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Information security could your data become a toxic asset?

  • Jones Day
  • -
  • United Kingdom
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  • May 31 2009

Over its 25 year history, data protection has not been a glamorous topic

Warning to employers: if your health risk assessment violates GINA, you may have to tell the IRS (and pay excise taxes)

  • Jones Day
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  • USA
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  • October 31 2009

As reported in an earlier Jones Day Commentary entitled "Open Enrollment AlertNo Reward Goes Unpunished," the Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services jointly issued interim final rules to implement certain provisions of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act ("GINA"), including the prohibition on the collection of genetic information by group health plans and group health insurance issuers

Switzerland authorizes safe harbor framework for personal data transfers to the United States

  • Jones Day
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  • Switzerland, USA
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  • April 9 2009

The new U.S.-Swiss Safe Harbor Framework ("U.S.-Swiss Safe Harbor"), effective February 16, 2009, facilitates transfer of personal data from companies in Switzerland to companies in the United States

Nevada imposes new requirements for credit card transactions and data transfers

  • Jones Day
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 31 2009

Nevada recently amended its law on the Security of Personal Information to require Nevada businesses to comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards ("PCI DSS") in any transaction where the business accepts a credit card (or other payment card) for the sale of goods or services, and to require Nevada businesses to encrypt any personal information the business transfers

French data protection agency sets parameters for U.S. discovery of data falling under French jurisdiction

  • Jones Day
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  • France, USA
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  • November 27 2009

On August 19, 2009, the French privacy and data protection authority (the "CNIL") issued an opinion (the "Opinion") addressing privacy and data security concerns that may arise under French law when U.S. litigants attempt to reach data falling under French jurisdiction

Enlarged Board of Appeal: the EPO's case law on computer-implemented inventions is consistent

  • Jones Day
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  • European Union
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  • May 24 2010

On May 12, 2010, the Enlarged Board of Appeal ("EBA") handed down an Opinion on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions following a referral by the President of the European Patent Office

Red Flag Rules require companies to take identity theft seriously

  • Jones Day
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  • USA
  • -
  • August 31 2008

You may be surprised to that learn your business must comply with the new identity theft Red Flag Rules

California expands security breach notification law to include medical and health insurance information

  • Jones Day
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  • USA
  • -
  • September 20 2008

The landmark California Database Security Breach Notification Act (the "Notification Law") was amended this year by Assembly Bill 1298 (effective January 1, 2008) to include medical and health insurance informationa change that expands the reach of the law and potential scope of liability and should prompt businesses to revisit their data security policies

Data security, third-party privacy claims, and insurance coverage under CGL “personal and advertising injury” coverage

  • Jones Day
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 18 2010

Personal and advertising injury coverage appears in standard commercial general liability ("CGL") policies

General aviation flight information: private no more

  • Jones Day
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  • USA
  • -
  • April 13 2011

On March 4, 2011, the Federal Aviation Administration published its proposal to modify the standard FAASubscriber Memorandum of Agreement ("MOA") for Industry Access to Aircraft Situation Display ("ASD") and to National Airspace System Status Information data