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• Discosure Of Security Breaches Required By New California Privacy Legislation ( September 2003 )
  Elaine M. Laflamme, Cheryl A. Falvey and Michael A. Oakes of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

  Companies that maintain electronic personal information regarding California residents have a new privacy compliance obligation effective July 1, 2003. In response to hackers breaking into the state of California's payroll database containing personal and financial information on the state's 265,000 employees, voters in that state passed a bill requiring companies doing business in California, as well as state agencies, to disclose publicly any computer security breaches that involve the personal information of a California resident.

• Email Address Harvesting: How Spammers Reap What You Sow ( August 2003 )
  Federal Trade Commission

  Is your in-box clogged with junk email messages from people you don't know? Are you over-whelmed by unsolicited email offering products or services you don't want? It's no wonder. According to research by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and several law enforcement partners, it's harvest time for spammers.

• Foreign Acquisitions ( April 2002 )
  Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

  The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced major amendments to the U.S. Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification rules that will radically overhaul the scope of the exemptions available for foreign acquisitions.

• President Clinton Signs Amendments to Hart-Scott-Rodino Pre-Merger Notification Act ( January 2001 )
  Wendelynne J. Newton of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

  On December 21, 2000, President Clinton signed into law a series of amendments to Section 7(A) of the Clayton Act, .

• New Regulations For Internal Investigations ( December 2000 )
  Hunter B. Emerick of Saalfeld Griggs PC

  This update provides a brief overview of the Federal Trade Commission's opinion relating to the Fair Credit Reporting Act and internal employment investigations.

• Speed Bumps On The Information Super Highway ( September 2000 )
  Thomas J. Hall - Attorney at Law, S.C.

  In many ways, the Internet is a consumer's paradise. Can't find that certain computer gadget in town? Pop over to.

• Recent Developments in Finalizing the US/EU Safe Harbor Program for the EU Data Directive ( March 2000 )
  Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

  This article summarizes the agreements reached during the recent negotiations relating to the adoption of the Safe Harbor principles under which US companies can comply with the EU Data Directive.

• DOJ/FTC Guidelines for Collaborations Among Competitors ( April 2000 )
  Nixon Peabody LLP

  This article reviews the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice's Antitrust Guidelines for Collaboration Among Competitors. These guidelines help to explain how the FTC and DOJ's analyze certain antitrust issues raised by collaboration among competitors.

• Y2K and State Unfair Practice Statutes ( September 1999 )
  Robert E. Crotty of Kelley Drye & Warren, LLP

  By Robert E. Crotty* Robert S. Friedman Introduction The Year 2000 Problem (Y2K) is well-documented.