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Sixth Circuit Issues Ruling of First Impression on Unmasking of 'John Doe' Defendants in Copyright Infringement Litigations Image

Sixth Circuit Issues Ruling of First Impression on Unmasking of 'John Doe' Defendants in Copyright Infringement Litigations

Stan Soocher

Since the start of the digital media era, content industries have engaged in a tug-of-war with courts over whether the identity of defendants accused of violating plaintiffs' rights, via online distribution, can be revealed.

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ESPN Prevails in Video Privacy Suit Image

ESPN Prevails in Video Privacy Suit

Ross Todd

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a win for ESPN in a lawsuit that accused the company of sharing the personal identities of customers, who used the sports network's Roku streaming application, with data analytics companies.

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Five Smart Steps to Prepare for GDPR Data Subject Rights Image

Five Smart Steps to Prepare for GDPR Data Subject Rights

Sonia Cheng, Eckhard Herych, & Richard MacDonald

Many corporations around the globe are preparing for May 2018, when Europe's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) enforcement kicks in. The regulation encompasses a wide range of nuanced privacy requirements that can be challenging to operationalize. In particular, requirements around the rights of European data subjects — which include the right to be forgotten and rights to access, rectification and objection to processing — will be some of the most difficult to address.

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NY AG Proposes Stricter Data Security Laws Citing Equifax Breach Image

NY AG Proposes Stricter Data Security Laws Citing Equifax Breach

Josefa Velasquez

Following the Equifax Inc. breach that compromised personal information of 145.5 million Americans including more than 8 million New Yorkers, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is proposing comprehensive legislation to tighten data security laws

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Uber In-House Attorney Out Behind Massive Cyberattack That Went Undisclosed Image

Uber In-House Attorney Out Behind Massive Cyberattack That Went Undisclosed

Stephanie Forshee & Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

<b><i>The Company Failed to Notify 57 Million Users of a Breach In October 2016. Two Employees Tasked with Handling the Response Process Have Left the Company, Including Uber In-House Attorney Craig Clark, Who Reported to the Company's Chief Security Officer.</b></i><p>Uber Technologies Inc. failed to notify 57 million users that their data was exposed in a breach, according to a company blog post published on November 21, which was confirmed by a source close to the matter.

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Five Smart Steps to Prepare for GDPR Data Subject Rights Image

Five Smart Steps to Prepare for GDPR Data Subject Rights

Sonia Cheng, Eckhard Herych & Richard MacDonald

Many corporations around the globe are preparing for May 2018, when Europe's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) enforcement kicks in. The regulation encompasses a wide range of nuanced privacy requirements that can be challenging to operationalize. In particular, requirements around the rights of European data subjects — which include the right to be forgotten and rights to access, rectification and objection to processing — will be some of the most difficult to address.

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What Lies Beneath the Surface: The Dark Web Image

What Lies Beneath the Surface: The Dark Web

Elizabeth Vandesteeg & Jeffrey Goldberg

Nearly all of us access the World Wide Web on at least a daily basis. Yet for many of us, there is a fundamental lack of knowledge about the basic structure of the Internet and the way its different levels interact. This article provides a basic outline of the structure of the Web and some insight as to the purpose for and content housed on each level, as well as give some practical tips to avoid your company's data from ending up on the Dark Web.

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Podcast: Phishing Image

Podcast: Phishing

Jason Thomas

Phishing is one of the more pervasive cyber attacks in the world, and while we've all received phishing emails, phishing attacks have become more sophisticated and come in different forms other than emails from Persian princes.

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What Lies Beneath the Surface: The Dark Web Image

What Lies Beneath the Surface: The Dark Web

Elizabeth Vandesteeg & Jeffrey Goldberg

This article provides a basic outline of the structure of the Web and some insight as to the purpose for and content housed on each level, as well as give some practical tips to avoid your company's data from ending up on the Dark Web.

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SCOTUS Takes Up Microsoft Case on Email Privacy Image

SCOTUS Takes Up Microsoft Case on Email Privacy

Tony Mauro

A long-running dispute between Microsoft and the Justice Department over providing the government with certain customer emails in criminal investigations will be refereed by the U.S. Supreme Court.

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