Colorado’s new privacy law: How it stacks up against other US privacy laws
Posted on Jul 15, 2021 in Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Government | Comments Off on Colorado’s new privacy law: How it stacks up against other US privacy laws
Companies compliant with the GDPR and similar US state laws will have a substantial headstart with the Colorado Privacy Act. Recognizing the key differences will enable organizations with a well-designed compliance program to efficiently accommodate all these laws. The law provides for a mandatory universal consumer opt-out of targeted advertising, data sales and profiling.The Colorado...
Getting back when HACT: Congress’s idea to provide redress to recent cyberattacks
Posted on May 6, 2021 in Government, Litigation, Regulation, Securities & Corporate Governance | Comments Off on Getting back when HACT: Congress’s idea to provide redress to recent cyberattacks
Amidst the ever-worsening onslaught of cyberattacks, companies are longing to go on the offensive, whether by “hacking-back” or by going after malicious actors in US courts. While Congress has previously refused to enable the former, it now appears more open to the latter, particularly with the introduction of the Homeland and Cyber Threat Act (the HACT Act): The HACT Act, if passed,...
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...
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...
No rest for the weary: cybersecurity and privacy enforcement actions heat up
Posted on Aug 27, 2020 in Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Financial Services, GDPR, Regulation | Comments Off on No rest for the weary: cybersecurity and privacy enforcement actions heat up
A recent wave of cybersecurity and privacy enforcement actions cautions businesses dealing in personal data to strengthen their security and compliance plans. The New York Department of Financial Services recently announced its first enforcement action under its cybersecurity regulation. The California Attorney General began enforcement-related inquiries under the newly enacted...
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