On July 17, a class of consumers filed a motion for preliminary approval of their settlement agreement with a retailer over alleged violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act ...

On November 2, a bank notified customers of unauthorized access to online customer accounts between October 4 and October 14.

On August 10, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection finalized amendments to implement legislation allowing financial institutions that meet certain criteria to be exempt from the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act's ("GLBA") annual privacy notice requirement.

On August 22, the California attorney general sent a letter to state legislative leaders explaining "several unworkable obligations ...

On August 31, the California legislature passed a bill to amend the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 ("CCPA"). Amendments include exemptions relating to health information by certain entities,

On December 3, a federal court in the Central District of California granted plaintiffs' request for preliminary approval of a proposed $22 million settlement ...

On June 14, an Eighth Circuit panel affirmed a $10 million settlement that concluded a multidistrict litigation against a retailer ...

On October 30, Michael O'Rielly, a commissioner of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission ("FCC"), made remarks on technological advancements needed to build smart cities,

On April 17, 2018, the House of Representatives passed the Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act...

On August 15, a federal judge in California issued an order giving final approval for a $115 million settlement ...

On July 5, a federal judge granted initial approval for a $7.4 million settlement deal between a class of subscribers and a media company.

On July 16, plaintiffs in a putative class action filed a motion for preliminary approval of their settlement agreement with a video game ...

On April 30, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari for review of a settlement agreement in which an online search company agreed to pay millions of dollars to third-party privacy nonprofit organizations...

On October 22, an email service provider agreed to pay $50 million to settle a class action in the Northern District of California related to a trio of data breaches involving unauthorized...

The lawsuit alleges that the company took no action to secure its online dispute portal despite prior warnings of vulnerability.

As the interest in blockchain technology grows, companies will be confronted with numerous decisions, challenges, and legal issues pertaining to its adoption

On July 26, the National Counterintelligence and Security Center ("NCSC") released its 2018 Foreign Economic Espionage in Cyberspace report, which highlighted current threats

On September 3, another set of New York's cybersecurity regulations under 23 NYCRR 500 went into effect after an 18-month transitional period.

A successful green building project may involve much more than construction design and include initial soil decontamination, optimization of financial or fiscal incentives and creative occupancy contracts.

On July 17, the Personal Information Protection Commission of Japan and the European Commission issued a Joint Statement ...