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Mind Your Audience: Disclosure of Confidential Information to AI Programs Can Give Rise to Trade Secret Misappropriation Claims

LexBlog IP

While tools like Otter may provide quick answers or help synthesize a large volume of information, employers and employees alike should be mindful of the types of information fed to (and possibly stored in) AI programs. Plaintiffs West Technology Group LLC and CX360 Inc.

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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

This article was originally published on the OBA’s Information Technology and Intellectual Property Law Section’s articles page. Privacy breaches are becoming commonplace in today’s business landscape and cybersecurity is top of mind for many organizations— and for good reason. Kaplan v Casino Rama Services Inc.

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NDA: An Effective Way to Protect Confidential Information

LexBlog IP

A settlement agreement was reached where Elation could inspect the software developed by Shi and prevent the use of any trade secrets or confidential information. Elation is an important decision for California companies suing to recover and prevent the use of confidential information in violation of confidentiality agreements or NDAs.

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Infographic | Privacy enhancing technologies

Olartemoure Blog

Privacy-enhancing technologies are tools and techniques designed to protect users’ personal data and privacy by enabling the analysis and sharing of insights within data, without sharing the data itself. They allow people’s data to be extracted, but not to be tracked back to them, which increases the security of personal information.

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Guest post: Exploring data privacy in Nigeria: Incorporated trustees of laws and rights awareness initiative v Nigerian Communications Commission

The IPKat

As readers may be aware, The IPKat also covers privacy and confidentiality issues and so, is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriend Bibitayo Emmanuel Ojo (DataPro Limited) on the struggles between data privacy rights of citizens and government's duties around national security.

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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. Accordingly, employers essentially became the primary custodians of employee personal information and adjusted their work policies and practices to protect various forms of identifiable data.

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