Why Two District Courts Dismissed Valid Computer Fraud and Abuse Claims for Lack of Jurisdiction
Two federal district courts, one in Maryland and the other in Texas, dismissed what each court considered to be valid civil claims under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”). Title 18 U.S.C. § 1030. The CFAA is the federal computer crime statute that provides a civil cause of action to “any person who suffers damage [more...]
United States Chess Federation Embroiled in Computer Fraud Prosecution
Last week the federal district court in Northern California downgraded felony Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”) counts to misdemeanors against Gregory Alexander who is charged with accessing “on thirty-four separate occasions . . . without authorization, the Yahoo! email account of Randall Hough, one of the board members of the United States Chess Federation [more...]
New Washington Privacy Law Effective July 1, 2010
Washington is the third state to enact an encryption law and a payment card law.1 Massachusetts and Nevada enacted encryption laws and Minnesota and Nevada enacted payment card laws. Since this law takes effect July 1, 2010, any entity that could be subject to this law should begin assessing whether they are subject to and in compliance with this law.
U.S. Companies Misrepresenting EU Data Protection Directive Safe Harbor Compliance Risk Federal Trade Commission Enforcement Action
U.S. companies that transfer personal data from the European Economic Area (i.e., the 27 Member States of the European Union (EU) and Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) (EEA) to the United States, and misrepresent that they have self-certified under the Safe Harbor framework, risk Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enforcement action under Section 5 of the Federal [more...]
Massachusetts Privacy Reg Now Effective
What Is Required and How to Comply Contributed by: Melissa J. Krasnow, Dorsey & Whitney LLP The Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (“MOCABR”) recently issued the final version of the Massachusetts privacy regulation (Regulation). This article provides a summary of this Regulation, which applies to each person or entity that owns or [more...]
Data Protection Strategies
Technology poses a special risk to companies whose businesses depend on such valuable competitive data. With just a couple of mouse clicks or through the use of a thumb drive that can be slipped into a pocket, an employee can easily remove from the workplace what amounts to multiple file cabinets worth of documents. Last [more...]
