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UK Parliament Calls for Prison Sentences for Data Theft

Hunton Privacy

The Committee stated in its October 18, 2011 report that the current penalties for unlawfully obtaining personal data (under Section 55 of the DPA) are an inadequate deterrent, and urged the government to exercise its power to introduce prison sentences without delay.

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BIPA Year in Review: Where Are We Now and What’s Coming Next?

Data Protection Report

Since its enactment in 2008, BIPA has been one of the most litigated privacy-related laws with some of the highest penalties. Department of Education’s Federal Student Aid Program are “financial institutions” governed by GLBA. 2022 has been a record year for Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) litigation.

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A Coachella “Fail-ble”: Do We Hold Spectrum in Common?

John Battelle's Searchblog

Way back in 2008, when the iPhone was new and Instagram was a gleam in Kevin Systrom’s eye, I was involved in creating a service called CrowdFire. And we then got on Interstate 10 for a few miles, which is held in commons by federal agencies in conjunction with local governments. But what of bits?

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M&A Due Diligence: The Devil in Their Data

Data Matters

Cybersecurity insurance was a relatively new—and far from prevalent—concept. While cybersecurity risks are generally seen as business risks, governed by the business judgment rule, more recently shareholder plaintiffs have alleged cybersecurity-related liability as a failure of compliance oversight. Cybersecurity Risk in the Boardroom.

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Gleanings from LegalTech NY

Positively RIM

6, ARMA International delivered a three session track on Information Governance (IG). The presenters/panelists ranged from consultants to practitioners to government experts. IG came to prominence during the Great Recession of 2008. F For example, why do my dental and vision insurance work off my social security number?

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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

Born from two board members of AVG Technologies, Evolution Equity Partners started in 2008 to help US and European-based entrepreneurs in cybersecurity, enterprise software, and consumer-enterprise crossover segments. In 2008, the Washington, DC-based firm made a prudent decision by shifting its focus to cybersecurity.

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This Is What Happens When Context Is Lost.

John Battelle's Searchblog

And the FEC — that’s the regulatory body responsible for insuring fairness and transparency in paid political speech — the FEC made sure that when audiences were targeted with creative that supports one candidate or another, those audiences could know who was behind same-said creative. The FTC made sure you couldn’t commit fraud.