Hong Kong strengthens its personal data privacy laws and imposes criminal penalties on direct marketing *

Hong Kong - May 15 2013
In 2012 Hong Kong introduced the Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Ordinance [i] (the "Amendments" ) to, amongst other things, strengthen…

Co-authors: Anita Leung.

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Do you know California's "Right To Know Act of 2013"? *

USA - April 5 2013
California's Right to Know Act of 2013 (Assembly Bill 1291), permits a consumer to obtain full disclosure upon request of personal information held…

Co-authors: Katherine S. Ritchey.

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Italian appeals court overturns Google privacy convictions *

Italy - March 19 2013
The appellate court in Milan recently published its decision overturning the conviction of three Google executives on charges of Unlawful Data…

Co-authors: Gregory P. Silberman, Stefano Macchi di Cellere, Katherine S. Ritchey.

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Lessons from in re HTC America Inc.: FTC's broadening approach to consumer data security leaves unwary manufacturer or developer with more than it bargained for *

USA - March 5 2013
The Federal Trade Commission's ("FTC") recent enforcement action In the Matter of HTC America Inc ("HTC"), FTC File No. 1223049, illustrates the…

Co-authors: Gregory P. Silberman, Katherine S. Ritchey.

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Supreme Court rules that automated phone call lawsuits may be brought in federal or state courts *

USA - May 24 2012
The United States Supreme Court recently held that a person who receives an automated debt-collection call on his cellular phone in violation of the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act can choose to file a lawsuit in state or federal court.

Co-authors: Brandy Hutton Ranjan , J. Todd Kennard, Kevin D. Lyles.

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