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Data Breach
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Privacy Compliance & Data Security
Citibank Data Breach: Even the Banks Can’t Get It Right
Citigroup's recent data breach stands out like a sore thumb. The breaches about which we normally hear have to do with retailers and service providers. Those businesses are the ones…
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Talk of The LexBlog Network : John Lacey of the Massachusetts Data Privacy Law Blog
When Boston attorney John Lacey joined The McCormack Firm in January to develop data security services, he knew success would follow the practice, but has been pleasantly surprised by the…
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Sony and Epsilon on the ‘Hot Seat’: House Commerce Subcommittee Investigates ‘Historic’ Data Breaches
On June 2, 2011, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade held a hearing examining threats posed to data security and the much publicized data breaches…
InsureReinsure
Everyone’s Nightmare: Privacy and Data Breach Risks
By Theodore Augustinos, Troutman Pepper Locke
EAPD's Privacy and Data Protection Group is pleased to announce that the newest edition of its White Paper, "Everyone's Nightmare: Privacy and Data Breach Risks," has been prepared. The paper…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
White House Proposes Cybersecurity Legislation
On May 12, 2011, the Obama administration announced a comprehensive cybersecurity legislative proposal that would affect many government and private-sector owners and operators of cyber systems across multiple industries. This…
Inside Privacy
Mobile Hearing Covers Mobile Privacy, ECPA Reform, and Data Breach Issues
This is another big week for privacy. On Monday, Senate Commerce Chairman Jay Rockefeller introduced the Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011, which we posted about here. And yesterday, the newly…
Media Law Prof Blog
Sony’s Howard Stringer Explains Playstation Breach, Asks For Forgiveness
Sony's Howard Stringer has posted a letter on the company's website to its customers explaining the delay in accounting for Sony's lack of response for failure to address lack of service…
Inside Privacy
Following the Sony Breach
By David Fagan
The fallout from the last month's data breaches of Sony's PlayStation Network and its Online Entertainment service continued this week. On Tuesday, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) sent a follow-up letter…
Beyond Telecom Law Blog
Breaches Put Privacy and Data Security in the Spotlight
In April, we witnessed some of the largest data breaches in U.S. history, one of which reportedly affected more than 100 million consumers. Those breaches occurred as two comprehensive privacy bills- the…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Another Sony Service Breached by Hackers
On May 2, 2011, Sony disclosed that hackers had gained access to personal information of 24.6 million customers who played games on the Sony Online Entertainment network.