Google Photos Defeats Privacy Lawsuit Over Face Scans–Rivera v. Google
…relate to the face templates or associated data. However, the court does caution Google that “if Google is aware of any bug or data breach to any Google Photos API…
California’s IoT Security Law is Well-Intentioned, but a Comprehensive Federal Law is Needed (Guest Blog Post)
…breach. And Massachusetts prohibits data breach notices from describing how a breach occurred, while other states require such description. Like data breach notice laws, the California IoT law will apply…
California Amends the Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA); Fixes About 0.01% of its Problems
…should repeal the private right of action in the existing data breach law in 1798.80. Similarly, the legislature should repeal the existing Shine the Law law (1798.83 and associated sections)…
Recent Developments Regarding the California Consumer Privacy Act
…private cause of action only applies to data breaches (more on this below). Overall, this bill is better than nothing, but it represents less than 1% of the obviously needed…
Ten Reasons Why California’s New Data Protection Law is Unworkable, Burdensome, and Possibly Unconstitutional (Guest Blog Post)
…from describing the circumstances of data breaches in their notices to consumers, while other states require descriptions. Variations in data breach notification laws are inconvenient, particularly because they matter most…
A Privacy Bomb Is About to Be Dropped on the California Economy and the Global Internet
…data breach notification law. This is an omnibus law, making it impossible to summarize in soundbites. Instead, here is the Senate Judiciary Committee report’s 3,000 word “summary”: ___ This bill…
Appeals Court Curbs FTC’s Enforcement of Security Standards–LabMD v. FTC
…Data Breach Litigation Rulings (Guest Blog Post) A Tale of Two Spokeos “Manufactured” TCPA Suit Fails For Lack of Standing More Data Breach Lawsuits Fail In Court–Michaels Stores and SuperValu…
Privacy Plaintiffs Lack Standing Against NBA 2K15’s Face-Scanning Technology
…location or at Take-Two internally. But with the increasing prevalence of data breaches and theft, companies would be wise to pay heed to their security practices when dealing with this…
On Remand, Ninth Circuit Says Robins Satisfied Article III Standing
…Fails For Lack of Standing Seventh Circuit: Data Breach Victims Have Standing Based on Future Harm Android and Pandora Privacy Rulings Accept Low Hurdle for Standing 9th Circuit Says Plaintiff…
1H 2017 Quick Links, Part 2 (Privacy, Security)
…2017 PA Super 8 (Pa. Superior Ct. Jan. 12, 2017): While a data breach (and its ensuing harm) is generally foreseeable, we do not believe that this possibility outweighs the…