Privacy – Crystal & Giannoni-Crystal

Published On - March 3, 2022

The Twists and Turns of Palin v. New York Times

February 21, 2022 Sarah Palin’s lawsuit against the New York Times appeared to be a typical defamation claim by a public figure against a newspaper for an unflattering editorial. But many aspects of the case have been anything but typical. From a decision to apply a new state law retroactively...

Published On - December 18, 2021

Stewart Banner Corporate and Business Law, Privacy

Guarding Against Financial Harm and Lawsuits Due to Cyber-Attacks

Any business which uses computer networks and other technological services is increasingly at risk of cyber-attacks by criminals ranging from “lone wolf” hackers to foreign governments and even competitors. As news about these brazen acts become more common, small companies and large corporation...

Published On - September 17, 2021

Stewart Banner Corporate and Business Law, Privacy

White House Initiative to Combat Cybersecurity Threats

In late July, 2021, the Biden Administration issued a National Security Memorandum on Improving Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure Control Systems (“Memorandum”). Through this action, the government will be establishing preliminary cybersecurity performance goals for both government and ...

Published On - February 25, 2016

fgiannoni Bridging Common Law & Civil Law, Privacy

The Internet-of-Things (IoT) (or Internet of Everything) – privacy and data protection issues in the EU and the US

by Francesca Giannoni-Crystal & Allyson Haynes Stuart I.Introduction The Internet-of-Things (IoT) (or internet-of-everything as it is often interchangeably called[1]) is officially “the next big thing.” The growing proliferation of connected devices has far-reaching implications for consumer...