China’s Cybersecurity Law was issued on November 7, 2016, by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, and it came into effect on June 1, 2017. The Cybersecurity Law marks the first comprehensive law in China...more
9/5/2017
/ China ,
Compliance ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Exports ,
Foreign Investment ,
International Data Transfers ,
Medical Devices ,
Networks ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular
On May 29, 2017, the French Data Protection Authority (Commission Nationale Informatique et Libertés, or "CNIL") announced that it had authorized nine banking institutions to implement, on an experimental basis,...more
6/16/2017
/ Authentication ,
Banks ,
Biometric Information ,
CNIL ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Controller ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Processing Rules ,
Data Protection ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
France ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
In the online advertising sector, achieving a successful advertising campaign often involves implementing cookies (small files stored on computers or mobile devices that contain information on the user's browsing history),...more
6/8/2017
/ Cookies ,
Data Controller ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
France ,
iPhone Tracking ,
Mobile Devices ,
Online Advertisements ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites
New York Attorney General Announces Record Number of Data Breach Notices in 2016 -
On March 21, 2017, the New York Attorney General's Office announced that it received 1,300 reported data breaches in 2016—a 60 percent...more
6/5/2017
/ Advertising ,
Argentina ,
Australia ,
Chile ,
CNIL ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Data Security ,
De-Identification ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
DNA ,
DPA ,
e-Privacy Directive ,
EDPS ,
Encryption ,
Enforcement Actions ,
ENISA ,
EU ,
FACTA ,
FCC ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
France ,
Fraud ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Hong Kong ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
Information Sharing ,
Israel ,
Italy ,
Japan ,
Medical Records ,
Metadata ,
Mexico ,
National Security ,
Netherlands ,
NIST ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Payroll Records ,
Personal Data ,
Personal Data Privacy Comission (PDPC) ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Policy ,
Repeal ,
Robocalling ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Singapore ,
Social Media ,
Spain ,
SWIFT ,
Telecommunications ,
Transparency ,
UK ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ,
USTR ,
XBRL Filing Requirements
Australia's Data Breach Bill amends the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) ("Privacy Act") and requires private and public organisations regulated by the Privacy Act to notify affected individuals and the Australian Information...more
3/27/2017
/ Australia ,
Banks ,
Breach Notification Rule ,
Credit Cards ,
Data Breach ,
Federal Breach Notification Standard ,
Government Agencies ,
Notification Requirements ,
Office of Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) ,
Penalties ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Acts ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Sector
On December 28, 2016, the New York Department of Financial Services ("DFS") released a revised version of a proposed regulation that would require banks, insurance companies, and other financial services institutions...more
3/15/2017
/ Actual Injuries ,
Advertising ,
Argentina ,
Australia ,
Banks ,
Belgium ,
Big Data ,
Canada ,
China ,
Class Action ,
Colombia ,
Connected Items ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) ,
Credit Cards ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Framework ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Data Security ,
Databases ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Email Policies ,
ENISA ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Federal Breach Notification Standard ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FinTech ,
France ,
Fraud ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Germany ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Hong Kong ,
Information Sharing ,
International Data Transfers ,
Investigatory Powers Act 2016 ,
Italy ,
Japan ,
Mexico ,
National Security ,
Netherlands ,
NIST ,
NYDFS ,
OCIE ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
SEC Examination Priorities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Singapore ,
Spain ,
Spokeo ,
Standing ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes ,
Swiss Privacy Shield ,
Switzerland ,
TCPA ,
Telemarketing ,
UK ,
V2V ,
Web Tracking