This quarterly update highlights some of the international data protection issues that have caught our attention, and the attention of our clients, in the past three months....more
3/30/2021
/ Asia Pacific ,
CNIL ,
Cookies ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Data Security ,
Data Transfers ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Notice Requirements ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Russia ,
South America ,
UK ,
Web Tracking
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a comprehensive new consumer protection law set to take effect on January 1, 2020. In the wake of the CCPA’s passage, approximately 15 other states introduced their own CCPA-like...more
3/28/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action ,
Right to Delete
On April 18, 2018, the Canadian government published long-awaited Breach of Security Safeguards Regulations specifying the requirements for notifying the Office of the Privacy Commissioner and affected individuals of data...more
As noted in the 2017 BakerHostetler Data Security Incident Response Report, the enactment of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) represents the most significant change in European data protection law in more than...more
On February 13, 2017, the Australian Senate passed a bill establishing a mandatory requirement to notify the Privacy Commissioner and affected individuals of “eligible” data breaches. The Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data...more
Every tax season is plagued with scams to defraud individuals and companies for money from tax returns. However, this year has started off with a bang and this means that the healthcare industry has another reason to worry....more
3/14/2016
/ Data Breach ,
Email ,
Hackers ,
Health Care Providers ,
Identity Theft ,
IRS ,
Phishing Scams ,
Popular ,
Spoofing ,
Tax Fraud ,
Tax Returns
As the number of highly publicized data breaches continues to skyrocket and proposals for a federal data breach notification law stagnate, state legislatures around the country have been busy amending their own breach...more
7/28/2015
/ Biometric Information ,
Breach Notification Rule ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Driver's Licenses ,
Email ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Identity Theft ,
Passwords ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Policy ,
Safe Harbors
On June 18, 2015, the Canadian Minister of Industry announced that the Digital Privacy Act, which amends Canada’s foundational Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), has received royal assent...more