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Article 29 Working Party Releases Second Round of Input Regarding Proposed EU Data Protection Regulation Revisions

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Today the European Commission’s Article 29 Working Party released Opinion 08/2012 providing further input on the EU’s revised Data Protection Regulation. The purpose of the Opinion is to provide “further guidance, notably on … [Read more] about Article 29 Working Party Releases Second Round of Input Regarding Proposed EU Data Protection Regulation Revisions

In Matter of First Impression, Eleventh Circuit Rules That Data Breach Putative Class Action Complaint Adequately Alleges Injury and Causation

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In Curry v. AvMed Inc., No. 11-13694 (11th Cir. Sept. 5, 2012), the Eleventh Circuit found that the named plaintiffs sufficiently alleged injury and causation by including detailed allegations making it plausible, not merely possible, that their … [Read more] about In Matter of First Impression, Eleventh Circuit Rules That Data Breach Putative Class Action Complaint Adequately Alleges Injury and Causation

U.S. Senator Sends Cybersecurity Inquiry Letter to American Businesses as White House Executive Order Nears Completion

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Chief executives of each of the Fortune 500 companies will soon receive a letter from Senator John D. Rockefeller IV  (D-W.Va.) asking them to describe how their companies address computer network security, or … [Read more] about U.S. Senator Sends Cybersecurity Inquiry Letter to American Businesses as White House Executive Order Nears Completion