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Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Highlights from the NAIC Fall 2024 National Meeting

In our recent webinar, members of the Eversheds Sutherland Insurance Practice Group discussed noteworthy developments from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Fall National Meeting that was held in...more

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP

The EU-US Data Privacy Framework: Are You in Compliance?

The U.S. Departments of Justice and Commerce, as well as the European Commission recently launched the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (“DPF”), marking a significant shift from the previous frameworks such as Safe Harbor and...more

Furia Rubel Communications, Inc.

Embracing Data Privacy to Drive Business Growth with Aihong Yu, Chief Privacy Counsel of CDK Global

In this episode of On Record PR, Gina Rubel goes on record with Aihong Yu, Chief Privacy Counsel of CDK Global, to discuss how embracing privacy and security measures…...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

More Safe Harbor Protections for Navigating Cyber and Privacy Litigation

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Cybersecurity and data privacy risks continue to loom large with potentially significant consequences. Litigation, often filed soon after incidents, adds to the possible repercussions. In our previous article, we discussed a...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Iowa Joins Growing List to Offer Potential Safe Harbor for Companies With Security Programs

Iowa recently became the fifth state to offer businesses a safe harbor if they have a written cybersecurity program. Others are Connecticut (October 1, 2021), Ohio (effective November 2, 2018), Oregon (effective January 1,...more

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The EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF): What Does It Mean for You?

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If your business transfers data from the European Union to the United States, you’ve likely been keeping an eye on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF) for the past several years. The long-awaited adequacy...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

European Commission Adopts EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

On July 10, the European Commission (EC) published its data adequacy decision for the new EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF).  This means that companies can transfer personal data from EU countries and from Iceland,...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

NAIC Privacy Protections Working Group Meets to Discuss New Model Privacy Law

On June 5-6, 2023, the NAIC Privacy Protections (H) Working Group (“PPWG”) held an in-person interim meeting (“session”) to continue its work on drafting a new model privacy law, the Insurance Consumer Privacy Protection...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Where Do We Stand?: EU to US Data Transfers

The process for data transfers from the EU to the US under Standard Contractual Clauses has been back in the news recently, leading many to ask: will the proposed EU-US Data Privacy Framework be approved by the Europeans...more

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

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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

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Connecticut Expands Breach Reporting and Creates Cybersecurity Safe Harbor

On October 1, 2021, two Acts overhauling data privacy and cybersecurity in Connecticut took effect—the latest instance of stronger state breach reporting requirements with a safe harbor protection from litigation for...more

Hogan Lovells

Hold the punitive damages: Connecticut is latest to incentivize implementing cybersecurity frameworks

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Connecticut’s new cybersecurity standards law, which goes into effect on October 1, 2021, protects companies from punitive damages in certain data breach actions where an organization has a cybersecurity program that conforms...more

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New Proposed Laws include Safe Harbor when Aligned with NIST Privacy Framework

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A new trend in privacy and cybersecurity laws is the introduction of safe harbor clauses for aligning data protection controls to recognized data privacy and cybersecurity frameworks. OHIO HB376: In July 2021, Ohio...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

California Voters Pass the California Privacy Rights Act

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While the world anxiously awaited the results of the November 2020 U.S. federal elections, California silently passed California Proposition 24, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). Labeled on the ballot simply as...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Schrems Strikes Again: Battery of New Data Privacy Complaints Raise Compliance Questions for EU-U.S. Data Transfers

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Barely one month after the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its Schrems II decision striking down the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework (Privacy Shield), Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems has filed 101...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

U.S. States And Territories Data Breach Statutes-UPDATED July, 2020

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Fox Rothschild’s Privacy and Data Security practice group maintains this searchable PDF document as well as the Data Breach 411 app to inform businesses of the breach notification statutes in each of the 50 states, Guam,...more

Bracewell LLP

Privacy Shield Invalidated by ECJ

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On Thursday, July 16, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the EU-US Privacy Shield is invalid. The ruling stems from the complaints filed with the Irish supervisory authority by Max Schrems regarding the transfer...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Privacy Shield No Longer Viable Basis for EU-US Data Transfers

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On July 16, 2020, the European Court of Justice issued one of its most important decisions on data privacy law (Schrems II), holding that the EU-US Privacy Shield is no longer a viable mechanism for EU-US data transfers under...more

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Privacy Shield Invalidated by Top EU Court; Standard Contractual Clauses Upheld (But There Are Still Major Challenges Ahead)

Organizations that transfer personal data from the European Union on the basis of the EU Commission-approved Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) may be breathing a sigh of relief on hearing that the SCCs have been upheld by...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Industry Insight: The CCPA’s Elusive “Reasonable Security” Safe Harbor

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“[P]rivacy legislation should have some kind of safe harbor provision in it so that companies understand that if they take certain steps, what they are doing is consistent with the law.”  Karen Zacharia, Chief Privacy Officer...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

House Democrat Introduces Legislation to Strengthen Children’s Online Privacy

On January 30, Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL) introduced H.R. 5703, the Protecting the Information of our Vulnerable Children and Youth Act (Kids PRIVCY Act) that would expand requirements under the Children’s Online Privacy...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

California AG: No CCPA Safe Harbor For GDPR Compliance

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The California Attorney General considered and rejected the creation of a safe harbor exemption from the CCPA for businesses that are already complying with GDPR, says the statement of reasons that accompanies the draft CCPA...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

A New Year and a New Approach to State Data Breach Legislation

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Ohio is taking a unique approach to addressing data breaches by offering businesses meeting certain requirements with a safe harbor against lawsuits following a data breach. Specifically, the act...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Summary of Riverside and Los Angeles AGO Public Forums on CCPA-Related Regulations

The 2018 California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) requires the California Attorney General’s Office (AGO) to promulgate regulations related to the CCPA by July 1, 2020. The AGO is holding a series of public forums and accepting...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

A Data Security Plan Will Protect Your Company from Liability: New Ohio Cybersecurity Law Creates “Safe Harbor” from Data Breach...

On November 2, 2018, Ohio’s new “cybersecurity safe harbor” law took effect, and the law gives Ohio businesses a strong new reason to proactively address data security. Data breaches are an ever-growing threat to businesses...more

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