The ePrivacy Regulation
Europe’s movement to replace the 2002 ePrivacy Directive with a new ePrivacy Regulation picks up steam, signaling the potential need for US companies to add further privacy protections over electronic communications that may reach users in the EU. What’s the significance? If agreed to, the ePrivacy Regulation will repeal the 2002 ePrivacy Directive and update existing...US Cybersecurity and Data Privacy review and update: Looking back on our 2020 articles and planning ahead for 2021
Posted on Feb 9, 2021 in Cybersecurity | Comments Off on US Cybersecurity and Data Privacy review and update: Looking back on our 2020 articles and planning ahead for 2021
2020 was a tumultuous year for privacy and cybersecurity, and further uncertainty is all but guaranteed. To help with an agile and holistic data strategy, it is worthwhile to heed the lessons of 2020. Trends of new and upcoming data laws suggest that adopting a high watermark approach to compliance will put companies in good position to stay in front of new obligations.An explosion of...
Taking a stand on standing in data breach cases
Posted on Jan 21, 2021 in Government, Litigation, Regulation | Comments Off on Taking a stand on standing in data breach cases
At the crossroads of the California Consumer Privacy Act and Article III standing: Plaintiffs continue to test the boundaries of the CCPA’s Private Right of Action for data breaches;Courts, however, are standing firm on Article III standing requirements;That said, the costs of data breaches are rising with increased litigation and regulatory risk, so to reduce the chances of a breach,...
Standard Contractual Clauses and EDPB Recommendations
Posted on Jan 8, 2021 in Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Government, Regulation | Comments Off on Standard Contractual Clauses and EDPB Recommendations
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB), a collective of representatives from European data privacy regulators, published important recommendations on the Schrems II judgment, the seismic European decision that invalidated the EU-US Privacy Shield and called into question the continuing viability of personal data transfers from the EU and UK to third countries, particularly the...
A Cybersecurity Storm and Winds of Change: NY DFS requires all New York financial institutions to report effects of SolarWinds hack
Posted on Dec 22, 2020 in Cybersecurity, Government, Regulation | Comments Off on A Cybersecurity Storm and Winds of Change: NY DFS requires all New York financial institutions to report effects of SolarWinds hack
The New York Department of Financial Services (NY DFS) issued an alert on Friday, December 18, 2020, requiring all NY DFS regulated entities to immediately report whether they have been affected in any way by the massive, state-sponsored security breach of SolarWinds. NY DFS’s request for immediate notification from all affected entities goes beyond what is normally required...
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