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The FTC’s Controversial Battle to Force Companies to Protect Your Data
Rhode Island Enacts Social Media Privacy Laws
Although it is called “social” media, individuals using online services such as Facebook or Twitter should not be required to divulge...
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Louisiana Joins 16 Other States and Prohibits Employers from Accessing Employee Online Accounts
Effective August 1, 2014, Louisiana joined at least sixteen other states who have enacted laws prohibiting or restricting employers from accessing...
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New Florida Data Security and Breach Law Effective July 1
Businesses that maintain individuals’ confidential, personal information may need to be more alert in protecting this data under the Florida...
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International Safe Harbor Privacy Compliance: What You Need to Know
Since early 2014, the Federal Trade Commission has charged at least fourteen U.S. businesses in varying industries, from fashion to...
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More States Restrict Employers’ Access To Employees’ Social Media Accounts
State legislatures are enacting laws limiting employers’ ability to access the social media accounts of their employees. Thus far in 2014...
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Reducing Security Threats Posed by Contract Workers
In a time of budget sensitivity, many businesses, government agencies and other types of organizations are turning to independent contractors as a...
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Seyfarth Shaw’s Social Media Privacy Legislation Desktop Reference
Seyfarth’s Social Media Practice Group has prepared an easy-to-use “Social Media Privacy Legislation Desktop Reference,” as a...
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Tennessee Joins the Growing List of States Limiting Employers’ Access to Personal Online Content
Legislation to restrict employers’ access to applicants’ and employees’ personal online content continues its rapid expansion in...
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Connecticut Enacts Employee Online Privacy Law
On May 19, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed into law Public Act No. 15-6, titled “An Act Concerning Employee Online Privacy.” The act...
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Privacy Industry Index (PII): Data Breach Vendors
Protecting data has value and you have to invest to make sure that data is properly protected. Businesses must work with a large collection of...
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Wisconsin Adopts Password Protection Law
Wisconsin has become the thirteenth state to enact a law limiting the circumstances under which employers may request or require access to the...
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