Topic: Privacy/Data Security/Cyber Risk

January 28, 2010: Data Privacy Day

Jan 28, 2010 | |

January 28, 2010, was International Data Privacy Day – an annual event intended to raise awareness of data privacy and to promote data privacy education.  National and state governments, corporations such as Intel and Google, and institutions including universities observed the occasion.  (In Europe, the event is known as “Data Protection Day”). 

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UK: Data Breaches to Incur up to £500,000 Penalty

Jan 28, 2010 | , |

In our January 2010 Client Advisory (see the Client Advisory here) we wrote that, pending the outcome of a recent Ministry of Justice consultation, the Information Commissioner’s Office (the ICO) may be given increased statutory powers to impose fines. In a press release on 12 January 2010, the ICO confirmed this power is expected to come into force on 6 April 2010. 

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Free Webinar: ¿Seguro? Opportunities and Risks for (Re)Insurers in Latin America in 2010 and Beyond

Jan 22, 2010 | , , , , ,

The Insurance and Reinsurance Department of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge is holding a 60 minute complimentary webinar entitled “¿Seguro? Opportunities and Risks for (Re)Insurers in Latin America in 2010 and Beyond” on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 10:00 am (EST). 

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EAPD WEBINAR LINK: Privacy and Data Breaches

Dec 23, 2009 | , , , , , |

Privacy and data breaches are part of every company’s nightmare of what can go wrong. There is no company in any industry that is not exposed to risks and liabilities related to unauthorized access to personal information of individuals. The risk of data breaches, and the regulations governing company obligations to secure data, and to provide notification in the event of a breach, are increasing dramatically. 

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In American Bar Association v. Federal Trade Commission, Federal Court Prohibits FTC from Enforcing Red Flags Rule Against Attorneys

Dec 7, 2009 | |

Judge Reggie B. Walton of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia recently granted an injunction sought by the American Bar Association (“ABA”) that prohibits the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) from enforcing the Red Flags Rule against attorneys.  Judge Walton’s memorandum opinion was released December 1, 2009, detailing the legal reasoning behind his judgment. 

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EAPD Complimentary Webinar: Privacy and Data Breaches (December 1, 2009)

Nov 25, 2009 | , , , |

The Insurance and Reinsurance Department of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge invite you to join them for the following complimentary webinar: “The Continuing Nightmare of Data Breach and Privacy Risks and Regulations: Increasing Risks, New Regulations, and Changing Deadlines.” 

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Senate Panel Approves Data Breach Bills

Nov 24, 2009 | |

The Senate Judiciary Committee recently approved two bills on November 5, 2009.  The first bill, the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009 (S. 1490), amends the federal criminal code to make fraud in connection with the unauthorized access of sensitive personally identifiable information (“PII”) subject to federal racketeering charges. 

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Accountants Seek Injunction to Bar FTC Red Flags Rule Enforcement

Nov 24, 2009 | |

On November 10, 2009, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“AICPA”) filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on behalf of its nearly 350,000 certified public accountant members against the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) to seek an injunction barring the FTC from applying its Red Flags Rule to AICPA members. 

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District of Maine Certifies Question of What Constitutes “Cognizable Injury” from Data Breach to Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Nov 11, 2009 | |

Last month, the United States District Court for the District of Maine certified a question of law to the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine regarding the issue of what constitutes cognizable injury to a consumer in a case stemming from the alleged theft of credit card data, a question of great significance in the relatively new field of data security law. 

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