As the calendar turns to a new year, the United States data protection law will also make a turn towards more states implementing and enforcing new data protection laws impacting a business’s collection, use, and disclosure...more
The Executive Order hopes to address what had been shortcomings in the previous Safe Harbor and Privacy Shield programs that were struck down by EU courts in 2015 and 2020 respectively.
On October 7, 2022, President...more
10/11/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Executive Orders ,
FISA ,
Foreign Intellgence ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
National Intelligence Agencies ,
Personal Data ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
Surveillance
In 2023, a number of state data protection laws will be coming into effect and a number of entities who previously were not subject to data security and data privacy obligations will soon be within the scope of these laws....more
The Employee Data Exemptions that existed in the original CCPA will no longer be effective in 2023 as the scope of the data protection law expands under the CPRA.
In November 2020, California residents voted to adopt the...more
9/9/2022
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Compliance ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Effective Date ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Exemptions ,
Personal Data ,
Personal Information
The bill, still awaiting likely signature from Gov. Newsom, will go into effect July 1, 2024 and apply to any business offering online services or products to children.
The California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act...more
9/7/2022
/ Children's Online Games ,
COPPA ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) ,
Enforcement ,
Governor Newsom ,
Minors ,
Online Platforms ,
Penalties ,
Pending Legislation ,
Social Networks ,
Websites
Specifically, the group is alleging that websites are commonly using deceptive cookie banners that do not adhere to the GDPR’s express consent requirements.
In early August, the European Union data protection advocacy...more
Beginning next summer, business that meet certain thresholds must comply with the Connecticut law, including several - now common place - individual privacy rights and a requirement to obtain opt-in consent before processing...more
Beginning in January 2023, three new state privacy laws (and their applicable regulations) come into effect. They largely follow in the footsteps of the California Consumer Privacy Act that took effect in 2018. The new laws...more
Beginning in January 2023, three new state privacy laws (and their applicable regulations) come into effect. Additionally, several other countries have taken steps to implement or shore up their own privacy and data...more
As drafted the new measures specify security assessment and contract requirements but leave ample room for Chinese authorities to heavily restrict cross-border data transfers.
At the end of October, China’s top privacy...more