Patrick Gunning of King & Wood Mallesons writes: A recent decision by Federal Court of Australia illustrated two things about privacy complaints – or at least those that end up before the courts: complainants often pursue their claims for many years, displaying a kind of endurance that many litigants do not possess; and the task facing an…
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Prosecuting Privacy Abuses by Corporate and Government Insiders
Leslie R. Caldwell, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division of DOJ writes: In a series of recent posts, we’ve been discussing the need for the Administration’s current cybersecurity proposals and discussing how they have been drafted in a careful and targeted way to enable us to protect privacy and security without ensnaring harmless or legitimate…
Bipartisan Data Security Draft Unveiled, Subcommittee to Review Next Week
WASHINGTON, DC – Bipartisan members of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade today announced draft legislation to tackle the nation’s growing data security challenges. The “Data Security and Breach Notification Act” is a comprehensive plan to help safeguard sensitive consumer information and shield Americans from the consequences of cyber attacks. The subcommittee is scheduled to…
Jury rules in favor of Sonoma County employee in privacy case
This is a follow-up to a case noted previously on DataBreaches.net. Paul Payne reports: Jurors on Thursday found a Santa Rosa man was not entitled to monetary damages from a neighbor he claimed used her position as a Sonoma County social worker to pry into his confidential files and embarrass him. The panel deliberated about a…