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Right To Know - June 2025, Vol. 30

Clark Hill PLC on 6/19/2025

Cyber, Privacy, and Technology Report - Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed. State Action: North Dakota Passes Law...more

Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Issues in Fund Finance

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 10/10/2024

During the course of any lending transaction, lenders will conduct a due diligence review of the borrower, including reviewing any relevant “know-your-customer” information. In the context of a fund finance transaction, this...more

Upcoming EU Rules on Digital Operational Resilience

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 7/21/2023

There will be additional compliance obligations and mandatory contractual provisions introduced for financial entities and outsourced IT service providers. The new DORA seeks to strengthen the resilience of financial...more

Top 4 Cybersecurity Headaches Plaguing Financial Services Institutions

J.S. Held on 6/16/2023

Most Financial Services Institutions (FSIs) have digital technology at their core. And a primary responsibility for most FSIs is “cyber-connect” customers – be they organizations or individuals – with their money simply and...more

AI regulation in financial services in the EU and the UK: Governance and risk-management

Hogan Lovells on 5/17/2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technology have started to transform financial services and bring about new business opportunities, but with risks. AI governance should be adopted by financial...more

What Non-Financial Institutions Need to Know About Gramm-Leach-Bliley

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics... on 1/19/2023

The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) is typically referred to in the context of financial institutions. It requires offerers of consumer financial products to explain how they share information and protect sensitive data. It’s...more

Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity Quick Bytes | Issue 1

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 1/18/2023

Welcome to the inaugural issue of Katten’s Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity Quick Bytes. Each month, Quick Bytes will highlight the latest news and legal developments involving privacy, data and cybersecurity issues across the...more

New Focus and Compliance Approach Needed for Privacy and Cybersecurity

Proskauer - The Capital Commitment on 4/9/2021

In 2020, we saw an increased regulatory focus on cybersecurity. Though former SEC Chairman Clayton largely took the view that existing statutes and regulations were sufficient, the Division of Examinations increased exam...more

Spanish DPA shakes the privacy status quo in Spain – highest fines yet on personal data

Hogan Lovells on 3/11/2021

The Spanish Data Protection Agency (“Spanish DPA”) decided to start 2021 the same way it ended 2020: by imposing the highest fines to date (EUR 5,000,000 and 6,000,000) to two large Spanish financial entities. ...more

Governor Cuomo Proposes Greater Data Privacy Protections and BankTech Assistance for New York Financial Institutions

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Privacy, Cyber & AI... on 1/29/2021

Happy Data Privacy Day! Today we report on New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's recent State of the State address, in which he announced the state's 2021 policy agenda. Included in the Governor's agenda are enhanced consumer...more

Open Banking: Navigating the Emerging Regulatory Landscape

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 10/28/2020

Open banking is an important driver of the fintech revolution. Regulators have recognised open banking as a means of introducing competition and innovation in the banking sector. Likewise, fintechs are seizing the...more

Contract Corner: Model Data Access Agreement to Foster Fintech Growth

Morgan Lewis on 11/25/2019

The Clearing House (the oldest banking association and payments company in the United States) recently released a model agreement as a voluntary starting point to facilitate data sharing between financial institutions and...more

The Digital Revolution Takes on New Meaning: Among Calls for Heightened U.S. Data Privacy Measures, California is King

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 3/4/2019

California’s ambitious new data privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”), will go into effect on January 1, 2020 and promises to bring a new era of digital regulation to America’s shores. ...more

In Principle - 10 Things Authorised Firms Need To Know For 2019

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 1/31/2019

In the 2018 edition of this publication, we ended the introduction with the line, “We can only hope that we will enter 2019 with greater certainty than 2018 as to how the regulatory landscape will look.” Unfortunately,...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - December 2018

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/4/2019

In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the European Commission's second annual review of the Privacy Shield and the Department of Commerce's guidance on how to comply with the Privacy Shield...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - November 2018

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 12/5/2018

In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine a declaration on ethical considerations for artificial intelligence, the annual joint review of the Privacy Shield, a new lawsuit from a snack food...more

The Digital Download – Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security Newsletter – October 2018

Alston & Bird on 10/30/2018

Features - International Updates (Excluding the EU) - India’s Draft Data Protection Bill: Another GDPR Around the Corner? India recently introduced the Personal Data Protection Bill 2018. ...more

Brussels Regulatory Brief: September 2018

K&L Gates LLP on 9/28/2018

Antitrust and Competition - Transactions in the digital sector and acquisition of data continue to attract scrutiny in Europe - On 6 September 2018, the European Commission cleared without conditions the proposed acquisition...more

Privacy and Cybersecurity Developments in Latin America

Jones Day on 6/25/2018

The Situation: Latin American governments, business leaders, and legal advisors continue to address privacy and cybersecurity concerns. The Result: The development and implementation of privacy-focused regulations is a...more

Joint Committee of ESA's Final Report on Use of Big Data by Financial Institutions

Orrick - Finance 20/20 on 3/21/2018

On March 15, 2018, the Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (“ESA“) published its final report, together with a factsheet, on the use of big data by financial institutions (JC/2018/04). Chapter 4 of the...more

Parallel Universe or Coincidence: The CFPB’s New Data Consumer Protection Principles’ Relationship to GDPR

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 11/29/2017

On October 18, 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) outlined nine non-binding Consumer Protection Principles (the Principles) for the access and sharing of consumer information between third-party companies....more

Government Enforcement Investigations – What You Need to Know in 2018

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 10/24/2017

On October 4, 2017, Skadden presented the seminar “Government Enforcement Investigations – What You Need to Know in 2018.” Skadden partners Ryan Junck and Elizabeth Robertson, both based in London, moderated the panel...more

Incident Response Plans: A Comparison of US Law, EU Law and Soon-To-Be EU Law

BCLP on 2/3/2017

The best way to handle any emergency is to be prepared. When it comes to data breaches, incident response plans are the first step organizations take to prepare....more

Cyber Alert: 2016 Breach Roundup, Part II: U.S. and EU Data Breach Notification Regulations Highlights and Trends

Alston & Bird on 1/9/2017

Frameworks requiring breach notifications of various kinds significantly expanded in scope in 2016 at both the state and federal levels. However, at least in the U.S., some of the new federal requirements may not be in place...more

The Digital Download - Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security Newsletter – November 2016

Alston & Bird on 12/7/2016

Updates on the EU: German DPA Publishes First Privacy Shield Guidelines, Requires German-Law Contracts for Transfers. On June 7, 2016, the European Commission adopted the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield. One question that many...more

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