As discussed in a previous advisory, the European Union’s supreme court, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework (Privacy Shield) in its July 16, 2020 decision in...more
8/17/2020
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Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
U.S. Commerce Department
On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the supreme court of the European Union on matters involving European Union law, issued its long anticipated decision in the “Schrems II” case ( case...more
7/21/2020
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Ireland ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses
Enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) began July 1, 2020. Our privacy team at Troutman Pepper includes several attorneys who worked in an attorney general’s office. This privacy regulatory team has...more
7/17/2020
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Sellers ,
Information Governance ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
State and Local Government
On May 4, Californians for Consumer Privacy, the organization that sponsored the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) announced that it had submitted enough signatures to put a new privacy law, the California Privacy Rights...more
COVID-19’s strain on businesses has prompted the federal and state governments to relax certain regulatory standards. Regardless of the pandemic’s increasing momentum in the United States, and in California particularly, the...more
3/27/2020
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General
On February 7, 2020, the California Attorney General released modifications to the proposed regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the state’s sweeping privacy law that took effect on January 1. ...more
2/18/2020
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Information Governance ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General
On December 11, 2019, Pepper Hamilton will host our 10th Annual Antitrust Developments Update in Philadelphia. This interactive seminar will cover some of the leading topics in antitrust today and will provide attendees with...more
11/26/2019
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Client Data ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Foreign Affiliates ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Litigation ,
Law Firm Associates ,
Law Firm Partners ,
Law Practice Management ,
Legal Ethics ,
Personal Data
As we have reported previously, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) will take effect on January 1, 2020. On or before that date, businesses that employ California residents, retain California residents as independent...more
10/29/2019
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Job Applicants ,
Notice Requirements ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
State and Local Government
On October 10, the California Attorney General released highly anticipated proposed regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The CCPA, which takes effect on January 1, 2020, provides California...more
10/14/2019
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Comment Period ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
COPPA ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Exemptions ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government
On September 25, Alastair Mactaggart, a real estate developer and founder and chair of Californians for Consumer Privacy, announced that he formally filed an initiative to appear on the November 2020 ballot, titled the...more
10/7/2019
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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
State and Local Government
In addition to the various amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) passed by the California Legislature on September 13, the legislature also passed Assembly Bill 1202 (AB 1202). AB 1202 requires “data...more
On September 13, the final day of its legislative session, the California Legislature approved five amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the state’s sweeping new privacy law that takes effect on January...more
9/17/2019
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cooperative Compliance Regime ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Request For Information ,
State and Local Government ,
Third-Party Service Provider
California enacted a sweeping new data privacy law on June 28, 2018, just one week after it was introduced in the California legislature in part to head off an effort to pass a stricter data privacy law as a ballot measure...more
7/10/2018
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
New Legislation ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Private Right of Action ,
State and Local Government
Companies should still ensure that they are lawfully transferring data through an alternative mechanism until the details of the Privacy Shield are released.
The U.S. Department of Commerce and the European Commission...more