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Fundamental Right to Privacy

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction Although there isn’t a clear legal definition of “privacy,” some legal experts define it as a human right that each and every person has simply by virtue of their existence. The right to privacy must, in other words, be evaluated case-by-case. Privacy enjoys a robust legal framework internationally.

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Legal Tug-Of-War: Protecting Privilege in Privacy Breach Disputes

IPilogue

Privacy breaches are becoming commonplace in today’s business landscape and cybersecurity is top of mind for many organizations— and for good reason. This situation is exacerbated by the risk of litigation, as lawsuits are a legitimate consequence of a privacy breach. Kaplan v Casino Rama Services Inc.

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Upcoming Webinar! NLRB and Restrictive Covenants: Trends in Employment Confidentiality

Trading Secrets

Wednesday, July 19, 2023 3:00 p.m. Pacific REGISTER HERE Confidentiality obligations and restrictive covenants are crucial tools employed by organizations to protect sensitive information, trade secrets, and competitive advantages. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Central 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Mountain 12:00 p.m.

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State Farm & Verisk: Profiting Off Your Privacy

LexBlog IP

The complaint, filed on January 20, 2023, alleges that State Farm illegally submitted personal and confidential information about Plaintiffs’ insurance claims, including medical treatment information, to Verisk / ISO for inclusion in an immense database it maintains. Privacy is the control over knowledge about oneself.

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The Safety of an Employee’s Personal Information: A Look at Data Privacy Concerns

LexBlog IP

Data privacy concerns have undoubtedly spiked during the pandemic due to new categories of identifiable personal data being collected from employees. Some states have taken an additional step to create laws that further address the violation of data privacy while other states have adopted a wait and see approach. By: Lashania White.

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NIST Releases their AI Risk Management Framework 1.0

IPilogue

On January 26, 2023, NIST released their AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0) NIST describes a trustworthy AI to have a set of characteristics: valid and reliable, safe, secure, and resilient, accountable and transparent, explainable and interpretable, privacy-enhanced, and fair – with harmful bias managed.

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September Privacy and Security Roundup: Funding national cybersecurity, violating Safeguards Rule and fighting cyber threats

LexBlog IP

In our latest Privacy and Security Roundup , we cover the Senate-passed bill that includes nearly $2 billion in national cybersecurity funding, recent sanctions by the SEC on investment advisors and broker-dealers, a new initiative that aims to improve defense planning and information sharing between the public and private sectors, and more.

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