2023 is shaping up to be a landmark year for data privacy, on both sides of the Atlantic. In the US, four new state laws go into effect – two on July 1 – while California is expanding its already robust requirements, and...more
7/18/2023
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Biometric Information ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Mapping ,
Data Privacy ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Geolocation ,
Information Reports ,
International Data Transfers ,
Privacy Framework ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Strategic Planning ,
Surveys ,
UK ,
UK Data Protection Act
Connecticut’s privacy law takes effect on July 1, with some key changes after the governor signed Senate Bill 3 on June 26. Some portions of the amendments concerning newly defined “consumer health law” will have immediate...more
In May 2017, the world of data privacy was irreparably changed when four members of the Chinese military hacked into credit-reporting company Equifax, exposing the personal information of nearly 150 million Americans. The...more
6/22/2022
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
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State Privacy Laws ,
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New omnibus privacy laws are coming to Virginia, Colorado, and Utah in 2023. Updates to California’s existing privacy law are coming in 2023 too....more
This article starts the 11-month countdown to develop business compliance strategies for three new omnibus privacy laws coming in 2023: January 1: the California Consumer Privacy Rights Act (which amends the existing CCPA)...more
Florida and California join a growing minority of states enacting laws protecting a person’s genetic information (Nevada and Alaska also have laws). Florida’s new genetic privacy law, known as Protecting DNA Privacy Act, went...more
Within a corporation, teams jockey for resources and promote their roles within the enterprise. It sometimes seems like important parts of the company are working at cross-purposes....more
Privacy Shield participants must update their privacy notices by March 29, 2019 (if the UK crashes out of the EU then with no deal) to continue to rely on the Privacy Shield for UK to US transfers post-Brexit. Privacy Shield...more
3/19/2019
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Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
International Data Transfers ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Policy ,
Swiss Privacy Shield ,
UK Brexit ,
Withdrawal Agreement
Were the Beatles still recording today, they might have to add this verse to Taxman. As what will surely be the opening salvo in government efforts to find ways to recapture the value of the personal data upon which so much...more
Canada now follows the US trend to require reporting of personal data exposures. Beginning November 1, 2018, a change in the law will require companies subject to Canada’s federal data protection laws to report data breaches...more
You may be paying for cyber insurance that will not cover the most significant cyber risks faced by your business.
Recent studies call into question whether a company can insure against the unprecedented huge fines for...more
9/20/2018
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Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
EU ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Fines ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
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In July, we published a client alert answering key questions about the CCPA. However, state lawmakers have made additional changes to the law since then. Below is an updated overview showing the amendments in bold...more
9/7/2018
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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action
Follow our three-question flowchart to answer the question: “Does GDPR Apply to You?” If “Yes” then you may be required to designate a Data Protection Officer (“DPO”) by May 25, 2018, when the GDPR applies.
Follow our...more