| Court Enforces ADR Provision in Dismissing Columbia Casualty’s Declaratory Relief Suit over Data Breach Claims |
| Policyholder Cottage Health Systems successfully moved to dismiss Columbia Casualty’s complaint for declaratory relief and recoupment of the $4.125 million it paid to settle a putative data breach class action. The California federal court in the case recently ruled that the cyber liability policy’s alternative dispute resolution… |
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| FCC Settles Data Security Case Against Telecom Companies for $3.5 Million |
| The Federal Communications Commission recently settled its first data security case with two telephone companies – TerraCom Inc. and YourTel America Inc. – for $3.5 million. As we previously reported, the FCC initially proposed a $10 million fine for both companies’ alleged failures to protect the personal information of … |
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| Government Audit Shows Major Companies Falling Short of Compliance with Australian Privacy Principles |
| The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) recently undertook its own assessment of the online privacy policies of 20 major organizations. The purpose was to assess compliance with the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs), issued by the OAIC, which took effect on March 12, 2014, and replaced the previous… |
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| FTC Releases “Start with Security” Guidance for Business |
| The Federal Trade Commission recently issued a business guidance encouraging companies to “consider security from the start” when managing their networks or paper files, developing websites, or launching new mobile apps. The guidance is a supplement to a related FTC document released earlier this year… |
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| New Chinese Regulations Impact Employees’ Use of Corporate Mobile Devices |
| Three government authorities in the People’s Republic of China recently jointly issued a new regulation requiring companies to identify and provide copies of IDs to the Public Security Bureau (police) of any of the company employees using a specific number of a mobile phone device provided by and registered under the … |
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| FCC Clarifies Requirements for Marketing Calls and Texts to Consumers |
| The Federal Communication Commission recently clarified requirements under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) for certain calls and text messages to consumers. As noted in our prior posts, the TCPA requires prior express consent for autodialed, prerecorded, or artificial voice calls to wireless phone numbers… |
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| FTC Seeking Comments on Proposed GLB Changes for Auto Dealers That Provide Financing and Lease Services |
| The FTC recently announced proposed revisions to its rules under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act that would permit auto dealers that provide lease and finance services to make privacy policies available to consumers online in lieu of yearly mail updates. With the changes, auto dealers may provide privacy policies online so… |
