This year brought a wave of class action complaints alleging that national retailers are violating the New Jersey Truth-in-Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act (TCCWNA), N.J.S.A. §§ 56:12-14 et seq., by including...more
Two days after the expiration of the informal deadline to replace the Safe Harbor Framework invalidated by the Court of Justice of the European Union in October 2015, the EU and US have come to terms on a new framework—the...more
After nearly four years of amendments and negotiations, the European Parliament, Council of the European Union and European Commission reached a political agreement on the proposed General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on...more
After nearly four years of amendments and negotiations, the European Parliament, Council of the European Union and European Commission reached a political agreement on the proposed General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on...more
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its landmark decision in Maximillian Schrems v. Data Protection Commissioner on October 6, 2015, ultimately invalidating the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework.
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In a July 14, 2015 letter to PayPal, the FTC indicated that consent language buried within a “lengthy user agreement” does not satisfy the requirement under the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) that companies obtain prior...more
California, Florida, Kentucky, and Iowa have changed their security breach notification requirements in the past few months: California passed legislation effective January 1, 2015, that for the first time, addresses...more
Perkins Coie's Privacy & Security practice maintains a comprehensive chart that summarizes state laws regarding security breach notification. The chart is for informational purposes only and is intended as an aid in...more
Effective January 1, 2014, California residents must be notified when the information used to access their email or other online accounts is compromised in a data security breach incident.
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