Data Revolution: How U.S. Privacy Laws Change the Way Data Should be Managed by Retail and Tech Industries
The Personal Information Protection Act ("PIPA") comes into full force on 1 January 2025. All organisations in Bermuda are expected to be in compliance with it by that date – time is running out! The Privacy Commissioner...more
Late last month, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) hosted a panel on artificial intelligence and how it is rapidly transforming the life sciences sector, allowing companies to leverage large datasets to accelerate...more
European data protection authorities kicked 2023 off with a bang when, on January 4, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced that Meta Platforms Ireland would be fined a total of €390 million (roughly $414...more
Editor’s Note: On September 29, 2022, HaystackID shared an educational webcast on the topic of US privacy law. As privacy continues to move to the forefront of not only information consideration but of business concern for...more
On Tuesday, June 15, 2021, a French court ordered IKEA to pay 1 million euros ($1.2 million) for spying on its employees in France. The allegations included reviewing employees' bank account records, using fake employees to...more
Germany’s largest consumer protection organisation calls on Clubhouse operator Alpha Exploration Co. to cease and desist from illegal business practices and data protection violations. According to a statement by the...more
Traders selling goods, services, and/or digital content online to consumers in the United Kingdom and the European Union need to comply with laws requiring the provision of certain information as part of the sales process....more
Following the outbreak of COVID-19 and its development into a global pandemic, organisations have been implementing exceptional measures to safeguard employees, customers and others against the health threat that is being...more
The California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") was enacted in early 2018 as a political compromise to stave off a poorly drafted, and plaintiff’s friendly ballot initiative. Although the CCPA is scheduled to go into force in...more
BROKER-DEALER - FINRA Proposes Rule Change Relating to Rule 4512 (Customer Account Information) On November 28, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority filed a proposed change to Rule 4512(a)(3) (Customer Account...more
U.S. Financial Industry Developments - Community Reinvestment Act: Revisions to Impact of Evidence of Discriminatory or Other Illegal Credit Practices on Community Reinvestment Act Ratings... ...more
The clock is ticking and in less than a year the European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will be in full force. Companies should be getting ready now in order to avoid hefty fines for violations (up to...more
On April 14, 2016, the European Parliament passed the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and its companion, Data Protection Directive for Police and Criminal Justice Authorities. The GDPR is a comprehensive regulation...more
Where do we go from here? As we mark another milestone in regulatory reform with the fourth anniversary of the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act, it strikes us that although most studies required to be undertaken by the Act...more