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New Regulations To Mandate Comprehensive Information Security Requirements Regulations to Take Effect January 1, 2009 Affecting All Entities With Personal Information of Massachusetts Residents
With consumers increasingly concerned about the security of their personal information, Massachusetts enacted a first-of-its-kind regulation to mandate comprehensive information security requirements - not specific to any industry. In the wake of the massive TJX data security breach, Massachusetts...
Read MoreThe Case For Factoring Data Privacy And Security Considerations Into A Company's Outsourcing Strategy
Not too long ago, offshore outsourcing was viewed as being very risky from a reputation and image perspective. Today, however, offshore outsourcing has become standard fare for many companies and its prevalence continues to grow, with work being sent not only to traditional destinations like India...
Read MoreTop Ten Things You Need To Know About Data Privacy
Recent technological advances and the ensuing proliferation of new products and services have, in many respects, not only made life more convenient but also increased the likelihood that personal data can be accidentally misused and/or intentionally abused. While there are state and federal...
Read MoreNew Copyright Legislation In The Works
Earlier this spring, the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property (the "Subcommittee") approved three significant bills related to copyrights. The approved bills all focus on controlling infringement, albeit in different ways. One bill would aim to...
Read MoreEuropean Court Establishes Broad Interpretation Of Data Privacy Law
The European Court of Justice (the "ECJ") recently handed down a significant ruling which clarified the application of the European Data Protection Directive (the "Data Protection Directive" or "Directive")1 to the posting of personal data on Internet websites. The ruling in Case C-101/01 Criminal...
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