Facebook will pay a $5 billion penalty to the FTC to resolve a privacy probe into whether Facebook violated a prior FTC consent decree requiring the company to better protect user privacy.
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Organizational Accountability in U.S. Law and Its Relevance to a Federal Data Privacy Law: A CIPL Study
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The Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP recently published a white paper on Organizational Accountability’s Existence in U.S. Regulatory Compliance and its Relevance for a Federal Data Privacy Law.…
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DOJ Releases a White Paper on the CLOUD Act
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Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Justice published a white paper entitled “Promoting Public Safety, Privacy, and the Rule of Law Around the World: The Purpose and Impact of the CLOUD Act.”…
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Department of Energy Announces New Efforts in Energy Sector Cybersecurity
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On May 14, 2018, the Department of Energy Office of Electricity Delivery & Energy Reliability released its Multiyear Plan for Energy Sector Cybersecurity.…
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DOJ Accuses Iranian Nationals of “Brazen Cyber Assault” on Universities and Government Agencies
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The U.S. Department of Justice has unsealed an indictment accusing nine Iranian nationals of engaging in a “massive and brazen cyber assault” against at least 176 universities, 47 private companies and 7 government agencies and non-governmental organizations, including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. …
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Insider Trading Charges Brought Against CIO for Post-Breach Trading
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On March 14, 2018, the Department of Justice and the SEC announced insider trading charges against a CIO of a business unit of Equifax, Inc.…
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Federal Court Imposes Record Fine on TV Provider for Do Not Call Violations
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On June 5, 2017, an Illinois federal court ordered satellite television provider Dish Network to pay a record 280 million dollars in civil penalties for violations of the FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and state law.…
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FTC Announces Settlement Over Alleged Consent Order Violation
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On March 17, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission announced that Upromise, Inc., agreed to pay 500,000 dollars to settle allegations that it violated the terms of a 2012 consent order that required Upromise to provide notice to consumers regarding its data collection and use practices, and obtain third-party audits.…
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DHS Issues Updated National Cyber Incident Response Plan
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On January 18, 2017, the Department of Homeland Security issued an updated National Cyber Incident Response Plan as directed by the Presidential Policy Directive 41, issued this past summer, and the National Cybersecurity Protection Act of 2014. …
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FTC Announces Settlement Over Illegal Telemarketing Calls
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On November 1, 2016, the FTC announced that a group of entities known as the Consumer Education Group settled FTC charges that, between late 2013 and 2015, it made millions of telemarketing calls, including pre-recorded robocalls, to consumers on the national Do Not Call Registry, in violation of the Telemarketing Sales Rule.…
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