In this month’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine President Biden’s executive order to implement an EU-U.S. data privacy framework, the European Commission’s draft Cyber Resilience Act, the U.S. Treasury’s request...more
In this month’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we review Connecticut’s passage of a comprehensive privacy law (making it the fifth state to do so), the newly enacted federal Better Cybercrime Metrics Act, New York’s new law...more
6/3/2022
/ COPPA ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
State Privacy Laws
In this month’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the FTC chair’s comments suggesting a potential shift in its approach to data privacy regulation, the European Data Protection Board’s request for comment on its...more
5/4/2022
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Medical Devices ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular
In this month’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we analyze the U.S. and EU’s joint commitment to create a new data transfer framework to replace the invalidated Privacy Shield, as well as Utah’s new state privacy law and...more
4/5/2022
/ Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Cybersecurity ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses
In this month’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the Illinois Supreme Court’s decision in a case involving workers compensation and the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act, U.K. data transfer regimes before...more
3/2/2022
/ Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
COPPA ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
IL Supreme Court ,
International Data Transfers ,
Internet of Things ,
NIST ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Standard Contractual Clauses
In this month’s edition, we examine California’s new regulations enhancing opt-out rights in the California Consumer Privacy Act and the state's selections for the California Privacy Protection Agency’s inaugural board. We...more
4/2/2021
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Commercial General Liability Policies ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
FDCPA ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Privacy Laws ,
TCPA
On March 2, 2021, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed into law the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA), making Virginia the second state after California to enact comprehensive privacy legislation. The CDPA will...more
In this month’s edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the passage of the ballot initiative that enacts the California Privacy Rights Act, the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office’s final guidance on data...more
12/2/2020
/ Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses
In this month's edition, we examine the Court of Justice of the European Union's decision invalidating the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, as well as the U.S. government's response to the decision. We also examine two...more
8/6/2020
/ Automotive Industry ,
Binding Corporate Rules ,
Broadband Privacy Rules ,
Connected Cars ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Economic Loss Doctrine ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Hackers ,
Insurance Industry ,
International Data Transfers ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Misrepresentation ,
Negligence ,
NYDFS ,
Online Platforms ,
P2B ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Security Breach ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
UK ,
UK Data Protection Act ,
United Nations
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the EU advocate general's decision in Schrems II, a federal court's ruling that an insurer owed coverage for a social engineering loss, the Chinese...more
2/6/2020
/ Advocate General ,
China ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Framework ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
GA Supreme Court ,
Hackers ,
Mobile Apps ,
Negligence ,
NIST ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Schrems I & Schrems II
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we take a look at guidance on artificial intelligence released by the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office and the Turing Institute, as well as guidance...more
1/3/2020
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Insurance Products ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Management ,
Data Protection ,
Draft Guidance ,
Email ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Management ,
Insurance Regulations ,
Misleading Statements ,
NAIC ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Terms of Service ,
Transparency ,
Voluntary Disclosure
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the California attorney general's draft regulations on the California Consumer Privacy Act, the CJEU's clarified rulings on the use of cookies, the...more
11/4/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Cookies ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Crime Insurance Policies ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Draft Guidance ,
e-Privacy Directive ,
Email ,
Fantasy Sports ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Technology ,
Healthcare ,
Medical Devices ,
Medical Software ,
New Amendments ,
Non-Discrimination Rules ,
Notice Requirements ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Right to Delete ,
Spoofing ,
State and Local Government ,
Verification Requirements ,
Vulnerability Assessments
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine five amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act, the EU Court of Justice's rulings on the "Right to Be Forgotten" and what qualifies as a joint...more
10/2/2019
/ Amended Rules ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Class Action ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Controller ,
Discovery Disputes ,
EU ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Marriott ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Phishing Scams ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Right to Be Forgotten ,
UK ,
United States
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine a declaration on ethical considerations for artificial intelligence, the annual joint review of the Privacy Shield, a new lawsuit from a snack food...more
12/5/2018
/ Administrative Review ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Banks ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Lexicon ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Officers (DPOs) ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
EDPS ,
Ethics ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Stability Board ,
FSB ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Human Rights ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Malware ,
Personal Data ,
Policy Exclusions ,
Popular ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Privacy Laws ,
Property Insurance ,
Ransomware ,
Secretary of Commerce
In this month's Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine recent trends and court decisions, including a new law in Ohio that provides a safe harbor from tort-based data breach claims if the company adopts certain security...more
10/2/2018
/ Affirmative Defenses ,
Amended Rules ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Class Action ,
Computer Fraud Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Internet of Things ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Privacy Policy ,
Private Right of Action ,
Social Engineering ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Legislatures ,
UK ,
UK ICO
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine Brazil's new data protection regulation, the French data protection authority's warning to two companies of potential GDPR violations and the U.S....more
9/7/2018
/ Appeals ,
Brazil ,
Breach Notification Rule ,
CNIL ,
Computer Fraud Insurance ,
Consent ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection Acts ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Data Protection Officers (DPOs) ,
Data Retention ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Email ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
France ,
Fraudulent Transfers ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Geological Data ,
International Data Transfers ,
Japan ,
Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) ,
NCCIC ,
Personal Data ,
Policy Terms ,
Popular ,
Public Private Partnerships (P3s) ,
Reciprocity Rules ,
Reversal ,
Scams ,
Social Engineering ,
Spoofing ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
Warning Letters ,
Wire Fraud
On June 28, 2018, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA or “the Act”), which is the broadest and most comprehensive privacy law enacted in the United States to date.1 The CCPA...more
7/12/2018
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Business Entities ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Covered Entities ,
Cybersecurity ,
Damages ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Storage ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
New Legislation ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Portability ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Private Right of Action ,
Right of Access ,
Right to Delete ,
State Attorneys General
In this edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the Sixth Circuit's decision to allow injury-in-fact to be established by alleging a "substantial risk of harm" in a data breach case, New York state's...more
10/3/2016
/ Article III ,
CFTC ,
Class Action ,
Commodities ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Germany ,
International Data Transfers ,
NIST ,
NYDFS ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Standing ,
UK ,
Young Lawyers
In this edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we highlight guidance issued by the Irish data protection authority regarding the use of location data, as well as the FTC's request for comment on its Standards for...more
9/2/2016
/ Attorney General ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Class Action ,
Consent ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Internet Retailers ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Ireland ,
Location Data ,
Misrepresentation ,
NAIC ,
Nursing Homes ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Public Comment ,
Right to Privacy ,
Safeguards Rule ,
Settlement ,
Social Media Policy ,
Standing ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes
Two days after the original January 31 deadline, the European Union and United States have announced a replacement for the Safe Harbor agreement — the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield — which, if approved, will provide a new framework...more
In this edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we discuss what companies need to know in the wake of the EU Court of Justice's rejection of the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor framework and take a look at the following important...more
11/3/2015
/ Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
ECPA ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
International Data Transfers ,
Mobile Apps ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Privacy Policy ,
Safe Harbors ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework ,
VPPA
“Decision 2000/520 is invalid.” With those four words, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) sent shock waves through the European and U.S. business communities on October 6, 2015, with a landmark decision finding...more
10/7/2015
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Edward Snowden ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Facebook ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Ireland ,
National Security ,
National Security Agency (NSA) ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Right to Privacy ,
Safe Harbors ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework
Seventh Circuit Decision May Make It Easier for Class Action Plaintiffs to Establish Standing in Data Breach Cases -
The Seventh Circuit has issued a decision that could make it much easier for class action plaintiffs to...more
8/4/2015
/ Attorney General ,
Class Action ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FFIEC ,
Identity Theft ,
Personal Data ,
Security Risk Assessments ,
Standing ,
TCPA