Technological advances, especially in Artificial Intelligence and quantum computing, will continue to amaze in the coming years. They will open up vast new opportunities while presenting profound regulatory, litigation, and...more
3/1/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Business Losses ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
NAIC ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Technology ,
Website Design ,
Websites
Welcome to the latest edition of Updata – the international update from Eversheds Sutherland’s dedicated Privacy and Cybersecurity team.
Updata provides you with a compilation of privacy and cybersecurity regulatory and...more
11/7/2023
/ Banking Sector ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data Subject Access Requests ,
Employee Monitoring ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Hong Kong ,
New Legislation ,
Privacy Framework ,
Privacy Laws ,
UK
Welcome to the latest edition of Updata – the international update from Eversheds Sutherland’s dedicated Privacy and Cybersecurity team.
Updata provides you with a compilation of privacy and cybersecurity regulatory and...more
The year 2023 will continue to have cybersecurity and data privacy front of mind for General Counsels. With sweeping new US and global laws and regulations coming online and the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA)...more
3/3/2023
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Personal Data ,
Personal Information ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Sensitive Personal Information
On October 4, 2022, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) issued the Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights (the Blueprint), which lays out guidelines for companies to use to protect the public...more
Connecticut’s new consumer privacy law imposes enhanced privacy disclosures and assessment requirements on businesses, and provides consumer rights similar to those in Europe’s GDPR, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA),...more
5/18/2022
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Privacy ,
Exemptions ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Jurisdiction ,
Personal Data ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
State Privacy Laws
Welcome to the latest edition of Updata!
Updata is an international report produced by Eversheds Sutherland’s dedicated Privacy and Cybersecurity team - it provides you with a compilation of key privacy and cybersecurity...more
On March 24, 2022, the Utah governor signed a consumer privacy law (the Utah Consumer Privacy Act, UCPA), marking the fourth state law to create enhanced data privacy rights and protections for consumers. The law will go into...more
Updata is an international report produced by Eversheds Sutherland’s dedicated Privacy and Cybersecurity team – it provides you with a compilation of key privacy and cybersecurity regulatory and legal developments from the...more
3/11/2021
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) ,
Popular ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Surveillance ,
Virus Testing
It was a tumultuous year for privacy and cybersecurity, and further uncertainty is all but guaranteed. The key to navigating this volatility, as 2020 proved, is to develop and maintain a proactive, agile and holistic data...more
2/10/2021
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
NAIC ,
Popular
In the run-up to January 1, 2020, the California legislature and Attorney General are rushing to provide clarity to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) - and businesses are rushing to interpret and implement...more
11/18/2019
/ Amended Legislation ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
B2B Transactions ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Deletion ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
E-Commerce ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Amendments ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes ,
Subject Access Request (SAR)
On July 24, 2019, both the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced landmark settlements with Facebook. The agreements were significant not only because of the hefty fines...more
8/5/2019
/ British Airways ,
Cambridge Analytica ,
Consent Order ,
COPPA ,
Corporate Fines ,
Data Privacy ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Facebook ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Mark Zuckerberg ,
Misleading Statements ,
Opt-In ,
Personal Liability ,
Privacy Laws ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Security and Privacy Controls ,
Social Media ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
While the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and its potential amendments are still a top concern for businesses, other states are showing that they will not be left behind when it comes to enhanced privacy legislation....more
6/7/2019
/ Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Exemptions ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Pending Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proposed Legislation
Companies in all industries and of all sizes are increasingly using biometric data—fingerprints, voiceprints, and facial structure, to name three—as a faster, more reliable, and more economical alternative to passwords and...more
4/12/2019
/ Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Consent ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Fingerprints ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
IL Supreme Court ,
Notice Requirements ,
Personal Data ,
Private Sector ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Standard of Care
As predicted, the start of 2019 provided scant respite from the frenetic pace of privacy and cybersecurity developments during 2018. This past month alone, in a blizzard of activity, regulators amended regulations and...more
2/5/2019
/ Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
CareFirst ,
Class Action ,
CNIL ,
Corporate Fines ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Google ,
Information Systems Security Program (ISSP) ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
National Futures Association ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes ,
Yahoo!
With enactment of the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), Bermuda can now count itself among the ever-expanding list of jurisdictions with enhanced privacy protections. PIPA, passed on July 27, 2016, and entered into...more
4/13/2018
/ Bermuda ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement ,
Fines ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
GLBA Privacy ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Penalties ,
Personal Data ,
Personal Information Protection Act ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action
On December 1, 2016, amended Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (FRCP) went into effect, thus expanding federal law enforcement’s power to search and seize electronic data. The new rule will allow law...more
12/7/2016
/ American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure ,
International Data Transfers ,
Search & Seizure ,
Search Warrant ,
Young Lawyers