Privacy

Consumer Protection

Alysa Zeltzer Hutnik, Dana B. Rosenfeld, Crystal N. Skelton | Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

On January 15, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") announced a proposed settlement with technology giant Apple Inc. that will require the company to pay at least $32.5 million in refunds to consumers. The proposed 20-year settlement resolves...

Cybersecurity

Alice Hsu, Tracy Crum, Francine E. Friedman, Karol A. Kepchar | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

As discussed in Akin Gump’s annual “Top Ten Topics for Directors in 2014,” cybersecurity and data privacy are indeed among the hottest topics in the boardroom this year due to the dramatic rise in cyber attacks and data breaches. As part of a board’s risk management...

Cybersecurity

J.C. Boggs, Alexander K. Haas, John A. Drennan | King & Spalding LLP

On January 1, 2014, S.B. 46 became effective, extending California’s data breach notification requirements to a new area: individual online user accounts. Companies should take note of this significant development. It is a substantial enlargement of the notification burdens that many...