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Encryption Law
216 published works
Datenschutz
Sichere elektronische Kommunikation soll gefördert werden
Auf ihrer 86. Tagung am 1. und 2. Oktober 2013 in Bremen fordert die Konferenz der Datenschutzbeauftragten des Bundes und der Länder von allen Verantwortlichen der neuen Legislaturperiode, sich für…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
ICO Provides Further Guidance on Encryption
The UK Information Commissioner's Office (the "ICO") recently published further guidance on encryption on its blog. The ICO has taken the position for some time that if a business holds…
Health IT Law Blog
Advocate Health Care already facing first lawsuit for July 15 breach involving 4 million EHR patient records
Chicago area Advocate Health Care suffered the country’s biggest health care record breach to date on July 15 – when four unencrypted laptops containing over four million patient records were…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
ICO Stresses Importance of Encryption for Data Security
On August 28, 2013, on the UK Information Commissioner’s Office’s (“ICO’s”) blog, Simon Rice, Technology Group Manager for the ICO, discussed the importance of encryption as a data security measure.…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
California AG Report Announces Enforcement Priority for Breaches Involving Unencrypted Data
California Attorney General issues data breach report and announces enforcement priority to investigate breaches involving unencrypted personal information.
DennisKennedy.Blog
New Podcast Episodes: Encryption and Software by Subscription
Tom and I have released two more episodes of The Kennedy-Mighell Report podcast. In one, we take a fresh look at encryption and how lawyers do and don't use it…
Law Practice Tips
Encryption, Privacy and the Dark Side of the Internet
By Jim Calloway
Encryption, Privacy and the Dark Side of the Internet was written by Duane Croft, a Norman, Oklahoma lawyer with an engineering background. This Oklahoma Bar Journal article covers encryption in…
Health IT Law Blog
Settlement of first small scale HIPAA breach announced by HHS
In a sign that HHS is serious about small data breaches, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) and The Hospice of North Idaho reached a settlement agreement to resolve allegations of a…
Inside Global Tech
FCC Allows All-Digital Cable Systems to Encrypt Basic Tier
Cable systems that have converted to all-digital transmission will be allowed to encrypt their basic-tier programming, the Federal Communications Commission decided last week. The FCC on Friday released its full…
Proskauer on Privacy
Massachusetts AGO Stresses the Importance of Encryption
By Amy Crafts
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office ("AGO") has entered into an Assurance of Discontinuance (the "Settlement") with a Massachusetts company after allegations that the company failed to adequately protect personal information…