Tag Archives: DATA

Digital Currency Exchange Customers Targeted in IRS Information-Gathering Sweep

By Carol Van Cleef, Jeffrey H. Paravano and Jay R. Nanavati on November 21, 2016 Posted in Financial Privacy

Coinbase, one of the largest digital currency exchange companies in the world, will likely be asked to provide the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with transactional data and other information on all U.S. customers who used its services over a three-year period. Using what is known as a “John Doe” summons, the IRS has formally requested … Continue Reading

FTC Workshop Addresses New Data Privacy Issues Concerning Consumer Generated Health Data

By Pamela Jones Harbour, Erik Raven-Hansen and William W. Hellmuth on May 21, 2014 Posted in HIPAA/HITECH, Medical Privacy

On May 7, 2014, the FTC hosted the latest seminar in their Spring Privacy Series to address the status of Consumer Generated and Controlled Health Data and relate results of recent FTC studies on the topic. Consumers are embracing new technologies, particularly in the fitness domain and are generating vast amounts of “health data” both … Continue Reading

Once Again, Clapper Defeats Data Breach Class Action

By Judy Selby on February 14, 2014 Posted in Data Breaches, Identity Theft, Online Privacy, Privacy Litigation

Article III standing has once again proved to be an insurmountable hurdle for data breach class action plaintiffs whose personal information hasn’t been misused. In Galaria v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., an Ohio federal court relied on the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Clapper v. Amnesty Intern. USA, 133 S.Ct. 1138 (2013), and held … Continue Reading

BakerHostetler Introduces Information Governance Capability

By BakerHostetler on February 6, 2014 Posted in Information Governance

NEW YORK, February 6, 2014—BakerHostetler announced today that is has formally organized a practice capability around clients’ needs in the area of Information Governance. The newly created cross-practice team, led by Partner Judy Selby and Counsel James Sherer, draws upon the firm’s established expertise in the areas of Privacy and Data Protection and E-Discovery Advocacy … Continue Reading

Something Wicked This Way Comes – Dark and Dusty Data and the Risk Your Organization Already Owns

By BakerHostetler on December 16, 2013 Posted in Data Breaches

This blog post is a joint submission with BakerHostetler’s Discovery Advocate blog. Authored by: James Sherer During the final panel of Thomson Reuters’ 17th Annual eDiscovery & Information Governance in Practice Forum, Thomas Barnett, Ignatius Grande, and Sandra Rampersaud led a lively discussion on Managing Big Data, Dark Data, and Risk. And while the exchange … Continue Reading

Minnesota A.G. Files Lawsuit Against “Infused” Business Associate for Loss of Patient Data Stored on Laptop; Use of Patient Data Without Full Disclosure

By John Mulhollan on February 6, 2012 Posted in Data Breaches

In perhaps the first widely publicized action taken against a “business associate” (as defined under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and privacy and security regulations thereunder), the Minnesota Attorney General (AG) on January 19 filed a civil lawsuit in federal court against Accretive Health, Inc., for alleged violations of HIPAA, as well … Continue Reading

SAFE Data Act Approved by House Subcommittee

By Craig A. Hoffman on July 21, 2011 Posted in Data Breach Notification Laws, Federal Legislation

The House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Mary Bono Mack (CA), approved the Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (H.R. 2577) (SAFE Data Act) following lengthy debate on July 20, 2011. The SAFE Data Act contains information security requirements and breach notice obligations consistent with Rep. Bono Mack’s statements following the … Continue Reading

Three National Data Breach Notification Legislative Proposals Issued

By Craig A. Hoffman on May 18, 2011 Posted in Breach Notification, Data Breach Notification Laws, Federal Legislation

So far this month, three legislative proposals containing a national data breach notification requirement have been issued. On May 4, Rep. Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) reintroduced the Data Accountability and Trust Act. On May 11, Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) introduced the Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011. One day later, the White House … Continue Reading