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ARTICLE · 29 APRIL 2013

Mobile Privacy And Security - The Current Regulatory Landscape And New Risk Threat Model

The definition of "personal information" in today's world is no longer limited just to names, Social Security numbers and account numbers.

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Christopher Cwalina is a Partner in our Washington, D.C. office and Steven Roosa a Partner in our New York office

Data Privacy and Security Team Co-chairs Christopher Cwalina and Steven Roosa participated in a Holland & Knight webinar titled "Mobile Privacy and Security - The Current Regulatory Landscape and New Risk Threat Model."

The April 16 program discussed how companies today face a new threat model: independent researchers are testing mobile apps and website services are looking for technical privacy and security flaws. In this hyper-digital era, technologists - who are allied with regulators and the media - routinely outflank companies by using cutting-edge software and specialized networking environments to bring questionable privacy and security practices to the surface. The target companies then find themselves investigated by the Federal Trade Commission, named as defendants in a class action, or appear in The Wall Street Journal or The New York

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