JK! LOL! I Did Not Mean to Post That – California Now Requires That Children Be Provided With a “Cyber Eraser” By Angelina Bruno-Metzger Of the new cyber laws signed by California Governor Jerry Brown, by far the most publicized and debated has been bill SB568, which provides minors with greater cyber privacy rights. There are two main components of this new law: (1) it requires website operators and mobile application owners to allow minors to remove their postings, and (2)

The Original vs. The Copy – Does It Really Matter From An Evidentiary Perspective? While there are many hurdles a business document needs to overcome in order to be admitted as evidence in court, there is one hurdle that many clients routinely inquire about – the legality and admissibility of digital image copies, in lieu of original documents. While lawyers recognize this as a best evidence issue, a legal doctrine that states an original piece of evidence is superior to a co

The drafting of the Framework was fueled by former Head of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano’s warning that a “cyber 9/11 could happen imminently.” In recent years cyberattacks on this country’s financial industry and resource infrastructure, as well as on private banks and companies, have dramatically increased in frequency and severity. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) recently released a draft of its Preliminary Cybersecurity Framework (the “Fr

Jordan Kovnot, an attorney with OlenderFeldman, LLP and adjunct professor at Fordham Law School, was quoted extensively in this article in Tablet Magazine about a new wave of Internet laws that target the perpetrators of so-called “revenge porn.” The term “revenge porn” refers to the practice of maliciously posting sexually explicit images of an individual without their consent. The practice most commonly involves jilted former lovers who were either sent the images or active

Collection of Location Data Enables Personalized Recommendations; Creates Privacy Concerns Location data is becoming increasing valuable to companies, who can use this information to build detailed profiles of individual’s preferences and activities, including where they live, work and shop. Location data can be collected from all Wifi-enabled smartphones, which have a persistent identifier that can be tracked without notifying the user. Companies can also determine which W

Insider threats, hackers and cyber criminals are all after your data, and despite your best precautions, they may breach your systems. How should small and medium sized businesses prepare for a cyber incident or data breach? Cyber attacks are becoming more frequent, are more sophisticated, and can have devastating consequences. It is not enough for organizations to merely defend themselves against cyber security threats. Determined hackers have proven that with enough commitm

OlenderFeldman LLP Data Protection and Privacy lawyers Michael Feldman and Jordan Kovnot will attend the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Global Privacy Summit, to be held March 5-7 in Washington, D.C. The event will feature thousands of privacy industry professionals participating in dozens of educational sessions ranging from FTC compliance, cloud computing, big data privacy, cybersecurity, data breach response, the NIST Cybersecurity Framerwork, CO

Effective immediately, all New Jersey employers are required to treat pregnancy as a protected characteristic under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“NJLAD”), as well as to provide reasonable accommodations when a pregnant employee requests an accommodation based upon advice of her physician, unless it would cause an undue hardship to the employer. The purpose of this Client Alert is to address some of the Frequently Asked Questions we have received from our client

For the second year in a row, Christian has been recognized by his peers in Super Lawyers as a Rising Star. This distinction is limited to less than 2.5 percent of attorneys in New Jersey. OlenderFeldman is proud to congratulate Christian Jensen on being named one of Super Lawyers’ 2014 Rising Stars. The New Jersey Rising Stars list is limited to lawyers who are 40 years old or less or have been in practice for 10 years or less and is comprised of no more than 2.5% of the law