BNA INSIGHTS: Proposed Rule for Protecting Department of Defense Information on Unclassified Contractor Computer Systems: The Devil Is in the Details
September 20, 2010 in Privacy & Security Law Report · Leave a Comment
Over the past twenty years, the world has seen technology develop at lightning speed. Exponential increases in our collective ability to communicate, access and process information have been created using the seemingly endless and ethereal collection of…
Many Oppose Giving Federal Trade Commission New Rules Power; Some Say Enforcement Standards Needed
September 20, 2010 in Privacy & Security Law Report · Leave a Comment
Giving the Federal Trade Commission expanded rulemaking authority is generally opposed by business interests, said privacy and e-commerce…
SPECIAL REPORT: Cloud User Contracts Do Not Usually Cover Data Security Liability Risks, Attorneys Warn
September 3, 2010 in Privacy & Security Law Report · Leave a Comment
Companies turning to third-party cloud computing services are typically presented with service contracts containing few, if any, terms to protect them against…
American Bar Association Panelists Peer into Cloud Computing, See Risks as Well as Benefits for Lawyers
August 23, 2010 in Privacy & Security Law Report · Leave a Comment
Cloud computing may be a relatively new term in legal ethics circles, but it attracted plenty of attention at two programs presented during the…
Senate Commerce Committee Leaders Unveil Bill to Establish National Data Security Standards
August 9, 2010 in Privacy & Security Law Report · Leave a Comment
Top Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Democrats Aug. 5 introduced legislation that would authorize the Federal…
BNA INSIGHTS: HHS Proposed Rule Fine-Tunes HITECH and HIPAA Requirements
August 2, 2010 in Privacy & Security Law Report · Leave a Comment
On July 14, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (the “Proposed Rule”) that would modify the HIPAA privacy…
Rite Aid to Pay HHS $1 Million to End HIPAA Privacy Probe; Also Settles FTC Act Violations
August 2, 2010 in Privacy & Security Law Report · Leave a Comment
National drug store chain Rite Aid agreed to pay $1 million to the federal government to settle allegations it violated the Health Insurance…
House Panel Eyes Two Legislative Privacy Approaches; FTC Doesn’t Endorse Either
July 26, 2010 in Privacy & Security Law Report · Leave a Comment
A data privacy legislative proposal by Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.) and a just-introduced competing consumer data protection bill introduced by…
BNA INSIGHTS: Building an Online Identity Legal Framework: The Proposed National Strategy
July 12, 2010 in Privacy & Security Law Report · Leave a Comment
With the White House release for public comment of its draft National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace, the Administration has made it a priority to address…
HHS Proposes Extending HIPAA Enforcement, Privacy, Security Rules to Business Associates, Subcontractors
July 12, 2010 in Privacy & Security Law Report · Leave a Comment
The Department of Health and Human Services July 8 announced proposed changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy Rule, Security Rule, and…


