Cybersecurity and Data Privacy review and update: Looking back on 2018 and planning ahead for 2019
Posted on Mar 1, 2019 in Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Energy and Infrastructure, Financial Services, GDPR, Government, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Regulation, Securities & Corporate Governance | Comments Off on Cybersecurity and Data Privacy review and update: Looking back on 2018 and planning ahead for 2019
From the implementation of the GDPR to the passage of the CCPA, the year 2018 proved to be a monumental one for cybersecurity and data privacy. Regulators from around the world responded to devastating, large-scale cyber-attacks, and a desire for their citizens to have more control over their data, by passing a wide range of regulations aimed at protecting consumer information. These...
January’s Privacy Blizzard
Posted on Feb 4, 2019 in Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Litigation, Regulation, Uncategorized | Comments Off on January’s Privacy Blizzard
The start to 2019 provided scant respite from the frenetic pace of privacy and cybersecurity developments. Already this year, regulators have amended and enforced existing regulations; courts have issued significant interpretations of law; and legislators have proposed new rules aimed at increasing privacy obligations and liability for businesses. This alert highlights the pressing...
The floodgates open – Illinois Supreme Court issues landmark ruling in biometrics case
Posted on Jan 28, 2019 in Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Litigation, Regulation | Comments Off on The floodgates open – Illinois Supreme Court issues landmark ruling in biometrics case
In a unanimous decision on January 25, 2019, the Illinois Supreme Court found that a plaintiff need not show actual harm to seek relief under the state’s Biometric Information and Privacy Act (BIPA). This is welcome news for plaintiffs’ attorneys who have already used BIPA as a vehicle to file dozens of class action lawsuits against businesses across a wide swath of industries in each...
New guidance proposed on the extra-territorial scope of the GDPR
Posted on Dec 18, 2018 in Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, GDPR, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Regulation | Comments Off on New guidance proposed on the extra-territorial scope of the GDPR
The agency responsible for administering the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) recently proposed guidelines to clarify the extra-territorial scope of Europe’s sweeping new privacy law. While these guidelines are not yet finalized, they indicate that the reach of the GDPR spreads far beyond the European Union. American businesses that had concluded that they were likely exempt...
Right out of the box – California enacts first-of-its-kind statute regulating internet-of-things
Posted on Nov 26, 2018 in Cybersecurity, Litigation | Comments Off on Right out of the box – California enacts first-of-its-kind statute regulating internet-of-things
The California legislature had a big year in 2018. While a great deal of attention has focused on the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), California also passed a less-publicized, but highly critical, statute that will regulate certain aspects of Internet of Things (IoT or connected) device security. The IoT law, known as SB-327, should have a significant impact that...
India’s highest court defends data privacy
Posted on Oct 16, 2018 in Data Privacy, Government, Litigation, Regulation | Comments Off on India’s highest court defends data privacy
India’s Supreme Court recently issued a holding that increases the data privacy protection that businesses operating in India must provide. The holding strikes down the portion of Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act that had previously allowed businesses to require national ID numbers, known as Aadhaar numbers, for “any purpose.” The industries most impacted by this ruling will likely be...
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