Over the past two years, privacy legislation and regulation has focused on a variety of issues. How companies can collect and use sensitive information (healthcare data, geolocation, financial data and the like) and how they respond to consumer requests often take top billing. But “dark patterns” can impact not only…
The California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) is sparking a surge in lawsuits that could profoundly impact businesses with consumer-facing websites. Once focused on law enforcement’s use of “trap and trace” devices, CIPA is now being applied to website tracking technologies like cookies and pixels, exposing companies to significant legal…
Bob Braun was recently quoted in an article distributed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), evaluating the organization’s recent publication of a three-part guide to securing guest and credit card data at hotels. “This publication analyzes and addresses the challenges common to almost all hotels in creating…
LOS ANGELES—Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) is pleased to announce that Michael A. Gold, co-chair of JMBM’s Cybersecurity & Privacy Group, has been recognized by the Daily Journal as one of California’s Top Cyber Lawyers. As reported by the Daily Journal, his clients include companies that operate within…