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The new Guide will assist Australian businesses to interpret the Privacy Act to protect personal information they hold.
Forthcoming changes to the Australian Privacy Act impact each and every business dealing with customer information.
There are broadly similar public sector privacy laws applying to local government in other States and Territories.
On February 25, 2013, the CRTC held an informal consultation session with industry and consumer groups about Canada’s upcoming anti-spam legislation.
The definition of "family relationship" in the draft Industry Canada regulations regarding Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation is a case in point.
The European Union’s draft data protection regulation contains new and controversial extra-territorial provisions extending the Regulation’s reach to some companies based outside the European Union.
A vote on the draft Data Protection Regulation has been delayed again.
The Authority for the Protection of Personal Data has announced that it has initiated a formal investigation into Google Inc. to ensure that the privacy policy company complies with the requirements laid down in Directive 95/46/EC.
In an effort to provide clarity on it its revised Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule ("Rules"), the FTC recently published a list of Frequently Asked Questions ("FAQs") with information on how to comply.
The FTC recently unanimously decided that the revised Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act will go into effect on July 1, 2013, as announced last December.
The FTC has recently sent more than ninety "educational" letters to domestic and foreign businesses whose Web sites and online services appear to collect personal information from children that are 12 years old and under, in an attempt to help the businesses come into compliance with the amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule, going into effect on July 1.
Scott Vernick was quoted in the Law360 article, "As Data Breaches Rise, AGs Emerge as Primary Enforcers."
A California Superior Court judge has dismissed with prejudice a privacy suit brought by California Attorney General Kamala Harris against Delta Airlines.
A discussion on whether courts allow cell phone searches incident to an arrest.
Today, in response to a directive in President Obama’s February Executive Order on Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, the Joint Working Group on Improving Cybersecurity and Resilience through Acquisition, headed by the General Services Administration, published a Request for Information.
U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, a Democrat from Georgia, has introduced a mobile privacy bill that if passed will require mobile application developers to maintain privacy policies, obtain consent from consumers before collecting data, and securely maintain the data they collect.
Plaintiffs still cannot dial up TCPA claims in New York.
Evidently reacting to a number of valid concerns regarding the legislature’s proposed Social Networking Privacy law, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie issued a conditional veto of the legislation May 6, 2013.
Identity theft is a serious threat. In 2012, more than 12.6 million adults became victims of identity theft in the U.S.1 And the costs have been astronomical.
The 2010 theft of an unencrypted laptop containing confidential health care information made front-page news in 2013, not because a huge number of patients were affected, but for the exact opposite reason.
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With security breaches being on the rise, the requirement to have organizations notify the relevant privacy commissioners and affected individuals upon a security breach taking place is becoming increasingly important.
The 2010 theft of an unencrypted laptop containing confidential health care information made front-page news in 2013, not because a huge number of patients were affected, but for the exact opposite reason.
To ensure companies take privacy concerns seriously, the Commissioner can seek substantial penalties for non-compliance.
The consultation draft "Privacy Business Resource" reminds Australian businesses of their existing privacy obligations.
Asking "why" is a powerful deterrent to over collection and, as a recent Alberta case demonstrates, can be a powerful check on "over disclosure".
The concept of a reasonable expectation of privacy has its origins in the power of authorities, usually police, to search or conduct surveillance without first obtaining a search warrant.
The Information Security Guide provides guidance to public and private sector entities to protect personal information.
On January 17, 2013, the federal Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS"), Office for Civil Rights ("OCR"), issued the long-anticipated final omnibus amendments.
While adoption of cloud increases, concerns around privacy, security and availability remain significant for business.
The UK Supreme Court has decided to refer fundamental questions about the operation of the internet and copyright to the Court of Justice of the European Union.
