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Legal Counsel to the Financial Services Industry PRIVACY AND DATA SECURITY: UNDERSTANDING THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK November 19, 2010 Presented by: Donna L.

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1 Legal Counsel to the Financial Services Industry PRIVACY AND DATA SECURITY: UNDERSTANDING THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK November 19, 2010 Presented by: Donna L. Wilson Partner BuckleySandler LLP Los Angeles, CA (424) 203-1010 Dwilson@BuckleySandler.com Dwilson@BuckleySandler.com

2 22  Evolution from crisis management approach to risk management approach  Risks are constantly changing  Were primarily third-party breach and technology issues  Now "voluntary breach" and marketing/business issues  Some risks were largely never realized (huge class action recoveries) while others were largely unforeseen (e.g., cloud computing) WHERE WE WERE, WHERE WE ARE, AND WHERE ARE WE GOING?

3 33 LITIGATION TRENDS, DEVELOPMENTS AND RISKS Good News / Bad News  Good News: -The good news: financial institutions are using physical security safeguards, and technologies to identify or prevent unauthorized transfer of information, and have taken steps to secure Social Security numbers. (Privacy & Data Protection Practices: A Benchmark Study of the Financial Services Industry (Mar. 2010)).

4 44 LITIGATION TRENDS, DEVELOPMENTS AND RISKS (CONT.) Good News / Bad News  Bad News: - Less than half of the institutions surveyed (i) review new software applications and databases for legal compliance and privacy considerations before implementing; or (ii) use intrusion detection systems and data loss prevention technology. - More than 83% use real customer or employee information in development and testing, and 88% continue to use Social Security numbers as primary identifiers. - Most significantly, half believe that they have insufficient resources to manage privacy/data security risks. (Id.)

5 55 AN INTRODUCTION TO KEY STATUTES  Federal (e.g., FCRA/FACTA, GLB, Dodd-Frank, FTC Act)  State (e.g., Song-Beverly Act, data breach notification statutes, PCI standard setting)

6 66 THE PLAINTIFF'S BAR AND CLASS ACTIONS  Bars to common law recoveries  But is the tide changing? (Gap v. Ruiz, Hannaford Brothers)

7 77 - Given the limited availability of common law damages (and thus relative disinterest of the plaintiff’s bar), regulators have, and will continue to take a lead role - Privacy issues fall within the scope of numerous regulators (e.g., FTC, SEC, CFPB) - Interaction of those regulators on and across both state and federal levels THE ROLE OF FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATORS

8 88  A plaintiff lawyer’s dream come true? -- All eyes on Hannford Bros. Co. Customer Data Security Breach Litigation, (MDL-1954 D. Maine): – Do time and effort alone, spent in a reasonable effort to avert reasonably foreseeable harm, constitute a cognizable injury under Maine common law? – If so, plaintiffs may have both a negligence and implied contract claim. 2010: A REFLECTION OF THINGS TO COME

9 99  Facebook, Google, And Netflix Cases: – Much-publicized collisions between creative marketing and product/service development and privacy/data security considerations. – Focus of attention by the media, class action lawyers, industry, privacy watchdogs, and regulators.  Cloud Computing: A Game Changer? – Benefits versus risks – cost savings and efficiencies on the one hand, but loss of direct control of information. – Already appearing as an issue/factor in privacy-related litigation. 2010: A REFLECTION OF THINGS TO COME (CONT.)

10 10  More traps for the unwary: state privacy and data breach legislation and regulation in 2010: – Data breach notification – PCI standards – Third-party service provider issues  Dodd-Frank taking it to the next level 2010: A REFLECTION OF THINGS TO COME (CONT.)

11 11  Always remember: Privacy risk = data collection, data use, and data security.  Change your focus and risk management to address the evolving nature of privacy/data security risks: Don’t simply plan for fighting the last battle: – Consumer liability/defense costs versus brand/reputation damage versus data breach notification costs versus third-party business-to-business litigation  Don’t overlook contractual protections potentially available to mitigate these risks: – Indemnification – Insurance NOW WHAT?


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