A Look at Major Developments of 2010, and a Prediction of What’s to Come in 2011 in Rapidly Developing Areas of Privacy and Data Security Law

Privacy and data protection are an exploding area of focus for international and U.S. regulators. Most businesses are now well aware that if their information practices are not already regulated, they likely will be soon. This article gives in-house counsel and others responsible for privacy and data protection in the United States and Europe an overview of the major developments in this area in 2010, as well as a prediction of what is to come in 2011.