Late today the White House issued its Executive Order significantly enhancing the protection of Americans' bulk sensitive personal data from access by countries deemed as threats. It establishes a comprehensive framework to...more
In January of 2022, we recommended adding “updating privacy contracts” to your list of New Year’s resolutions. With 2023 around the corner and a number of new privacy laws and regulations going into effect, we have another...more
12/16/2022
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State Privacy Laws
In our second installment of what privacy professionals should know before they start the summer, we provide you with highlights from the draft regulations from the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) and...more
Everybody is talking at you about ransomware, but you do not need to hear most of what they are saying, because they are talking about something they have not seen hundreds of times, so they have not been following the rapid...more
Although the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) has been in effect since January 1, 2020 and subject to enforcement since July 1, 2020, it seemed until recently that compliance had been somewhat spotty. Well, it’s time...more
While all businesses have been grappling with cybersecurity challenges for years, cybersecurity has recently come into focus for retirement plans, health and welfare plans and other ERISA plans due to a new Department of...more
On November 3, 2020, California voters passed Proposition 24, the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”).
The provision’s timeline is important to consider. The law would become effective on January 1, 2023 with enforcement...more
11/18/2020
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Efforts to Delay the LGPD Fail -
As noted by our firm earlier this spring, Brazilian authorities have considered delaying the General Personal Data Protection Law’s (“Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados” or “LGPD”) effective...more
A recent federal district court decision underscores the importance of structuring breach investigations with the attorney work-product doctrine in mind. In In re Capital One Consumer Data Sec. Breach Litig., 2020 WL 3470261...more
After almost four years of the largest and most ambitious effort in history to transform a nation with technology, India is looking ahead to protecting the data that it is generating. ...more
The State of New York’s response to two large cybersecurity breaches may fuel the transformation of the state regulation of corporate cybersecurity in the U.S. Unlike typical state data breach statutes which focus on...more
The State of New York’s response to two large cybersecurity breaches may fuel the transformation of the state regulation of corporate cybersecurity in the U.S. Unlike typical state data breach statutes which focus on...more
In a remarkable opinion with potentially wide-ranging implications, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia recently allowed a member of the public to sue a federal government contractor directly for...more
Some of the biggest threats to cybersecurity involve controlling, damaging and interrupting systems, denying access to critical data and destroying data; “breach” not so much. Organizations need to make sure that their...more
Yesterday the European Commission released a draft “adequacy decision” on the protection provided by the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield together with the texts that will constitute the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework. Once adopted...more
3/1/2016
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Contract Terms ,
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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
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U.S. Commerce Department ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework ,
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