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The legal industry and technology are intertwined. Technology presents many legal challenges to companies, lawyers, and legal professionals, due to cybersecurity demands, data breach concerns, and media regulations. The National Law Review features the latest news, litigation, stories, and coverage related to legislation in the industry, and the ever-evolving changes which arise because of how quickly technology changes are occurring today.

Regulations on Communications & Media: Including TCPA, GDPR, and FCC

Media and communications news covered by the National Law Review includes FCC (Federal Communications Commission) enforcement actions, cybercrime and terrorism stories, TCPA (Telephone Consumer Protection Act) violations, email communications, social media platforms, and how to properly navigate them in a professional setting, telecommunications laws, and compliance issues and concerns. Staffing changes at the FCC, litigation and regulation changes, including the state of net neutrality, are covered by the legal experts who write for the National Law Review.

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act and the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation

Legislation like the Telephone Consumer Protection and international regulations such as the EU’s  GDPR,  companies must take the time to update their privacy standards and must understand the complexities of this area of law, in order to avoid legal repercussions when engaging with customers in the US and around the world. The National Law Review has legal experts who analyze litigation related to the TCPA as it impacts healthcare, debt collection, and other areas.  Additionally, many facets of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation; including notes on applicability, GDPR company compliance, and definitions of GDPR terminology are analyzed by the legal experts at NLR.

Legal Communication Concerns across Industries

Because the internet and technology change on what seems to be a daily basis, it can be difficult for companies to properly navigate these changes, concepts, and ensure they are complying with legislation in these areas. Some of the concepts businesses must be aware of in terms of cybersecurity and media that the National Law Review covers include domain name registrations, gTLDs (generic top-level domain names), international legislation in data and cybersecurity, HIPAA legislation, and data protection and cybersecurity laws. Additionally, with telemedicine taking a forefront in the field of healthcare, ransomware and data theft occurring daily, and continual security breaches occurring in the US and around the world, like the WannaCry Ransomware incident, companies must take proper measures in safeguarding their networks and servers to protect their clients’ personal information.

We report on these issues, concerns, and news stories regularly. In addition to regulations and legislation in the US, visitors can also read about international provisions and safeguards, including EU Safe Harbor and Privacy Shield, Canadian Anti-Spam laws, and other international protections, to avoid major data and cybersecurity breaches.

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Recent Communications, Media, Internet & Privacy Law News

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Oct
11
2018
GLBA and the California Privacy Act: Analyzing SB 1121's Change to the Financial Institution Carve-Out Provision Ballard Spahr LLP
Oct
15
2018
NY Enacts New Disclosure Requirements For Use Of Auto “Kill Switches” Ballard Spahr LLP
Oct
22
2018
SEC Special Report: Rampant Business Email Compromises Require Reassessment of Internal Accounting Controls Ballard Spahr LLP
May
15
2019
Proposed Amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act May Limit Scope of the Act Ballard Spahr LLP
May
31
2019
New FinCEN Cryptocurrency Guidance Provides Comprehensive Overview of BSA Application to Crypto Businesses Ballard Spahr LLP
Jul
24
2019
Facebook to Pay $5 Billion for Violating 2012 FTC Consent Order Ballard Spahr LLP
Feb
2
2018
House passes bills to facilitate online banking, allow federal savings associations to exercise national bank powers Ballard Spahr LLP
Apr
30
2018
CFPB Files Amicus Brief In Seventh Circuit FDCPA Case Ballard Spahr LLP
Jun
4
2018
CFPB Resumes Collection of Personally Identifiable Information for Examinations Ballard Spahr LLP
Jul
24
2018
Senators encourage FCC creation of database of reassigned telephone numbers Ballard Spahr LLP
Aug
3
2018
D.C. Circuit Holds That Transit Authority Is Permitted to Reject Religious Advertisements Ballard Spahr LLP
Oct
4
2018
FCC Seeks Comments on TCPA Autodialer Definition Following Ninth Circuit Marks Decision Ballard Spahr LLP
Nov
16
2018
Court: White House Violated First Amendment In Yanking CNN Press Pass Ballard Spahr LLP
Nov
28
2018
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Recognizes Common Law Duty to Safeguard Employees’ Personal Data Ballard Spahr LLP
Dec
16
2018
A Pair Of Year-End HIPAA Settlements Ballard Spahr LLP
May
8
2019
Alert: OCR Announces $3 Million HIPAA Enforcement Settlement for Breach of 300,000 Patients’ PHI Ballard Spahr LLP
May
13
2019
The Office for Civil Rights Speaks: HIPAA Liabilities Contained (Except When They Aren’t) Ballard Spahr LLP
May
17
2019
FinCEN Again Extends Real Estate GTOs Ballard Spahr LLP
Jun
6
2019
Wyoming Creates Fintech Sandbox Ballard Spahr LLP
Jun
18
2019
Ninth Circuit Reaffirms Its Broad Definition of ATDS in TCPA; Rules Government Debt Exception Unconstitutional Ballard Spahr LLP
Sep
20
2017
Court Denies Restitution Sought By CFPB In Lawsuit Against Biweekly Mortgage Payment Companies Ballard Spahr LLP
Jul
22
2019
NY Legislature Passes Bills To Extend Coverage Of Plain Language Law And Prohibit Use Of Social Network Information For Evaluating Creditworthiness Ballard Spahr LLP
Oct
4
2017
FTC To Hold Workshop On Informational Injury Ballard Spahr LLP
Sep
17
2019
California Legislature Adopts Five Amendments to CCPA, But Largely Rejects Industry Efforts Ballard Spahr LLP
Mar
7
2018
FTC Releases “Best Practices” to Improve Mobile Device Security Ballard Spahr LLP
Mar
9
2018
FTC and FCC to hold robocall forum Ballard Spahr LLP
Mar
16
2018
Update to MLA Website Expands Search Functionality Ballard Spahr LLP
May
4
2018
In Wake of D.C. Circuit’s ACA Decision, Industry Trade Groups Petition FCC for Narrow Interpretation of “Automated Telephone Dialing System” under TCPA Ballard Spahr LLP
 

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