In this edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine changes to EU privacy and data protection laws, new state laws addressing data breach notifications, Congress' review of cyber insurance, and recent court...more
5/3/2016
/ Class Action ,
Commercial General Liability Policies ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Encryption ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Future Harm ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Mobile Health Apps ,
Notice Requirements ,
Standing ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes ,
Young Lawyers
Two days after the original January 31 deadline, the European Union and United States have announced a replacement for the Safe Harbor agreement — the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield — which, if approved, will provide a new framework...more
Consumer Electronics Association Releases Best Practices For Privacy and Security of Personal Wellness Data -
In late October 2015, the Consumer Electronics Association released guiding principles governing the...more
11/30/2015
/ Actual Injuries ,
Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Do Not Track ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
International Data Transfers ,
Privacy Concerns ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework
“Decision 2000/520 is invalid.” With those four words, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) sent shock waves through the European and U.S. business communities on October 6, 2015, with a landmark decision finding...more
10/7/2015
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Edward Snowden ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Facebook ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Ireland ,
National Security ,
National Security Agency (NSA) ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Right to Privacy ,
Safe Harbors ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework