Publisher's Synopsis
<p> An essential compliance tool for every privacy officer and attorney involved in managing privacy and data security issues, <i><b>Privacy and Data Security Law Deskbook </b></i>provides the thorough, practical, sector-specific guidance that helps you meet today's challenges and minimize the risk of data breaches that can damage a company's reputation. </p> <p> <i><b>Privacy and Data Security Law Deskbook</b></i> enables you to comply with data privacy laws relating to: </p> <ul> <li> <b>Marketing efforts</b> - including standards governing online behavioral advertising and targeted marketing </li> <li> <b>Privacy in the workplace</b> - such as standards governing employee monitoring and background screening of employees and applicant </li> <li> <b>Health information </b>- focusing on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), with insight into the HITECH Act's impact on data breaches and other recent changes </li> <li> <b>Financial privacy </b>- including the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act's regulations for the collection and disclosure of personal information in the banking and insurance industries </li> <li> <b>Consumer reports</b> - with detailed coverage of the Fair Credit Reporting Act and Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act </li> <li> <b>Government surveillance</b> - including the latest developments in warrantless wiretapping </li> <li> <b>Social networking</b> - including the FTC's current approach </li> </ul> <p> <i><b>Privacy and Data Security Law Deskbook</b></i> is written by Lisa J. Sotto - one of the world's foremost legal practitioners in the field. Ms. Sotto is partner and head of Hunton & Williams' Privacy and Information Management practice, which was ranked in "Band 1” for Privacy and Data Security by both the Chambers USA and Chambers Global guides. <a href="http://www.hunton.com/emailblast/pdfs/hunton_and_williams_tops_privacy_rankings.pdf"> READ MORE</a>! </p> <p> Packed with sample documents, checklists, and other compliance-enabling tools, <i><b> Privacy and Data Security Law Deskbook</b></i> allows you to: </p> <ul> <li> Navigate the various breach notification requirements in the more than 45 states that have such laws in place </li> <li> Comply with global data protection laws (including those in the EU), facilitating compliance with cross-border data transfer restrictions </li> <li> Keep current with emerging legal trends, from changes in federal and state laws to the latest data privacy regulations abroad </li> </ul> <p> <i><b>Privacy and Data Security Law Deskbook </b></i>has been updated to include: </p> <ul> <li> Discussion on the transfer of rulemaking and enforcement authority from the financial regulatory agencies to the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau </li> <li> Analysis of the SEC's Disclosure Guidance regarding cybersecurity risks and cyber incidents </li> <li> Analysis of proposed changes to the accounting of disclosure requirements in the HIPAA Privacy Rule </li> <li> Overview of OCR's new program to audit covered entities and business associates </li> <li> Updated information on the protection of social media communications by the National Labor Relations Board </li> <li> Updates on recent Federal Trade Commission enforcement actions related to Facebook and Google </li> <li> Recent memoranda issued by the National Labor Relations Board addressing workplace privacy complaints </li> <li> And much more! </li> </ul> <p> For more information on privacy and data security law issues, read <a href="http://www.huntonprivacyblog.com/"> Hunton & Williams' Privacy and Information Security Law Blog</a>! </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>
