A new survey finds that businesses around the world are having increasing difficulty complying with data privacy regulations, even one year after GDPR took effect. A whopping 79 percent of global businesses surveyed say that they are either failing to meet GDPR and other data privacy-related regulations, or are having trouble keeping up to date, …
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The Internet of Things and Children’s Privacy
Advances in technology have created all kinds of internet-connected toys for children that hold the promise of machine learning, interaction, and access to personal data for both kids and parents. But with these devices also risk the exposure of children’s voices, images, and data to anyone. At the recent ABA Antitrust Spring meeting, Phyllis Marcus …
Can the US Government Seize Overseas Data?
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that could have far-reaching implications on law enforcement’s ability to access digital records. In US v. Microsoft, the tech giant is challenging a US search warrant involving data stored in servers located in Ireland. The case poses major questions over data access in the …
Trends impacting the data privacy environment
The data privacy landscape is shifting more quickly than ever before. At Thomson Reuters, we interact closely with our customers every day – whether it’s through research support, building technology solutions or discussing trends the legal market and individual customer groups are facing. Every day, we work to help our customers find the answers they …
Data Security vs. Employee Rights
Balancing employee rights with employer’s data security needs and data privacy requirements can be tricky. Anna Suh with Fenwick & West discusses how employers can manage this balance.
Exclusive, Invitation-Only: Big Data Collides With Big Compliance
Compliance and Legal functions wrestle with an unprecedented level of issues ranging from data breaches to government investigations, to uncovering potential smoking guns within company e-mails. Yet these risk mitigation efforts are often under-funded, under-appreciated, and under-equipped to handle modern day challenges. And while compliance executives are trying to get their arms around the data …
Ashley Madison hack: There is no such thing as guaranteed data security
This post was written by Michael Whitener, partner at VLP Law Group The typical website privacy policy begins by telling you earnestly, “We understand privacy is important to you.” That assurance takes on special meaning if the website’s mission is to help philandering husbands and wives engage in covert affairs. Such is the mission of …
Form a phalanx: Law firm lessons on managing cyber security through talent and culture
As law firms continue to appreciate the significance of creating an understanding surrounding security and risks, this starts with a sharp focus on talent and culture. The first component that the panel discussed during the 5th Annual Law Firm CFO/CIO/COO Forum: Data Privacy, Security & the Globalized Law Firm, surrounded protection and prevention methods. Protection and Prevention …
From Russia (and Asia) with love: Cyber warfare and the growth of state-sponsored hacking
The scope of the threats to law firm data is global. In this panel discussion at the 5th Annual Law Firm CFO/CIO/COO Forum: Data Privacy, Security & the Globalized Law Firm, a country-by-country breakdown of dangers were discussed while the audience absorbed the magnitude of the panelists’ concerns. Eben Kaplan, senior consultant, Control Risks; Josh Goldfarb, …
Enemies at the gate: Responses to data security threats at law firms
In eerie silence, law firms could be easily breached like JPMorgan Chase, Home Depot and Sony by cyber criminals. The difference with law firms though is that few would know the sensitive data was absconded. While law firms do not have to report such penetrations, we learned at the 5th Annual Law Firm CFO/CIO/COO Forum: Data Privacy, Security …