The election is over, but we are still reeling from the aftermath of the November shock. We're talking of course about North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un's hacking into Sony Pictures. Oh my! If your missiles miss you can always launch embarrassing emails, dress up in a mid-60s Mao jacket, kick back with a few close generals and a supersized bag of kimchi popcorn, and wait for the fun to begin. Yikes! Naughty pics? Check. Angelina Jolie, a "spoiled, untalented, egomaniacal brat."? Check. Kevin Hart a "money whore"? Check. Who knew that people in Hollywood would think that saying such things would ... stay private? Cue the tie-in.

This issue is all about privacy. Well, not exactly all. And maybe not even most. OK, we have seven privacy items. But you won't want to miss even one. And as we said, that's not all. This writer's secret shame is running to his inbox so he can be the first on the block to read the Bureau Report, and this issue's won't disappoint. (No spoilers.) Or sipping a scotch while reading Beltway Report; talk about getting belted. Arbitration, mortgages, TCPA, preemption, mobile payments, operations ... we've got it all. And we're gluten-free.

Until next year, bundle up, watch out for incoming missiles, and don't rile unstable foreign heads of state with tasteless newsletter leaders or you might get yourself hacked.

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