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Data Breach Affects Millions of Current and Former Government Workers

June 5, 2015 | Blog | By Dianne Bourque

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced that hackers have stolen the personal information of approximately 4 million current and former federal employees, including names, birthdates and social security numbers. 
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Home Depot Moves to Dismiss Consumer Data Breach Claims for Lack of Standing

June 3, 2015 | Blog | By Kevin McGinty

Home Depot has staked its defense of consumer claims arising from the 2014 theft of payment card data from the home improvement retailer on the asserted absence of injuries sufficient to confer standing to sue. 
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Privacy Monday - June 1, 2015 - Courts Affirm Insurers’ Denial of Coverage for Electronic Data Claims  

June 1, 2015 | Blog | By Cynthia Larose

Happy June - the first day of meteorological summer!
In the last month, both a federal and state court denied coverage for claims relating to an insured’s handling of electronic data.
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Failure to Obtain Required Retailer Approval Scuttles Target-MasterCard Data Breach Settlement

May 26, 2015 | Blog | By Kevin McGinty

Target’s attempt to resolve claims of MasterCard-issuing banks through a $19 million private settlement with MasterCard has been terminated for failure of issuers of 90% of the affected cards to accept the settlement by the Wednesday, May 20 acceptance deadline. 
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REMINDER: Webinar - The Long Reach of COPPA

May 26, 2015 | Blog | By Cynthia Larose

If your company has an online presence -- or provides marketing or advertising services -- you should be registered for the fifth webinar in our 2015 Wednesday Privacy Webinar series: The Long Reach of COPPA.   Recall the recent FTC settlement agreement with Yelp -- clearly a site not targeted at children -- that cost the online review company $450,000.
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The NAI Issues Privacy Guidelines For Interest-Based Advertising, Ad Delivery and Reporting

May 22, 2015 | Blog | By Julia Siripurapu

The Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) has issued guidance for its members on the use of non-cookie technologies for Interest-Based Advertising (IBA) and Ad Delivery and Reporting (ADR) (Guidance). The NAI is a self-regulatory organization for third-party digital advertising companies.
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CNA Denies Cyber Insurance Claim

May 19, 2015 | Blog | By Cynthia Larose

Cyber security, and cyber insurance, have dominated the industry headlines for several years now, but even as companies, brokers and insurers work to develop these products, there has been a dearth of case law interpreting key provisions.
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Privacy Monday - May 18, 2015

May 18, 2015 | Blog | By Cynthia Larose

It's Monday morning -- do you know your privacy/security status?
Here are a few bits and bytes to start your week.
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Privacy Monday - May 11, 2015

May 11, 2015 | Blog | By Cynthia Larose

On this Privacy Monday, we have some upcoming events that you might want to add to your calendar.
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Fitbit Files for IPO: Cybersecurity Risk Disclosure

May 8, 2015 | Blog | By Cynthia Larose

Fitbit, the fitness-tracking company with six wearable devices that track and collect data about things like calories burned, steps logged, "quality" of sleep and sleep patterns, heart rate, etc.) as well as web and mobile apps and premium services, has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a $100 million initial public offering.
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Judge in Target Data Breach Litigation Declines to Block MasterCard Settlement

May 8, 2015 | Blog | By Kevin McGinty

Senior U.S. District Court Judge Paul Magnuson issued an order  on Thursday, May 7 denying a request by counsel for card issuer banks to enjoin the settlement of data breach related claims negotiated between Target and MasterCard. 
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Breaking Down the DOJ Cybersecurity Unit’s Guidance on Responding to Cyberattacks

May 7, 2015 | Blog | By Cynthia Larose, Peter Day

Another federal agency has weighed in with "guidance" on cybersecurity preparation and breach response. The Department of Justice (DOJ) is the latest to issue guidance on how companies should respond to data breaches.
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Privacy Monday - May 4, 2015: Shaping Up -- Update on the EU’s Draft General Data Protection Regulation

May 4, 2015 | Blog

On this Privacy Monday, we can definitely say that the long winter of our discontent (at least for some of our readers) is over. Happy spring!
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NAIC Adopts Cybersecurity Regulatory Principles - What's Important to the Regulators

May 1, 2015 | Blog | By Cynthia Larose, Julia Siripurapu

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), the standard-setting organization in the U.S. insurance industry created and governed by the chief insurance regulators from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and five U.S. territories, recently published its “Principles for Effective Cybersecurity: Insurance Regulatory Guidance” (the “NAIC Guidance”).
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Target and Card Issuers Dispute Use of MasterCard Settlement to Resolve Data Breach Claims

April 30, 2015 | Blog | By Kevin McGinty

In the wake of Target’s April 15 announcement of a private $19 million settlement of the data breach claims of MasterCard-issuing banks, counsel representing the putative card issuer class in the consolidated Target data breach litigation moved to enjoin the proposed settlement, arguing that it is an improper end-run around the Minnesota federal court’s adjudication of card issuer claims.
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Privacy Monday - April 27, 2015

April 27, 2015 | Blog | By Cynthia Larose, Ari Moskowitz

Some privacy & security bits and bytes to start your week:
FCC to Hold Public Workshop on Broadband Consumer Privacy Tomorrow
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FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler Speaks about Cybersecurity at RSA Conference

April 22, 2015 | Blog | By Ari Moskowitz, Cynthia Larose

As cyber week continues in Washington, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler traveled to the west coast to speak about cybersecurity at the RSA Conference in San Francisco. 
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It's Cyber Week in Washington, DC -- and RSA Conference Week in San Francisco

April 21, 2015 | Blog | By Cynthia Larose

Security is on the agenda from coast to coast this week.
Cybersecurity information sharing legislation will hit the House floor this week.  
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WEBINAR: Compliance with EU Data Protection Laws for US Companies

April 17, 2015 | Blog | By Cynthia Larose

Register now for the fourth installment in our monthly 2015 Privacy Wednesday webinar series, coming up next Wednesday, April 29th at 1:00 pm ET.
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UPDATE: Target Confirms It Has Negotiated A $19 Million Data Breach Settlement With MasterCard

April 16, 2015 | Blog | By Kevin McGinty

Target confirmed a report in the Wednesday edition of The Wall Street Journal of a settlement with MasterCard concerning claims of card-issuers arising from Target’s 2013 data breach. 
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