The intricacies of copyrights and copyright law bedevils nearly everyone involved with creative pursuits or content generation/reuse. While changes to copyright law are overdue in the opinion of many, the Copyright Office has released a draft third edition of its Compendium of Copyright Office Practices. The draft remains open for comment and revisions for one hundred and twenty days. Thereafter, upon finalization, it […]
Ninth Circuit Affirms – Browserwrap “Terms of Use” Link Not Enough
Schools are back in session with September is upon us, and website owners should be aware of a Ninth Circuit Court of Appels opinion “schooling” them on how to handle web Terms of Use, particularly those for consumer e-commerce websites. Last year a California federal District Court held in Nguyen v. Barnes & Noble that merely providing a link […]
Client Alert: Encryption for EMV and PoS Terminals
Clients field us questions on encryption constantly: What type to use, the differences between encryption-at-rest versus in transit, what qualifies as “strong” encryption under current best practices, key management, which encryption methods meet “government” standards so as provide “reasonable security,” recommendations for encrypted email vendors… the list goes on. However, a recent story focusing on EMV cards, which […]
Global Fraud Report: Consumers Frustrated With Financial Institutions
The newly released 2014 ACI Global Fraud Survey (links at bottom) paints a dramatic picture of the global debit/credit card fraud picture – raising a litany of concerns for consumers and financial institutions. Trust? In line with the study’s name and the different behavioral and fraud levels around the world, trust remains a huge issue regarding consumers’ trust of financial […]
FTC Takes Mobile App Makers to Task – Warns About Empty Promises in Privacy Policies
A new staff report by the FTC, What’s the Deal” – A FTC Study on Mobile Shopping Apps, highlights the FTC”s continued concerns about user data and the mobile ecosphere – particularly how payment disputes are handled by developers of mobile apps in the wake of recent Apple and Amazon app issues.. Following in the wake of the […]
NYS Drafts Proposed “Virtual Currencies” Regulations
Following hearings early this year on bitcoin and the regulation of such non-sovereign currencies the NYS Department of Financial Services (“Dept”) has released proposed “Virtual Currencies” regulations, formerly noticed in the NYS Register as “Regulation of the Conduct of Virtual Currency Businesses,” No. DFS-29-14-00015-P), (“Regs”) for public comment, due 45 days after the official publication on […]
FFIEC Rolls Out Cybersecurity Website For Financial Institutions
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (“FFIEC”) recently launched a new cybersecurity website, effectively creating another valuable resource for financial institutions when it comes to addressing cybersecurity matters. Although less well known than Federal agencies with direct oversight and regulatory authority the FFIEC “is a formal interagency body empowered to prescribe uniform principles, standards, and […]
NYS Issues First “Bitcoin” Regulations – Good or Bad?
After holding hearings on bitcoin and virtual currencies this past January, the NYS Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) has released proposed regulations with direct impact on New York entities that deal with or accept virtual currencies. The Virtual Currencies regulations proposed will be published in the New York State Register’s July 23, 2014 edition, which begins a 45-day public […]
Making a Big Data Splash – New Book Exploring Big Data Issues & Uses
The Sm@rtEdge Law Group is pleased to announce that a forthcoming book on Big Data uses, issues and stategies – Data Divination: Big Data Strategies – will be released on August 27, 2014, and is available now for pre-order on Amazon. The authors of the book consulted with our firm in detail on the legal […]
SmartEdgeLaw Comments on SCOTUS Cell Phone Case
SmartEdge was asked for commentary regarding the recent Supreme Court case of Riley v. California, regarding warrantless searches of smart phones in search incident to arrest situations. The resulting article, Where the Supreme Court Ruling, Law Enforcement Spyware and FISC Collide, appears here http://www.fiercebigdata.com/story/where-supreme-court-ruling-law-enforcement-spyware-and-fisc-collide/2014-06-30
Thanks to those who attended our IAPP KnowledgeNet CT Meeting
A quick thanks to all those who attended our IAPP KnowledgeNet meeting, held yesterday in Hartford, and to my co-chairs Bruce Raymond and Catherine Itravina. There was a good turnout and many new faces around the table. After an informative presentation covering lessons learned from the Target data breach, by Pamela Gupta, President of Outsecure, Inc., […]
Sm@rtEdgeLaw Now a Member of InfraGard – Cybersecurity Partnership
We’re pleased to announce that founding attorney, Richard Santalesa, has been accepted as a member of InfraGard, and looks forward to employing InfraGard’s expertise on behalf of Sm@rtEdgeLaw’s client base and our communities. InfraGard is a partnership between the FBI and the private sector as “an association of persons who represent businesses, academic institutions, state […]
Ready to Revisit Your Cloud Contracts? FedRAMP is Ramping Up With Three Public Webinars
Those who follow cloud computing on the federal level know the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (“FedRAMP”) is tasked with developing a “government-wide program that provides a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services.” We expect FedRAMP to have a broader ripple effect for corporate cloud contracting, […]
FTC Data Broker Report Takeaways – Part 2
In this Part Two covering the Federal Trade Commission’s Report on Data Brokers, (Part One is here) we focus on the Report’s detail of benefits and risks to consumers of data brokers’ services, the FTC’s legislative recommendations and best practices data brokers should consider to address growing concerns surrounding data mining. Lastly, we’ll review considerations […]
Join us June12 at IAPP KnowledgeNet CT
Please join us at the upcoming IAPP KnowledgeNet CT on June 12 4-6pm at the offices of Shipman & Goodwin LLP, One Constitution Plaza, Hartford, CT 06103. Refreshments will be served. Our topic: Data Breach Responses: Practical Lessons From the Target Trenches and Beyond Our meeting will include featured speakers and a group round table discussion […]
