There have been a number of significant legal and policy developments recently related to data and cybersecurity. Some of the most important are...more
6/18/2021
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Security ,
EU ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Adversaries ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
NIST ,
Outer Space ,
Personal Data ,
Ransomware ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Working Groups
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed the Consumer Data Protection Act (the “Act”) on March 2, 2021. The following are answers to some frequently asked questions about the Act and its impact on organizations doing business...more
3/11/2021
/ Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Covered Entities ,
Data Controller ,
Data Processing Rules ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Exemptions ,
Governor Northam ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
State Privacy Laws
The state of California recently passed privacy legislation that imposes stringent requirements on organizations that collect personal information from California residents. The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA)...more
7/6/2018
/ COPPA ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Governor Brown ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Security and Privacy Controls
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently entered a Consent Agreement with Uber that includes “precise geolocation information” in the list of personal information that is to be protected. While the Consent Agreement only...more
The European Commission (EC) announced that it has adopted the EU-US Privacy Shield (“Privacy Shield”) effective July 12, 2016, which replaces the US-EU Safe Harbor Framework (“Safe Harbor”). The adoption of Privacy Shield...more
7/18/2016
/ Binding Corporate Rules ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
Grace Period ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Self-Certification ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
Third-Party ,
U.S. Commerce Department