Shielded No Longer: Top EU Court Invalidates Privacy Shield Framework and Clarifies Use of Standard Contractual Clauses as Bases for EU-U.S. Data Transfers -
Yesterday, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)...more
States Consider Privacy and Data Security Legislation -
It’s that time of year again, when we see a flood of legislative activity at the state level on privacy and data security laws. A couple of recent examples are below....more
1/30/2020
/ Class Action ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Equifax ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Expedia ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Google ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
Information Governance ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Marriott ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Orbitz ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulation 2003 (PECR). ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Settlement ,
State and Local Government ,
UK
SDNY Rejects Standing under “Increased Risk” Theory Where Data Not Targeted or Stolen -
The Southern District of New York rejected a settlement that would have resolved a class action based on the unauthorized (and...more
12/18/2019
/ Arbitration ,
Article III ,
Best Practices ,
Brazil ,
Cable Television Providers ,
Class Action ,
Comcast ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Data Storage ,
Electronic Data Transmissions ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Email ,
Encryption ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Breach ,
Ireland ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Mobile Device Management ,
Mobile Devices ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
New Guidance ,
OCR ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
PHI ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Ransomware ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Right of Access ,
Risk Management ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Standing
California Adds Biometric Restrictions to Data-Breach Law, Potentially Creating a De Facto Biometric Privacy Law
Subject to the governor’s signature, California’s breach-notification law will gain additional requirements...more
9/25/2019
/ Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consent ,
COPPA ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Interactive Advertising Bureau ,
ISO ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Robocalling ,
Settlement Agreements ,
TCPA ,
Transparency ,
YouTube
Hotel Chain Pays $12 Million to Resolve Privacy Violations -
Motel 6 settled claims with the Washington State Attorney General for $12 million to resolve charges that Motel 6 violated the Consumer Protection Act and the...more
4/18/2019
/ Biometric Information ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Class Action ,
CNIL ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Data Collection ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
France ,
Google ,
Guest Registry ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Immigrants ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Puerto Rico ,
SCOTUS ,
Search Results ,
Settlement Negotiations ,
Standing ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes