Your quarterly privacy & cybersecurity update
Posted on Mar 10, 2021 in Cybersecurity, Government, Litigation | Comments Off on Your quarterly privacy & cybersecurity update
Welcome to the tenth edition of Updata! Updata is our US and international update on the most important privacy and cybersecurity regulatory and legislative developments from the past quarter, October to December 2020. Full of newsworthy items from our global team members, this edition includes updates on: COVID testing and remote working guidance across multiple jurisdictions;Increase...
Virginia is for lovers (of privacy)—The Consumer Data Protection Act passes into law
Posted on Mar 4, 2021 in Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Government, Regulation | Comments Off on Virginia is for lovers (of privacy)—The Consumer Data Protection Act passes into law
On March 2, 2021, Governor Northam signed the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA), making it the country’s second, enhanced state privacy law. It will likely not be the last. Set to take effect on January 1, 2023, the CDPA requires businesses to make significant enhancements to their privacy policies and to provide covered consumers with substantial...
2021 Foresight: Key lessons from 2020 to help navigate the future of cybersecurity and data privacy
Posted on Feb 25, 2021 in Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Government, Litigation, Regulation | Comments Off on 2021 Foresight: Key lessons from 2020 to help navigate the future of cybersecurity and data privacy
When it comes to privacy and cybersecurity, the uncertainty and volatility of 2020 will not soon relent — but neither will its invaluable lessons. In this article for Thomson Reuters, Partners Michael Bahar and Paula Barrett look back on the tumult of 2020 and reveal five key lessons to help manage the inevitable uncertainty and volatility going forward, and emerge stronger and more...
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...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...
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