Advocates for data privacy and protection are not limiting their focus to State Attorneys General, who are among the most prominent officials involved in those subjects, but are also prompting Assistant Attorneys General (AAGs), who often are responsible for day-to-day enforcement decisions to make such issues a priority for their office. Full Story
On May 20, 2013, the Irish Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (“ODPC”) published its annual report for 2012 (the “Report”). Full Story
Courts have only just started wrestling with the limits of online freedom in the workplace. A decision from the New Jersey Supreme Court provides some guidance. Full Story
Lisa J. Sotto, head of Hunton & Williams LLP’s Privacy and Data Security practice and managing partner of the New York office, was recently re-appointed as Chair of the Department of Homeland Security’s Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee (“DPIAC”). Full Story
Last week—the week of May 12, 2013—proved to be an eventful week for Aereo. On May 14, 2013, the controversial broadcast television streaming service filed a motion for summary judgment in the Southern District of New York on copyright claims brought by broadcast television networks that Aereo’s service directly infringes the networks’ public performance rights and directly and secondarily infringes their reproduction rights.
The European Union (EU) data protection body, the Article 29 Working Party (A29WP), in April adopted new guidance on Binding Corporate Rules for Processors (BCPRs). Full Story
The Article 29 Working Party (A29WP) adopted the Opinion on Data Protection Impact Template Assessment for Smart Grid and Smart Metering Systems (Opinion), which evaluates the Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) template that the member states intend to adopt. Full Story
The New Jersey General Assembly voted today on a new version of an employee social media privacy bill which incorporates revisions suggested by Governor Chris Christie when he conditionally vetoed the bill on May 6, 2013. Full Story
Virginia has enacted a new law that is intended to enhance employee protections, particularly during union organizing drives in the Commonwealth. Full Story
It was announced last week that the Department of Justice had some something many would deem unthinkable: they secretly obtained the phone records of twenty Associated Press reporters. This was done in an effort to root out a source who was leaking information they believe shouldn’t be leaked. While they’d deem it a matter of nationals security, my guest on LXBN TV today called it an “unprecedented invasion of the Fourth Estate.” That guest is Jeff Kosseff, a former profressional journalist—and Pulitzer finalist—who’s now an attorney with Covington & Burling and author on their blog, InsidePrivacy. Full Story
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