In the wake of privacy concerns expressed by four U.S. senators about Facebook’s decision to change the way it shares user data with third parties, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it plans to create a…
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in City of Ontario v. Quon yesterday, and initial reactions in legal circles on the way the plaintiff’s counsel argued the case and the questions raised by the justices seem…
Congressman John Kline, a Republican from Minnesota and the ranking minority member of the House Committee on Education and Labor, publicly expressed concerns last week about potential risks to personal information on students that collected and…
In two separate developments this week we see efforts from both the executive and legislative branches intended to make it easier for financial institutions to comply with regulations on privacy practices required under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act…
As noted in a post here about a week and a half ago, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on April 19 in City of Ontario v. Quon, which is an appeal by the city of…
Last month, the Virginia General Assembly passed a new law, to take effect on January 1, 2011, that will implement new disclosure notification rules for breaches of medical information about Virginia residents. The new law appears…
With the current interest focused on revisiting the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), including plans announced by members of both the House and Senate to initiate formal reviews of the 1986 law and the extent to…
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