California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), European Data Protection Board (EDPB)

Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 27

Dechert LLP on 2/3/2023

FBI Seizes Hive Ransomware Servers—Blocks US$130 Million in Demanded Ransoms - On January 26, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that the Department of Justice dismantled the “Hive” ransomware group, which had...more

Data Privacy Laws and Blocking Statutes: Five Practical Strategies for Counsel

HaystackID on 1/30/2023

Background Note: Data privacy has become a critical issue in the digital era, with laws and regulations constantly evolving. As a result, it’s important for cybersecurity, information governance, and legal discovery...more

Colorado Privacy Act Draft Rules Published

Husch Blackwell LLP on 10/3/2022

Keypoint: The CPA draft rules are a complex and lengthy set of regulations that, if adopted without substantial modification, will significantly expand the CPA’s requirements and require controllers to carefully consider...more

Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 20

Dechert LLP on 9/16/2022

Pelosi Statement Dims the Lights on ADPPA - The prospects for the nation’s first comprehensive data privacy law, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (the “ADPPA” or the “Bill”), dimmed after House Speaker Nancy...more

Privacy Report: California Privacy Protection Agency Releases Draft CPRA Regulations

ArentFox Schiff on 6/8/2022

California Privacy Protection Agency Releases Draft CPRA Regulations - The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) just released proposed California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) regulations. The regulations expand...more

Privacy Report: United Kingdom New Standard Contractual Clauses Submitted to Parliament

ArentFox Schiff on 2/17/2022

United Kingdom New Standard Contractual Clauses Submitted to Parliament - The United Kingdom has finalized its new International Data Transfer Agreement and Addendum to the new EU standard contractual clauses. Subject to...more

2021 Data Privacy Overview: New Regulations and Guidance

Lighthouse on 1/12/2022

While everyone hoped that 2021 would be less tumultuous than 2020, it certainly did not turn out that way in the end. The same was true in the world of data privacy – with sweeping new data protection regulations and guidance...more

To-Do in 2022: Top 5 Data Protection Contracting Tasks

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP on 1/10/2022

Since 2018, a consistent stream of newly adopted privacy laws and other regulatory developments (such as GDPR, CCPA, Schrems II, and the new EU Standard Contractual Clauses) has required companies to make regular updates to...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - July 2021

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 8/3/2021

In this month’s edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine cybersecurity guidance issued by New York state, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s new “Bad Practices” website outlining what...more

COVID-19 Vaccine Passport Programs: Privacy And Security Considerations

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 5/11/2021

As access to COVID-19 vaccines becomes more prevalent, and we begin to conceptualize what a post-pandemic world might look like, many governments are assessing the idea of a COVID-19 vaccine passport framework. In late...more

International Data Flows - How to Prepare for the New EU SCCs

BCLP on 5/7/2021

The last few years have witnessed remarkable changes in the privacy world. The GDPR, the CCPA, the invalidation of the EU-US Privacy Shield framework and the related obligations resulting from the Schrems II decision - to...more

Privacy Update: California Can Enforce Net Neutrality Law After Court Victory

ArentFox Schiff on 4/13/2021

California Can Enforce Net Neutrality Law After Court Victory - California’s net neutrality law bars internet service providers from prioritizing, blocking, slowing down, or speeding up internet content. California’s law...more

Updata: Your quarterly Data Privacy and Cybersecurity update - October - December 2020

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 3/11/2021

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

Washington State ‘People’s Privacy Act’ Bill Ups The Ante For Privacy Compliance

Fox Rothschild LLP on 2/12/2021

"Under no circumstances shall an individual's interaction with a covered entity's product or service when the covered entity has a terms of service or a privacy policy, including the short-form privacy notice, in and of...more

More Privacy, Please - February 2021

Troutman Pepper on 2/3/2021

Do you want a simple way to keep current on important privacy changes? Avoid sleepless nights wondering whether you missed a privacy speed bump or pothole between annual updates? Worry no longer. Troutman Pepper is pleased to...more

Top 10 For 2021 – Happy Data Privacy Day!

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 1/28/2021

In honor of Data Privacy Day, we provide the following “Top 10 for 2021.” While the list is by no means exhaustive, it does provide some hot topics for organizations to consider in 2021...more

Don’t You (Forget About Me 2020): Cybersecurity Developments for 2020 in Five Musical References

White and Williams LLP on 1/13/2021

Is it hyperbolic to say that never before have we seen a quieter, yet more anticipated and welcome end to a year than in 2020? For some, 2020 is a year the sooner forgotten, the better. In data privacy and security law, a lot...more

Recent Developments in Data Privacy Laws Impacting U.S. Companies

Miller Canfield on 11/19/2020

American companies should take notice of some important developments in data privacy laws in the U.S. and in the European Union. California Privacy Rights Act - On November 3, 2020, California voters approved the...more

The Digital Download – Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security Newsletter – August 2020

Alston & Bird on 8/14/2020

Selected Developments in U.S. Law - SEC Creates Event and Emerging Risk Examination Team - Following the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations’ (OCIE) recent and detailed risk alert on the threat of ransomware,...more

Contradictory Responses by Privacy Regulators Post-COVID-19: Balancing the Economy With Cybersecurity in a Changed World (Privacy)

Lowenstein Sandler LLP on 6/1/2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disparate effect on privacy regulators, with varying levels of enforcement advocated by different government entities; the California Attorney General, the U.S. Department of Health & Human...more

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