On January 15, the High Court of England and Wales issued a decision in Soriano v. Forensic News LLC interpreting and applying Article 3 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation — the provision that gives the EU's strict...more
Shielded No Longer: Top EU Court Invalidates Privacy Shield Framework and Clarifies Use of Standard Contractual Clauses as Bases for EU-U.S. Data Transfers -
Yesterday, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)...more
States Consider Privacy and Data Security Legislation -
It’s that time of year again, when we see a flood of legislative activity at the state level on privacy and data security laws. A couple of recent examples are below....more
1/30/2020
/ Class Action ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Equifax ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Expedia ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Google ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
Information Governance ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Marriott ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Orbitz ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulation 2003 (PECR). ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Settlement ,
State and Local Government ,
UK
SDNY Rejects Standing under “Increased Risk” Theory Where Data Not Targeted or Stolen -
The Southern District of New York rejected a settlement that would have resolved a class action based on the unauthorized (and...more
12/18/2019
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Article III ,
Best Practices ,
Brazil ,
Cable Television Providers ,
Class Action ,
Comcast ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Data Storage ,
Electronic Data Transmissions ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Email ,
Encryption ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Breach ,
Ireland ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Mobile Device Management ,
Mobile Devices ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
New Guidance ,
OCR ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
PHI ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Ransomware ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Right of Access ,
Risk Management ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Standing
EU Court Allows Class Action to Proceed, Sets Precedent for Future Data Breach Class Actions -
A class action brought against Google will be allowed to move forward after the plaintiff’s appeal was permitted, allowing him to...more
11/20/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Cayman Islands ,
Class Action ,
Comment Period ,
Compliance Management Systems ,
Consent ,
Cookies ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Management ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Acts ,
Data Security ,
e-Privacy Directive ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
EU ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Google ,
HIPAA Breach ,
Ireland ,
New Guidance ,
New Legislation ,
Notification Requirements ,
OCR ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Web Browsers ,
Web Tracking
California Adds Biometric Restrictions to Data-Breach Law, Potentially Creating a De Facto Biometric Privacy Law
Subject to the governor’s signature, California’s breach-notification law will gain additional requirements...more
9/25/2019
/ Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consent ,
COPPA ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Interactive Advertising Bureau ,
ISO ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Robocalling ,
Settlement Agreements ,
TCPA ,
Transparency ,
YouTube
British Data Protection Authority Flexes GDPR Enforcement Muscles -
No longer is the bark of sanctions for lax data protection practices worse than its bite. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)—the United Kingdom's...more
7/17/2019
/ British Airways ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement Actions ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
Marriott ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
UK
Maine Bill Requires ISPs to Obtain Opt-In Consent from Customers -
The Maine legislature has passed a bill that requires internet service providers (ISPs) operating in Maine to obtain express, affirmative consent from...more
6/11/2019
/ Class Action ,
Consent ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Data-Sharing ,
FCC ,
Health Insurance ,
HIPAA Breach ,
Information Technology ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Opt-In ,
Opt-Outs ,
Pending Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Premera Blue Cross ,
Robocalling ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Standing ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes ,
Statutory Interpretation
The California Consumer Privacy Act: The Next Frontier -
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has been called the beginning of America’s GDPR. As the most comprehensive privacy law in the United States, entities...more
6/5/2019
/ Algorithms ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Damages ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Fines ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Breach ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
State and Local Government ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes ,
TCPA
Florida Introduces BIPA Legislation -
A Florida state senator has introduced an identical version of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)....more
3/25/2019
/ Aetna ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
CNIL ,
Competition ,
COPPA ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fingerprints ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State and Local Government