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Pennsylvania Supreme Court holds common law duty for employers extends to protecting sensitive employee information

Data Protection Report

Rather, the duty arises under the common law rule that when an actor takes an affirmative action, that actor must exercise reasonable care to protect others from an unreasonable risk of harm from such act. The importance of data protection cannot be overstated in the age of ever-expanding technologies and digital advances.

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The Burden of Privacy In Discovery

Data Matters

This emphasis on proportionality in discovery is particularly relevant at a time when the protection of privacy is of increasing concern in the United States and abroad. With the rise of Big Data, however, there has been a growing and well-founded concern that personal information might be used unethically or exposed improperly.

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The debate on the Data Protection Bill in the House of Lords

Data Protector

When we do the weekly supermarket shop online, we should be able to move our shopping list electronically. Noble Lords will be familiar with the role of the Information Commissioner, whose role is to uphold information rights in the public interest, promoting openness by public bodies and data privacy for individuals.

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