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UK Information Commissioner’s Office Publishes New Guidance on Data Subject Access Requests

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On May 24, 2023 (or as we like to call it, the eve of GDPR’s 5th birthday), the UK’s data protection body, the Information Commissioner’s Office (the ICO), published a new guide for employers on responding to data subject...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Unmuzzled: Time to Attest That No Gags Apply

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Summary - The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury have issued guidance on how health plans and insurers may attest to their compliance with the anti-gag rules of the Consolidated...more

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It’s Here – The New National Cybersecurity Strategy

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Today, after months of rumors regarding its release and contents, the White House issued its National Cybersecurity Strategy “to secure the full benefits of a safe and secure digital ecosystem.” The full strategy is 39 pages...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] 2022 Research Conference - October 6th, 8:25 am - 4:30 pm CDT

Stay on top of the latest in research compliance - Do you want to learn: - Current best practices for building and maintaining a  research compliance work plan? - How to better shift your program’s research focus in...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - May 2022 #2

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CYBERSECURITY NIST - Releases Guidance on Supply Chain Security - The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Information Technology Laboratory recently released guidance entitled “Software Supply Chain...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Sanctions Compliance for Crypto: OFAC Issues Guidance Targeting Virtual Currency Industry

Last Friday, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published more targeted guidance for digital asset companies related to compliance with sanctions and best practices for mitigating risks. This guide comes on the heels...more

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The Department of Treasury Issues Guidance Regarding Sanctions Risks Inherent to Facilitating Ransomware Payments

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On September 21, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an updated advisory outlining the risks involved with facilitating ransom payments to malicious actors conducting...more

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European Commission Refreshes Standard Contractual Clauses

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The European Commission (“EC”) has long sought to improve data privacy for Europeans, even when they interact with global or non-European companies.  Laws like the General Data Protection Regulation (or “GDPR”) seek to...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

CISA Releases “Bad Practices” with Hope of Decreasing Cyber Blunders

The federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a few cybersecurity “bad practices” this week to assist in decreasing the volume of knowable and preventable cyber mistakes. These bad practices are...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Cybersecurity Guidance Issued to Retirement Plan Sponsors

The Department of Labor recently issued cybersecurity guidance to retirement plans. The department’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) issued guidance in three areas: (1) hiring and working with vendors and...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

No Silver Linings: EDPB Issues a Grim Forecast on U.S.-Based Cloud and Data Access with New Guidance

On November 10, 2020, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) issued highly anticipated guidance intended to clarify how data exporters could legally transfer data to “third countries” under GDPR following the Schrems II...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Guidance from E.U. Supervisory Authorities on Data Processing in a Time of COVID-19

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and a number of European data protection supervisory authorities have recently issued guidance on processing personal data, including special categories of personal data (i.e., health...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Privacy and Data Security Alert l March 2020

Shook Weighs in on Updated CCPA Regulations - In response to extensive public comment, the California Attorney General’s office released modified draft regulations under the CCPA on February 7. Shook has provided initial...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Buyers (And Sellers) Beware!: SEC Observations on Cybersecurity and Resiliency

The Securities and Exchange Commission recently published a set of observations designed to assist financial market participants. While not legally binding, the observations are guideposts for investment companies, securities...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

FTC announces new and improved data security guidance

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On January 6, 2020, Andrew Smith, Director of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Protection, announced three significant improvements to the FTC’s approach to data security enforcement cases....more

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The SEC’s Most Detailed Cybersecurity Guidance to Date

The SEC, through its Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”), recently issued its most detailed cyber guidance to date. OCIE had previously issued several cybersecurity risk alerts over the past few years....more

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SEC Sets Disclosure Expectations on IP Risks Associated with International Operations

The SEC has issued new guidance it believes will assist public companies both in assessing materiality and in drafting disclosure related to risks to technology and intellectual property that may result from conducting...more

Hogan Lovells

New PDPC guidelines on cloud services, data intermediaries, and access requests

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As the issues surrounding data protection become increasingly complex, in recent years the advisory guidelines (Guidelines) issued by the Personal Data Protection Commission of Singapore (PDPC) have been invaluable in guiding...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Research Compliance Volume 16, Number 12. In This Month's E-News: December 2019

Report on Research Compliance 16, no. 12 (December 2019) - NIH is seeking comment on a proposed policy for data management and sharing, as well as two related guidance documents that together seek to “promote effective and...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Privacy and Data Security Alert | November 2019

EU Court Allows Class Action to Proceed, Sets Precedent for Future Data Breach Class Actions - A class action brought against Google will be allowed to move forward after the plaintiff’s appeal was permitted, allowing him to...more

Hogan Lovells

Spanish DPA Publishes Guide for Satisfying PbD Obligation

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On October 17, the Spanish data protection authority (AEPD) published the Guide to Privacy by Design (Guide). While Privacy by Design (PbD) first became a legal requirement in the EU with implementation of the General Data...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

E-Commerce Businesses Beware: The Freedom to Contract does not Trump Reasonable Privacy Expectations

The EDPB’s new Guidelines on Article 6(1)(b) may severely limit e-commerce business’ ability to enhance data processing by unilaterally defining contractual services....more

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Medical Research Council Advises on How to Anonymise Information for Research Purposes

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Anonymisation has always been (and still is) a real challenge for those carrying out clinical research. To shed some light on this matter, the Medical Research Council (MCR) – which is part of UK Research and Innovation – has...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

NY Regulatory Guidance on AI Illustrates Compliance Challenges

The New York Department of Financial Services’ (DFS) January 2019 insurance circular letter, which advised New York-licensed life insurance carriers on the use of external consumer data and information sources in...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

European Commission Issues ‘Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI’

Following extensive consultations, the European Commission’s High-Level Expert Group on AI released ethics guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence. Three broad principles emerged from those guidelines, suggesting...more

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