Category: Internet Law

University of Massachusetts Amherst was recently hit with a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance settlement by federal regulators after suffering an healthcare security breach in 2013, according to DataBreachToday.com. The school had failed to include its Language, Speech, and Hearing Healthcare Services as part of a HIPAA-covered component of its health care […]

How do you respond to a breach of customer data? If you operate an ecommerce store, you need to know. Revision Legal partner John DiGiacomo has published another article on Practical Ecommerce: How to Respond to a Breach of Customer Data. Data breaches seem to be the norm these days, whether they are at Yahoo, Home […]

Data security involves the practice of protecting computers, mobile devices, databases, and websites from unauthorized access or corruption. Data security is also sometimes also referred to as computer security or information security. Keeping Data Safe Every kind of data needs protecting, whether it is personal data or business data. Data can include personal identifying information, […]

A hacked credit card is one of the biggest problems consumers face. Someone who is not authorized to use a card can gain access to the credit card number, the name on the card, and the PIN. They can then use this information to make unauthorized purchases. Alternatively, hacked credit card information is sold to thieves through […]

Introduction to False Light Invasion of Privacy False light Invasion of Privacy is when someone has falsely attributed to you some statement, opinion, or belief which is highly offensive. The elements for false light are: a statement; published by one party about another; that places a person in a false light; which is highly offensive […]

The State of Illinois has enacted the “Personal Information Protection Act,” 815 ILCS §§ 530/1 – 530/25. The Act includes important provisions about how to respond to a data breach. The law also details who are subject to Illinois’ law, and the proper method of notification. Am I Subject to the Illinois Data Breach Law? Are […]

Michigan data breach law requires a response to a data breach involving a Michigan resident. Specifically, MCL 445.72 contains important provisions to determine whether you are subject to Michigan law, and if so, the proper response. Am I Subject To The Michigan Data Breach Law? Do you own or license data included in a database? […]

According to reports, a February 2016 breach has caused Weebly, a user-created website service, to be the latest victim in the rising trend of data breaches.  The data breach at Weebly, affecting 43,430,316 customers dating back to 2007, revealed email addresses and/or usernames, IP addresses and encrypted (bcrypt hashed) passwords for a large number of […]

Information Age has reported on a survey by Thales of UK consumers, which found that data breaches influence consumer purchases. The survey found that 84% of UK consumers would  stop using a brand’s service after a data breach. Only 16% of consumers would continue using a brand if they discovered they had many data breaches. […]

Montana Data Breach Notification Law has been updated to expand the definition of “personal information” and also require notice to the state attorney general’s consumer protection office. A data breach is generally a security incident in which sensitive, protected, or confidential data is copied, transmitted, stolen, viewed, or used by an individual unauthorized to do […]