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China Monthly Data Protection Update: May 2025

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This monthly report outlines key developments in China’s data protection sector for May. The following events merit special attention...more

Mayer Brown

New York Gives Businesses a Package of Six New Consumer Data Protection Laws to Unwrap During the Holiday Season

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On December 21, 2024, while many Americans were busy signing holiday cards and exchanging gifts, New York Governor Kathy Hochul was signing six significant pieces of legislation aimed at enhancing online safety and...more

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More Privacy, Please – November/December 2023

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In recent regulatory and enforcement developments, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) proposed a regulatory framework for automated decision-making technology (ADMT) and revisions to the California Consumer...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - August 2020

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CYBERSECURITY - Maze Continues to Strike Companies - It is being reported by ZDNet that the Maze ransomware group has attacked two companies that, apparently, refused to pay the requested ransom, so Maze, as it...more

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Privacy Tip #228 – Coronavirus Scare Is the Perfect Cover for Fraudsters

The coronavirus—or COVID-19—has health care experts scrambling, and has caused global concern for health and well-being due to its rapid spread throughout many countries, including the United States....more

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Deregulation is the New Buzzword in Washington — Except in the Tech Industry

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The past year has been a volatile one, from trade wars to the government shutdown to a stock market dive. One constant that U.S. businesses have become accustomed to, however, is deregulation across a wide variety of...more

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Data Protection Authority of Baden-Württemberg Issues First German Fine Under the GDPR

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In the first fine issued by a German data protection authority under the European General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), on 21 November 2018 the authority of the German state of Baden-Württemberg (“LfDI”) imposed a fine...more

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Facebook Privacy in the Midst of Cambridge Analytica and GDPR Implementation

Since its founding in 2004, Facebook has amassed a user base of 2.23 billion active users. Social media sites, such as Facebook, allow individuals to stay connected with friends and family and instantly share content within...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Facebook Acknowledges Breach of Sensitive Date for Nearly 30 Million Users

As we previously noted, Facebook originally announced a breach late last month, where hackers took advantage of a code vulnerability in the website’s “View As” feature, to access user’s data. ...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - April 2018 #2

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Pipeline Companies Targeted by Cyber-Attacks - Reports show that U.S. energy companies reported more than 350 cybersecurity incidents to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security between 2011 and 2015. Pipeline companies are...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - April 2018

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On the heels of the ransomware that had the City of Atlanta scrambling last week, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the launch of “NYC Secure,” a free mobile app that will alert New York City residents of...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #133 My Students Teach Me

I have the privilege of teaching Privacy Law at Roger Williams University School of Law, one of the few law schools in the country to offer the course. This is the fourth year the course has been offered, and the students who...more

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FTC to Investigate Facebook’s Use of Personal Data

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Allegations that Facebook allowed a data analytics company to mine the information of at least 50 million Americans have led to the opening of a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigation as to whether the company breached...more

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Hacking Your Vote From Inside Your Head: How Cambridge Analytica Altered Reality Via Social Media To Induce Specific Voting...

We learned some important lessons this week about the dangers inherent to losing control of your customer or client data, either through hacking, internal theft, or poorly designed controls over what your business associates...more

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Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 14

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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

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Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: January 2017 #3

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Last week, there were developments in two cases in different Pennsylvania courts involving employer liability—or lack thereof—for data breaches involving employee personally identifiable information (PII). A Pennsylvania...more

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Dropbox.com: Change Passwords Immediately

You and your business may use the cloud vendor Dropbox (www.dropbox.com) to store or transfer files, work-related documents, or personal information (or may have used it to transfer such data in the past). ...more

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Facebook’s “Copyright” Post - The Sound and the Fury

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Users of Facebook no doubt have seen at least some of their friends post the “copyright” update. In brief, the post states “I hereby declare that my copyright is attached to all of my personal details,” including photos,...more

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