The drafting of the Framework was fueled by former Head of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano’s warning that a “cyber 9/11 could happen imminently.” In recent years cyberattacks on this country’s financial industry and resource infrastructure, as well as on private banks and companies, have dramatically increased in frequency and severity. The National Institute of Standards…
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The Enforceability of Duplicate Contracts
The Original vs. The Copy – Does It Really Matter From An Evidentiary Perspective? While there are many hurdles a business document needs to overcome in order to be admitted as evidence in court, there is one hurdle that many clients routinely inquire about – the legality and admissibility of digital image copies, in lieu…
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California Requires Websites to Permit Children To Erase Postings to Protect Their Privacy and Restricts Permitted Advertising To Children
JK! LOL! I Did Not Mean to Post That – California Now Requires That Children Be Provided With a “Cyber Eraser” By Angelina Bruno-Metzger Of the new cyber laws signed by California Governor Jerry Brown, by far the most publicized and debated has been bill SB568, which provides minors with greater cyber privacy rights. There…
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California Governor Signs First “Do Not Track” Privacy Disclosure Bill
Sharing is Caring, but Not Always in the Case of Cookies – CA Governor Signs the Country’s First “Do Not Track” Disclosure Bill by Angelina Bruno-Metzger On September 27, 2013, bill AB370, now known as the “Do Not Track” disclosure law (“DNT”), was officially signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown. This law will impose…
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