In this issue:

- Navigating Public Company Cybersecurity Obligations: Advising Boards and Disclosing to Investors

- FTC Updates School-Related COPPA Guidance

- Status Update on the EU Data Protection Regulation

- New EU Trends: Cybersecurity and Breach Notification

- President Obama Creates New Sanctions Regime to Combat Foreign Cyberthreats

- Privacy Laws in the Digital Age—A Push for Increased Protections

- Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation Shows Its Teeth with First Enforcement Actions

- Excerpt from FTC Updates School-Related COPPA Guidance:

The use of technology in classrooms across the country has exploded in recent years. This has prompted increased activity by federal and state lawmakers to enact laws to protect student privacy, as well as raised numerous questions about how the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) applies to schools, the technologies they use, and the information they collect. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) staff has responded to these questions by recently updating its guidance on how COPPA applies to educational institutions that collect information from children. While the FTC staff did not make significant changes to its guidance, the revisions demonstrate the FTC’s continued interest in protecting student privacy, highlight the various federal and state laws concerning student privacy, and serve as a reminder to educational institutions and their service providers of the importance of adequately protecting the privacy of student information.