This update highlights some of the international data protection issues that caught our attention, and the attention of our clients, over the summer. Asia-Pacific - China’s Data Security Law and Personal Information...more
On June 4, 2021, the European Union’s (EU) executive branch, the European Commission (EC), released their new Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) for compliant cross-border data transfers under the EU’s General Data...more
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
Much has been said about the scope of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the far-reaching implications the law will have on businesses throughout the United States. Although it is true that the territorial reach...more
As we reported in April, May and June, a number of potentially significant amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) continue to make their way through the state legislative process. ...more
On October 23, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released new guidance on how the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule may apply to audio recordings of children’s voices collected by websites and online...more
On August 7, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its latest cybersecurity risk alert, detailing findings from the examination of 75 broker-dealers, investment advisers and investment companies carried...more
8/17/2017
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach Plans ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Investment Adviser ,
OCIE ,
Popular ,
Risk Alert ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Third-Party ,
Training
Nevada recently became the latest state to pass a law requiring operators of websites and online services to post a public notice regarding their privacy practices. California was the first state to pass such a law in 2004,...more
This is the second blog post in Discovery Advocate’s new series, “Your First Five Questions,” in which we identify a question commonly (or sometimes not so commonly) seen in practice followed by the first five questions you...more
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