The Paris-based International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) today released a new guide to help companies manage their cybersecurity, including how to address cyberthreats and how to prevent cybercrime. The ICC Cyber security guide for business, prepared by the ICC’s Commission on the Digital Economy, was written to help companies address the new types of
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Data Breaches: Not Just for States and the FTC Anymore
By Sheila Millar & Tracy Marshall on


The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced today that AT&T Services, Inc., will pay $25 million to resolve an investigation into whether the company violated Sections 201(b) and 222 of the Communications Act relating to consumer privacy at AT&T call centers in Mexico, Colombia, and the Philippines. According to the FCC’s order and consent decree,…
Tips for Preventing Privacy and Data Breach Suits
By Sheila Millar & Tracy Marshall on
Posted in Privacy, Product Safety


As we discussed in the Privacy Class Action Claims on the Rise post from December 17, 2014, the number of privacy class action claims is trending upwards, along with all things privacy-related. Some of the breaches and other big media stories could have been avoided, while others were unavoidable for the businesses at issue. Either …