General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Data Security, New Guidance

EU: EDPB Opinion on AI Provides Important Guidance Though Many Questions Remain

DLA Piper on 1/14/2025

A much-anticipated Opinion from the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) on AI models and data protection has not resulted in the clear or definitive guidance that businesses operating in the EU had hoped for. The Opinion...more

Privacy and AI in Israel and worldwide: a look to 2024

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co. on 1/29/2024

During 2023, privacy protection and artificial intelligence regulation continued apace and their implications continued to be a major focus in Israel and around the world. In Israel, this was reflected in a number of...more

January 2023 AFS Privacy Report: Colorado Department of Law Issues Updated Draft CPA Rules

ArentFox Schiff on 1/13/2023

Colorado Department of Law Issues Draft CPA Revisions - On December 22, the Colorado Department of Law issued updates to the draft Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) rules. These revisions build on written comments and feedback from...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

Privacy and Data Security Alert l March 2020

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 3/10/2020

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

Cybersecurity 2020 – The Year in Preview: New Guidance Continues to Clarify GDPR’s Scope

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 1/14/2020

Editors’ Note: This is the sixth in our fourth-annual end-of-year series examining important trends in data privacy and cybersecurity in the coming year. Our previous entry discussed the CCPA, energy, Brexit, health care...more

Privacy and Data Security Alert | November 2019

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 11/20/2019

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

Spanish DPA Publishes Guide for Satisfying PbD Obligation

Hogan Lovells on 11/7/2019

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

CNIL Issues Record-Keeping Guidance

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/30/2019

Under GDPR, companies are required to keep certain records of their processing activities. There has been some question about the types of records controllers should keep. To help clarify the questions arising from many...more

UK Regulator Issues Guidance About Encryption Under GDPR

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 12/14/2018

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office recently released helpful encryption guidance. Although released to address the GDPR security requirements, this document may be helpful more broadly because of the detail around...more

SEC Issues New Cybersecurity Guidance; Makes Clear that Cybersecurity Disclosures Are Part of Existing SEC Requirements - Guidance...

Holland & Knight LLP on 2/26/2018

On Feb. 21, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued interpretive guidance on its expectations for corporate disclosures on cybersecurity risks. The guidance delineates where it believes existing SEC rules...more

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