By Devin Chwastyk and Thomas Markey, McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC PBA Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Committee members Devin Chwastyk and Thomas Markey recently moderated a roundtable discussion on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court data breach case Dittman v. UPMC. In Dittman, Pennsylvania’s highest court held that employers owe their employees a duty to exercise
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By Sara Beth A.R. Kohut, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP The highest court of Massachusetts recently held that a suspect can be compelled to enter his passcode to unlock and decrypt his cell phone where the government showed the suspect’s knowledge of the passcode was a foregone conclusion. In Commonwealth v. Jones,
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By Jeffrey A. Franklin, Prince Law Offices P.C. On January 10, 2019, a federal magistrate judge limited law enforcement’s requests to utilize biometric features, e.g., finger, facial or iris recognition, to unlock smartphones or computers that may be found at a residence during a search. The ruling came In the Matter of the Search of
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By Jeffrey A. Franklin, Prince Law Offices P.C. Cyber insurance policies are now standard procedure for companies seeking to shift some risk in case of malware attacks and cyber hacks. In a test of the developing cyber insurance industry, Zurich America Insurance Company is reportedly refusing to pay out a $100 million claim from consumer
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By Mark L. Farina, Klineburger and Nussey As the gift-giving season concludes and we look toward the promises of a new year, now is the time to consider what additional liability those newly received electronic devices may have in store for your clients. I am talking about electronics newly integrated in the world of IoT.
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