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New York Department of Financial Services Launches Enforcement of Cybersecurity Rules
The New York Department of Financial Services recently initiated its first action to enforce the department’s cybersecurity regulation. The regulation has been in effect since March 1, 2017 and applies to all financial institutions regulated by the NY DFS.
CCPA Regulations Take Effect August 14, 2020, California AG Announces Final Revisions
On August 14, 2020, the California Attorney General announced that the state’s Office of Administrative Law approved the AG’s proposed regulations pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act. The final regulations, which took immediate effect on the day of the announcement, reflect the withdrawal of the following provisions (as well […]
Europe’s Highest Court Invalidates the EU-US Privacy Shield, Casts Doubt on Viability of Model Clauses for Data Transfers to the US
On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a decision that uprooted long-standing legal frameworks on which thousands of US and EU companies have relied to transfer personal data from the EU to the US.
CCPA Round-Up: Enforcement Begins; “CCPA 2.0” Qualifies for November Ballot; Facebook Updates CCPA Stance
The California Attorney General’s power to enforce the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) took effect today, July 1, 2020, after a busy week of CCPA-related developments that included: The California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (aka “CCPA 2.0”) qualifying for California’s November 3, 2020 General Election ballot; and Facebook’s announcement […]
Workplace Testing and Data Protection: Guidance for Employers
As the UK begins to ease lockdown measures, employers in all sectors are considering how their employees can return to work in the safest possible way. For many, this will include testing to check whether employees have (or have already had) COVID-19. Any employer wishing to carry out such testing […]
Road Map For a Cautious Approach to Contact Tracing
Law360 “It has become increasingly clear that a combination of COVID-19 testing and use of geolocation technologies for contact tracing will be essential for the nation to get back to life and work. With this realization came outcry that contact tracing is a leap to the surveillance society that would […]
AI and Algorithms: FTC Issues Guidance for Companies Amid Heightened Scrutiny
Even before the COVID-19 crisis, artificial intelligence and algorithms, particularly in the context of pricing, were a focus of the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division. With the COVID-19 pandemic shining a spotlight on online platforms and sellers using algorithms to set prices, it is particularly […]
Rigorous Privacy and InfoSec Requirements May Be in Store for Companies That Accept Government Equity Stakes
Federal government agencies, government-controlled corporations and some government contractors must comply with robust federal laws that govern federal agencies’ privacy and information security practices – the Privacy Act and FISMA, respectively. Now, these laws may apply to companies that accept federal government aid under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic […]
Europe Issues Pragmatic Privacy Guidance for COVID-19 Data Processing
European data protection authorities have issued important guidance on the processing of personal data in connection with COVID-19. At a pan-European level, on March 19, 2020, the European Data Protection Board issued a statement on the processing of personal data in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak.
The GDPR and Coronavirus: What Organisations in the UK Need to Know
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office has, over the course of this week, published various notes of advice and blog posts to organisations and data subjects in respect of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.