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Beckage is a law firm focused only on technology, data security and privacy. We represent global brands to small and medium sized businesses in privacy and data breach litigation and class actions, regulatory compliance matters, risk assessments, and data breach response. Our seasoned team is made up of lawyers who are also technologists, tech business owners, former regulators, and certified privacy professionals.

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Latest from Beckage

In the Face of Huge Settlements, BIPA May Soon Be Losing Its Bite

Illinois lawmakers are considering a bill which has the potential to dramatically rein in the state’s strict Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”). On March 9, 2021, the Illinois House judiciary committee advanced House Bill 559 (the “Bill”) which would amend BIPA. The Bill has a couple of key amendments that may impact your business.

SCOTUS Narrows Scope of TCPA to Only Systems that Use Random Number Generators

In a long-awaited decision, on April 1, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States released its opinion in Facebook v. Duguid et al., and unanimously adopted a narrow interpretation of the term “automatic telephone dialing system” or ATDS under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”).

With 5G, will your thermometer need malware protection?

5G is perhaps the biggest critical infrastructure build the world has seen in twenty-five years. It will allow for the connection of millions of Internet of Things (“IoT’) devices. However, with these added benefits comes related vulnerabilities and cybersecurity risks.

Events

April 7-8, 2021

Jordan L. Fischer, Esq., CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM is teaching an in-depth course at SecureWorld Mid Atlantic on ‘Data Privacy and Security: Essentials for an Evolving Legal Landscape’

Session 1 – Wednesday, April 7, 2021 from 3 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EST.

Session 2 – Thursday, April 8, 2021 from 7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. EST.

Session 3 – Thursday, April 8, 2021 from 3:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. EST.

April 8, 2021

Jennifer A. Beckage, Esq., CIPP/US, CIPP/E is presenting at Cybersecurity Docket‘s Incident Response Forum.

Thursday , April 8, 2021 from 8:40 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. EST.

April 15, 2021

Daniel P. Greene, Esq., CIPP/US, CIPP/E is presenting to the Financial Planning Association of New York on Cyber Threats in 2021.

Wednesday, April 15, 2021 from 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. EST.

In The News

March 19, 2021

Myriah V. Jaworski, Esq., CIPP/US, CIPP/E was published in the Journal on Emerging Issues in Litigation for her article “A Compelling Outcome: Using Arbitration Agreements to Limit Liability in Data Privacy Class Actions.”

March 15, 2021

Daniel P. Greene, Esq., CIPP/US, CIPP/E was interviewed live on WKBW-TV on a ransomware attack impacting a local school district.

WATCH HERE

March 5, 2021

Allison K. Prout, Esq. was interviewed live on WGRZ-TV’s Thursday Town Hall on Google’s recent user privacy announcement.

WATCH HERE

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