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Andrew B. Serwin

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2009

Commercial Law

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Poised On The Precipice: A Critical Examination Of Privacy Litigation, Andrew B. Serwin Feb 2009

Poised On The Precipice: A Critical Examination Of Privacy Litigation, Andrew B. Serwin

Andrew B. Serwin

A collection of factors has caused the United States to be poised on the precipice of a new wave of litigation—litigation arising from the improper use or collection of information. Public concern over privacy is ever increasing while, and some would say because, information has become critical to our everyday existence. In what is now a self-reinforcing cycle, increased public concern has caused an exponential increase in regulations, and the new regulations have caused increased attention and public concern because many of the new laws require public disclosure of security breaches, which increases societal concerns over privacy. Security breach laws, …