CJEU to Address EU-US Data Protection In Schrems II

25 Jan 2020 – Originally published as a guest post at nsucyberlaw.org. Within the next several weeks, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) is expected to rule on the validity of the current data transfer processes for Continue reading CJEU to Address EU-US Data Protection In Schrems II

Facebook and Faceprints: Can Biometrics and Privacy Coexist?

May 9, 2019 Facebook’s Motion to Dismiss and for Summary Judgment were denied last week in: IN RE FACEBOOK BIOMETRIC INFORMATION PRIVACY LITIGATION in the N. District of California. In that case, a putative class action was filed under the Continue reading Facebook and Faceprints: Can Biometrics and Privacy Coexist?

Privacy and Safeguards against Identity Theft: FACTA and the Red Flags Rule

As awareness – and occurrences – of identity theft and significant corporate security breaches increase, United States government agencies have enhanced their scrutiny of businesses’ efforts to protect the confidentiality of private information by adopting new regulations with the goal Continue reading Privacy and Safeguards against Identity Theft: FACTA and the Red Flags Rule

Privacy and Safeguards for Children Online: Complying with COPPA

Congress enacted the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) in 1998. Unlike Gramm-Leach-Bliley and HIPAA, COPPA is directed at the Internet, particularly at websites that target children (persons under the age of 13, for purposes of the Act) or know Continue reading Privacy and Safeguards for Children Online: Complying with COPPA