Privacy And Information Security Law Blog

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Recent Posts from Privacy and Information Security Law Blog

Centre Releases Galway Accountability Paper: Approach Discussed at Data Protection Commissioner's Conference in Madrid
In 1980, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (“OECD”) first published privacy guidelines that included an accountability principle. Since that time, little work has been done to define accountability or to describe what it…
Madrid Conference Highlights Difficult Balance between National Security and Privacy
Janet Napolitano, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, and Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba, the Spanish Minister of the Interior, spoke in contrasting tones today of the difficulties of finding the right balance between security and…
Massachusetts Regulator Revises Information Security Requirements (Again)
On October 30, as reported by the Bureau of National Affairs (“BNA”), the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation stated that final amendments to its information security regulations had been filed with the…
FTC Extends Enforcement Deadline for Red Flags Rule (Again)
The FTC today announced that it would, for the fourth time, delay enforcement of the Identity Theft Red Flags Rule. The enforcement date is now June 1, 2010 for creditors and financial institutions subject to…
Interim Final Rule Implements Increased Penalties for HIPAA Violations
The Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) released an interim final rule to incorporate the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (“HITECH Act”) categories of violations and tiered civil penalty amounts. …
Court Finds That Lawyers Are Not Subject to the FTC's Identity Theft Red Flags Rule
It is being reported that the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia agreed this morning with the American Bar Association's argument that the FTC's Identity Theft Red Flags Rule ("Red Flags Rule" or…
International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners
On November 4, join our privacy professionals at the 31st International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners in Madrid, Spain. Participate in various presentations on ways to manage the most challenging data protection issues…
Deutsche Bahn Accepts € 1.1 Million Fine Imposed for Violation of Data Protection Law
On Friday, October 23, 2009, the German Railways Operator Deutsche Bahn AG announced that they would pay a fine of over € 1.1 million that was imposed on October 16, 2009 by the Berlin data…
Provincial Consumer Protection Regulations in China May Affect Personal Data
Although China has yet to enact a national data protection law, certain provincial-level rules implementing national consumer protection laws impact the collection and use of personal data. These provincial regulations may warrant specific attention by…
As Red Flags Deadline Looms, Attempts to Limit Scope Advance
The November 1st deadline for compliance with the FTC’s Red Flags Rule Identity Theft Prevention Program requirements is rapidly approaching. Of late, there has been a flurry of activity aimed at limiting the scope of…