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...
Only YOU can prevent IoT network shutdowns
Posted on Dec 8, 2020 in Cybersecurity, Government, Regulation | Comments Off on Only YOU can prevent IoT network shutdowns
As tens of billions of additional Internet of Things (IoT) devices are poised to enter the market and infuse our supply chains, on December 4, 2020, President Donald Trump signed the first ever federal law governing IoT devices. The IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act (the Act) will result in new national rules for federal procurement of IoT devices which, along...
California’s new privacy law, the CRPA, was approved: Now what?
Posted on Nov 9, 2020 in Cybersecurity | Comments Off on California’s new privacy law, the CRPA, was approved: Now what?
On November 3, 2020, California voters passed Proposition 24, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), by approximately 56-44%. This act will substantially amend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), once it goes into effect on January 1, 2023. Key points on this law: Builds on the existing framework of the CCPA, while bringing the CCPA closer to Europe’s GDPR;imposes...
Your quarterly privacy & cybersecurity update
Posted on Oct 16, 2020 in Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity | Comments Off on Your quarterly privacy & cybersecurity update
Welcome to the ninth 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, July to September 2020. Full of newsworthy items from our global team members, this edition includes updates on: the Schrems II court decision, which invalidated the EU-US...
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