In case you missed it, below are recent posts from Consumer Privacy World covering the latest developments on data privacy, security and innovation. Please reach out to the authors if you are interested in additional information.
Implications of Judge Jackson’s Confirmation for Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Litigations Going Forward
As CPW previously reported, President Biden nominated D.C. Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court to fill a vacancy opened when Justice Stephen Breyer announced his retirement. Judge Jackson graduated with honors from Harvard University and Harvard Law School, where she served as editor of the Harvard Law Review. Following her graduation,
hiQ Labs v. LinkedIn : Ninth Circuit Indicates Tort-Based Claims, Not CFAA, Appropriate Legal Theory for Attacking Data Scraping Practices
Earlier this week, the Ninth Circuit, yet again, concluded that data scraping public websites is not unlawful. In hiQ Labs, Inc. v. LinkedIn Corp., a case that has been ongoing for nearly five years, the Ninth Circuit affirmed its earlier decision that LinkedIn may not rely on the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”)
CPW Week in Review
In case you missed it, below are recent posts from Consumer Privacy World covering the latest developments on data privacy, security and innovation. Please reach out to the authors if you are interested in additional information.
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France Updates its Whistleblower Protection to Transpose the
Federal Court Dismisses Litigation Challenging U.S. Postal Service’s Use of Facial Recognition and Related Technologies
A federal court the end of last week dismissed a litigation challenging the U.S. Postal Service’s (“USPS”) use of facial recognition and related technologies to collect personal data, finding that the group which filed the claims lacked standing. Electronic Privacy Information Center v. United States Postal Service et al., Case No. 1:21-cv-02156 (D.D.C.). As
Federal Court Finds Plaintiff has Article III Standing in FCRA Suit against Employer, In Reminder of Litigation Risk Arising From Background Screening
In a recent decision from the Middle District of North Carolina, a federal district court found a plaintiff in a Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) case to have Article III standing to bring his claims in federal court, relying on the Supreme Court’s ruling in Ramirez last year and so denied an employer defendant’s Motion
President Biden to Nominate DC Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court-What Impact Will This Have on Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Cases Going Forward?
In a closely watched development, President Biden will nominate D.C. Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court to fill a vacancy opened when Justice Stephen Breyer announced his retirement. Judge Jackson is a graduate of Harvard Law School and during her time on the bench has issued several rulings that bear upon issues
Federal Court Dismisses California Cybersecurity Litigation Concerning Alleged Disclosure of Information in Website Hack
This month a federal court dismissed a data event litigation pending in federal court concerning claims raised under the federal Drivers’ Privacy Protection Act (“DPPA”), 18 U.S.C. Section 2724, and California statutory and common law. The decision reiterates that plaintiffs in data event litigations who allege they are merely at future risk of speculative injury
CPW Week in Review
In case you missed it, below are recent posts from Consumer Privacy World covering the latest developments on data privacy, security and innovation. Please reach out to the authors if you are interested in additional information.
CPW Week in Review
In case you missed it, below are recent posts from Consumer Privacy World covering the latest developments on data privacy, security and innovation. Please reach out to the authors if you are interested in additional information.