Melissa Krasnow is a corporate partner in the Minneapolis office of Dorsey & Whitney LLP who also is a Certified Information Privacy Professional and a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals Publication Advisory Board. What does a company do if it is faced with a possible or actual breach of customer, employee or… Read More
There are few reported cases that reflect the problems that can result from computer investigations being inexpertly performed. U.S. v. Koo, 2011 WL 777965 (D. Or. March 1, 2011), decided this month by an Oregon federal district court, illustrates what can go wrong when a novice directs a computer investigation. The underlying facts of the… Read More
On January 26, 2011, the federal district court in the Northern District of California granted Facebook a default judgment against Philip Porembski and PP Web Services LLC for obtaining “login credentials for at least 116,000 Facebook accounts without authorization” and for sending “more than 7.2 million spam messages to Facebook users.” Facebook, Inc. v. Fisher,… Read More
In the past six months approximately 6 class action lawsuits have been filed in Los Angeles federal district court against various companies for, among other things, violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”), Title 18 U.S. C. § 1030, based on advertising technology that tracks a computer’s web surfing practices. Unlike traditional cookies,… Read More
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… Read More
During the past seven years, 45 states have enacted laws mandating consumer notifications if there is a theft of personal data from the company computers that can be used by thieves to perpetrate identity theft. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has also brought enforcement actions against companies for not properly protecting sensitive personal data. The… Read More
Title: Federal and State Regulation of Personal Data Description: Nick Akerman discusses the regulation posed to companies by the Federal Trade Commission and the state notification laws requiring companies to notify their customers and employees of data breaches of personal data that can be used to perpetrate identity theft. Nick discusses how to respond to… Read More