaches relating to what turned out to be roughly three billion of its accounts. At…
Sports Shorts
West Ham face potential hammering by the ICO.
Currently sitting last in the Premier League table with no points to their name, West Ham have had a tough start to the season. Their struggles have been just as…
Financial Services Perspectives
Potential Bank Customer Data Exposed through Fiserv Platform Flaw
Security researchers and cybersecurity experts recently discovered a weakness in Fiserv’s web platform, which may have exposed the personal and financial details of customers across hundreds of internet banking sites.…
Eye On Privacy
Unixiz Settles COPPA Allegations with NJ AG
By Liisa Thomas
Unixiz, operator of the i-Dressup site, reached an agreement with the New Jersey Attorney General to settle charges that the company had violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Judge Grants Final Approval of Record Data Breach Settlement in Anthem Class Action
On August 15, 2018, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh signed an order granting final approval of the record 115 million dollar class action settlement agreed to by Anthem Inc. in…
Declassified
Defeating Class Certification in Consumer Data Breach Class Actions Begins with Understanding How They Occur
By J. Thomas Richie, John E. Goodman, Michael R. Pennington
Consumer data breach class actions, for all of their popularity on dockets and especially in headlines, can make difficult cases for plaintiffs. Issues like standing and damages often keep these…
Data Counsel
The Weekly Privacy Rewind
Data Breaches Comcast’s Xfinity Service Potentially Exposes Addresses and Partial SSNs of More Than 26.5 Million Customers • According to security researcher Ryan Stevenson, alleged vulnerabilities in the system Comcast…