Earlier this month, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois entered an order dismissing with prejudice a putative class action concerning a security breach affecting PIN pad devices at numerous Barnes & Noble … [Read more] about Northern District of Illinois Dismisses Barnes & Noble Data Breach Lawsuit
Data Monetization and State Privacy Laws
On June 8, magazine publisher Trusted Media Brands, Inc. settled a class action lawsuit for $8.2 million after purportedly disclosing the personal information and magazine choices of customers to third parties. The lawsuit, Taylor v. Trusted Media … [Read more] about Data Monetization and State Privacy Laws
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Allows Wikimedia Upstream Suit to Proceed
On May 23, 2017, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its opinion on Wikimedia foundation v. NSA/CSS. The Court vacated and remanded the NSA’s previously successful motion to dismiss Wikimedia’s Fourth and First Amendment claims against the … [Read more] about Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Allows Wikimedia Upstream Suit to Proceed
Facebook Fined for WhatsApp Data Linking Fallout
On 18 May 2017, the European Commission (“Commission”) fined Facebook €110 million ($122 million) for misrepresentations made in its application for competition clearance of the company’s acquisition of WhatsApp. In its merger application, Facebook … [Read more] about Facebook Fined for WhatsApp Data Linking Fallout
Court Holds Forensic Investigator’s Report is Protected from Disclosure
Third-party forensic investigations performed at the direction of counsel are part-and-parcel of virtually every data breach. There has been little case law, however, directly addressing the extent to which the attorney-client privilege and/or work … [Read more] about Court Holds Forensic Investigator’s Report is Protected from Disclosure