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China Monthly Data Protection Update: July 2025

Dacheng on 7/22/2025

This monthly report outlines key developments in China’s data protection sector for July. The following events merit special attention: CAC Issues Third Edition of the Data Export Security Assessment Application Guide: On...more

Countdown to the California Consumer Privacy Act: Key Components Every Business Should Be Aware Of

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 11/27/2019

On January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) becomes effective, and businesses around the world will be responsible for handling the personal information of Californians in accordance with the requirements...more

Move over, CCPA? New York Considers Sweeping Data Privacy Law

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 6/10/2019

New York’s state legislature is considering a new data privacy law that would set the standard for data privacy in the U.S. The New York Privacy Act (the “NYPA” or the “Act”), which is currently being considered by the state...more

The SEC Released A Risk Alert On Reg S-P, a/k/a How To Avoid A $1 Million Penalty

UB Greensfelder LLP on 4/24/2019

I am hardly saying that SEC Regulation S-P is the sexiest of regulations. I mean, has any customer is history actually read one of those exciting statement stuffers that discloses in some dense font a BD’s privacy policy?...more

Internet of Things Part 2: Dogs, Cameras, and Cybersecurity

Jackson Walker on 7/6/2018

I recently purchased an Internet Protocol (IP) camera to monitor my dog, Ruben, during those times that he has free reign of the house. Since “RubenCam” has been online, I’m not sure he has been any less rambunctious, but I’m...more

Five Privacy Practices Every Company Should Address in the Wake of the FTC’s Enforcement Action against PayPal

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 3/7/2018

Privacy is serious business. This was made clear in the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) recent announcement that it had settled its complaint against Venmo, PayPal’s peer-to-peer payment service, for misrepresentations to...more

Wrapping Your Privacy Practices Up with a Bow

Ward and Smith, P.A. on 12/22/2017

For many companies, the "hap-happiest season of all" coincides with the busiest season of all. Business owners and employees are racing to fill customer orders in time for the holidays, which also means an avalanche of new...more

Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 14

Jones Day on 6/5/2017

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

"Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - January 2017"

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/4/2017

In this edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we discuss how the prospect of a new chair and three new commissioners at the FTC may impact the agency's approach to cybersecurity regulation, a new Massachusetts...more

Learning from Venmo’s Compliance Issues: How to Avoid Inadequate Privacy Disclosures

Carlton Fields on 7/21/2016

PayPal, the company responsible for the popular mobile payments app, Venmo, recently agreed to voluntarily bolster its privacy and security disclosures—and pay a $175,000 penalty—in response to an enforcement action brought...more

SEC Announces First Cybersecurity Enforcement Action Against an Investment Adviser for Failure to Protect Client Data

Bracewell LLP on 10/1/2015

On September 22, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced its first cybersecurity-related enforcement action against an investment adviser for failure to protect customer records and information. According...more

SEC Releases First Cybersecurity Enforcement Action for Failure to Protect Client Data

Troutman Pepper on 9/24/2015

The SEC’s focus in the action was not on the manner of the firm’s responses to the breach or whether there was any actual harm, but predominantly on the adequacy of the firm’s written policies for safeguarding customer...more

Federal appeals court confirms FTC authority to regulate cybersecurity policies and procedures

Ballard Spahr LLP on 9/1/2015

Banks and other companies subject to the CFPB’s jurisdiction face the possibility that the CFPB could begin using its authority under Sections 1031 and 1036 of the Dodd-Frank Act (which proscribe unfair, deceptive or abusive...more

Third Circuit affirms FTC’s jurisdiction over security practices in Wyndham case

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 8/31/2015

In a strongly worded opinion, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday slammed Wyndham Worldwide Corporation’s arguments that the FTC did not have jurisdiction to enforce the security practices of businesses following a...more

The FTC Continues to Flex its Safe Harbor Enforcement Muscles

McDermott Will & Emery on 8/27/2015

On August 17, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced settlements with 13 companies on charges that they misled consumers by claiming that they were certified members of the U.S.-EU or U.S.-Swiss Safe Harbor...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - October 2013

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 10/3/2013

In This Issue: - Recent Changes to California Privacy Law Have Nationwide Implications - The FTC Brings Its First Enforcement Action Against the ‘Internet of Things’ - Fifth Circuit Ruling Provides New...more

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