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A legal blog focusing on information security and data privacy.

Author: William Morriss is an associate and Jane Shea is counsel at Frost Brown Todd in Cincinnati.

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Recent Posts from Ephemerallaw

Turn on your Syndication
Sadly, my actual job, combined with some personal issues have been taking up essentially all of my time recently, and will likely continue to do so for the foreseeable future. I expect to be able…
Federal Security Breach Notification is Here
After years of talk, and failed attempts, tucked into a corner of the massive American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, we get a federal security breach notification law. Actually, we get a whole chunk of health…
Red Flag Rules - Deadline May 1
My colleagues Jane Shea and Gretchen Ackerman have published a new business advisory on the FTC red flag rules. I am posting it here with permission.The May 1, 2009 deadline for creating and implementing an…
EPIC Files Interesting Complaint Regarding Google Services
Earlier this month, Google sent out an email admitting to a bug (subsequently fixed) which caused some documents on Google's cloud computing services to be shared without their owners' knowledge or consent (a copy of…
PCI and the Efficacy of Self Regulation
Tucked away in the conclusion of this article is an interesting question: is the PCI Data Security Standard effective? Actually, the question as posed, which was whether the PCI Data Security Standard in its current…
What I wouldn't give for some time...
Actually, I know very well what I wouldn't give up for some time. I wouldn't give up my productivity at work, or my relaxing evenings with my wife. However, if I would give those things…
Facebook Content Policy
Last month, there was something of a controversy regarding the terms of service for the popular social networking site Facebook. The issue (described in this article) was that Facebook removed a statement from its terms…
A Quick Reminder: If you want legal advice, get a lawyer
As it says in the disclaimer at the bottom of the page (which you should definitely read): "This site is provided for informational purposes only...This site should not be used as a substitute for competent…
Massachusetts Extends Compliance with Data Security Rules
We've written previously (e.g., here) about Massachusetts' new data security rules. Briefly, they would have required anyone who owns, stores or maintains the personal data about a resident of Massachusetts who stores data electronically to…
Even More Limitations on Private Rights of Action
Previously, I've written about problems with protecting privacy through private civil suits, such as transaction costs, difficulty of proving damages, and a generally hostile court system. However, a recent breach notification by Geeks.com as indicated…