Category: Internet Law

The company formerly called Weight Watchers — now known as WW International — was caught violating federal online data privacy protections for children. See NYT media report here. The federal act in question is the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) which, among other requirements, prohibits collecting data concerning children without explicit consent from parents. […]

As reported here, new cybersecurity incident reporting requirements have been included as part of the new $1.5 trillion federal government funding package passed in mid-March 2022. For companies doing business in “critical infrastructure” sectors of the economy, they must report data breaches, “substantial cyber incidents,” and ransomware payments to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security […]

Your reputation online is becoming more and more important in today’s marketplace and damage to it can affect your employment, personal life, and financial prospects. Negative or damaging information about yourself or your business can spread like wildfire on the internet if not addressed quickly.  Below, we’ll be discussing some of the steps you’ll need […]

With respect to cybercrimes and protecting the security of business and government computer and internet systems, there is a clear and increasingly sustained push to require the reporting of “cyber-incidents” that affect the functionality of business which, in turn, might impact whole industries. This is not too surprising given recent hacks and ransomware attacks that […]

We here at Revision Legal have written extensively about the need for businesses to protect consumer privacy with respect to data. Businesses are required to keep private consumer data secure from hacking and cybercriminal activity, and they must avoid collecting and misusing consumer data in violation of privacy laws and regulations. Some recent news with […]

As recently reported by the Associated Press, the mayor of Cambridge, Maryland has been arrested and charged with posting revenge porn online. The mayor is accused of posting nude photos of a woman with whom he was in a romantic relationship. According to the report, he also posted her name, birthdate and captioned the nude […]

If your business has experienced a data breach, most states have laws requiring various forms of notification. Typically, a business must notify law enforcement and/and designated state officials (but not always). Affected consumers must be notified if personal, unencrypted data has been accessed and/or exfiltrated. For example, in Michigan, if there has been unauthorized access […]

In the United States, in the last year, legislators have introduced and debated comprehensive consumer data privacy bills in at least 37 States. Many bills failed to pass Committee votes, but this is still a remarkable development given that the very first consumer data privacy law was only enacted in the United States four years […]

On February 8, 2022, IRA Financial was subject to a security breach that has resulted in the alleged loss of approximately $36 million in cryptocurrency assets. For many users, these assets constitute retirement savings that were invested with IRA Financial through the Gemini cryptocurrency exchange. IRA Financial has stated that it is monitoring the stolen […]

The Federal Trade Commission (“FCC”) recently issued its final rule with respect to new cybersecurity protocols. See here. The Rule is called “Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information” and is applicable to financial and related institutions. The FCC’s amended Safeguard Rule is a very good and useful example of the current standards required by governmental agencies […]