Section 222 of the Communications Act and the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) implementing regulations impose on “every telecommunications carrier…a [general] duty to protect the confidentiality of proprietary information of, and relating to, other telecommunication carriers, equipment manufacturers, and customers.”
This duty includes customer proprietary network information “relating to the ‘quantity, technical configuration, type, destination, location,
The Southern District of Florida issued its second motion to dismiss ruling in the multidistrict litigation (“MDL”), In re Mednax Services, MDL No. 2994, further limiting Plaintiffs’ claims but allowing the case to proceed to discovery. This ruling is a mixed bag for the Defendants but consistent with rulings in prior cases (where the
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Global Data Review caught up with CPW’s Kristin Bryan regarding a proposed bill that takes a broad interpretation of what the FTC will need to report on regarding cyberattacks. Kristin shares her insight on what impact The Ransomware Act will have on potential stronger FTC enforcement and how companies need to be prepared:
“Such a
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Today, the Federal Trade Commission (“Commission”) issued an advanced notice of public rulemaking on commercial surveillance, seeking public comment on whether new rules are needed to protect people’s privacy and information. The notice, which is broad and sweeping, seeks comment on dozens of questions, categorized into the following topics:
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No Injury = No Article III Standing in Data Breach Class Action
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Our Data Privacy Practice Continues to Expand: Julia B. Jacobson and Shea Leitch Join the Team
In a record-setting proposed settlement filed last week, T-Mobile has agreed to pay $350 million and boost its data security by $150 million over the next two years to resolve multidistrict litigation brought by T-Mobile customers whose data was allegedly exposed in a 2021 data breach. Read on for the terms of the settlement, which may serve as a model in other high stakes data security cases going forward.
Recall that in August 2021, T-Mobile disclosed that it had been the victim of a cyberattack that resulted in the compromise of some current, former and prospective customers’ SSN, name, address, date of birth and driver’s license/ID information the “Data Event”). By T-Mobile’s account, no “customer financial information, credit card information, debit or other payment information” was exposed in the attack. Nevertheless, over 40 putative class action claims were filed seeking damages for the improper disclosure of Plaintiffs’ personal information. In December 2021, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred and centralized the putative class actions into the MDL standing before the Western District of Missouri.Continue Reading T-Mobile Agrees in MDL to Record Setting $350 Million Data Breach Settlement to Resolve CCPA and Other Privacy Claims
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Online Safety in Digital Markets Needs a Joined Up Approach with Competition Law in the UK