Beginning October 12, 2023, the UK-U.S. Data Bridge will allow UK companies to transfer personal data to the United States using the new EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework....more
10/17/2023
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Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
Information Technology ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
UK
This regular alert covers key regulatory EU developments related to the COVID-19 situation. It does not purport to provide an exhaustive overview of developments and contains no analysis or opinion.
This COVID-19 Update...more
4/17/2023
/ Competition ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Export Controls ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Medical Devices ,
State Aid ,
UK
On 31 January 2022, the English High Court delivered its judgment in Stadler v Currys Group Limited (EWHC 160 (QB)); the latest in a series of rulings which appear set to constrain the relatively nascent UK data breach claims...more
2/25/2022
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Damages ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Emotional Distress Damages ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Personal Data ,
UK ,
UK Data Protection Act ,
UK Supreme Court
EU and UK data protection rules each restrict transfers of personal data to third countries not regarded as having an adequate level of protection, such as the United States, China, Russia and India....more
The Situation: The UK Parliament has not approved the draft Brexit Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration on the future relationship of the European Union and United Kingdom. The next steps in the Brexit process are...more
On the heels of the European Union's General Data Protection law, which went into effect in May 2018, California has enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA")—the result of an 11th-hour compromise between...more
10/24/2018
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Asia ,
Australia ,
Belgium ,
Brazil ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Canada ,
Chile ,
China ,
Colombia ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
France ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Germany ,
Hong Kong ,
IRS ,
Italy ,
Japan ,
Mexico ,
Netherlands ,
NIST ,
Paraguay ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Singapore ,
Spain ,
TCPA ,
UK
UNITED STATES -
Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards -
United States and China Renew Promise Not to Hack -
On October 4, U.S. and Chinese officials agreed to not engage in targeted hacking. Per a...more
11/21/2017
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Argentina ,
Article 29 Working Party (WP29) ,
Australia ,
Belgium ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Blockchain ,
Canada ,
CCTV ,
Chile ,
China ,
CNIL ,
Connected Cars ,
COPPA ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Driverless Cars ,
EDPS ,
ENISA ,
Equifax ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
France ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Germany ,
Hackers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Italy ,
Mexico ,
Mobile Apps ,
National Security ,
Netherlands ,
NIST ,
Online Advertisements ,
People's Bank of China ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Public Safety ,
Retail Investors ,
Search Engines ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Social Media ,
Spain ,
Stored Communications Act ,
TCPA ,
UK ,
Websites
New York Attorney General Announces Record Number of Data Breach Notices in 2016 -
On March 21, 2017, the New York Attorney General's Office announced that it received 1,300 reported data breaches in 2016—a 60 percent...more
6/5/2017
/ Advertising ,
Argentina ,
Australia ,
Chile ,
CNIL ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Data Security ,
De-Identification ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
DNA ,
DPA ,
e-Privacy Directive ,
EDPS ,
Encryption ,
Enforcement Actions ,
ENISA ,
EU ,
FACTA ,
FCC ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
France ,
Fraud ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Hong Kong ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
Information Sharing ,
Israel ,
Italy ,
Japan ,
Medical Records ,
Metadata ,
Mexico ,
National Security ,
Netherlands ,
NIST ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Payroll Records ,
Personal Data ,
Personal Data Privacy Comission (PDPC) ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Policy ,
Repeal ,
Robocalling ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Singapore ,
Social Media ,
Spain ,
SWIFT ,
Telecommunications ,
Transparency ,
UK ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ,
USTR ,
XBRL Filing Requirements
On December 28, 2016, the New York Department of Financial Services ("DFS") released a revised version of a proposed regulation that would require banks, insurance companies, and other financial services institutions...more
3/15/2017
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Advertising ,
Argentina ,
Australia ,
Banks ,
Belgium ,
Big Data ,
Canada ,
China ,
Class Action ,
Colombia ,
Connected Items ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) ,
Credit Cards ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Framework ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Data Security ,
Databases ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Email Policies ,
ENISA ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Federal Breach Notification Standard ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FinTech ,
France ,
Fraud ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Germany ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Hong Kong ,
Information Sharing ,
International Data Transfers ,
Investigatory Powers Act 2016 ,
Italy ,
Japan ,
Mexico ,
National Security ,
Netherlands ,
NIST ,
NYDFS ,
OCIE ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
SEC Examination Priorities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Singapore ,
Spain ,
Spokeo ,
Standing ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes ,
Swiss Privacy Shield ,
Switzerland ,
TCPA ,
Telemarketing ,
UK ,
V2V ,
Web Tracking