Passage of the Act facilitates two data-sharing agreements between the European Union and United States that will improve transatlantic business, privacy, and security.
On February 24, the Judicial Redress Act of 2015...more
The new EU-US Privacy Shield seeks to address the European Court of Justice’s criticisms in Schrems after the decision invalidated the Safe Harbor program for EU-US data transfers.
On February 29, the EU Commission...more
3/2/2016
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The pending legislation would authorize the US Department of Justice to designate foreign countries to allow the citizens of such countries to bring civil actions against certain US agencies to access, amend, or redress...more
A new personal data transfer agreement was announced on February 3, 2016 between EU and US authorities: the EU-US Privacy Shield will replace the invalidated Safe Harbor programme.
Since the landmark decision of the...more
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The General Data Protection Regulation places new obligations on businesses to protect personal data with high financial penalties for noncompliance.
The European Commission has confirmed that the new General Data...more
New provisions about encryption, license plate recognition, and breach notification letters.
California has long been a trendsetter with regard to security breach notification standards. In 2002, for example, California...more
Data transfers can be suspended until investigation is complete.
In Maximillian Schrems v. Data Protection Commissioner (case C-362/14), the Advocate General ruled that EU data protection authorities do have powers to...more
9/28/2015
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The Delaware Online Privacy and Protection Act takes a broad approach to the collection and disclosure of personally identifiable information.
Delaware Governor Jack Markell recently signed the Delaware Online Privacy...more
9/1/2015
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The Bill’s provisions on international data transfers are most relevant to foreign companies that do business in Brazil.
The Brazilian government has issued a Bill for the Protection of Personal Data (Bill) for public...more
President Obama’s new proposed Personal Data Notification and Protection Act provides a national standard for companies responding to security breaches....more
The new law sets up one of the most robust data protection regimes in the United States and is relevant to any business that collects personal information nationwide....more
The framework provides standards and best practices for identifying, assessing, and managing cybersecurity risk.
Now that the Obama administration has unveiled the final version of its anticipated Cybersecurity...more
As of January 1, security breach notifications must be provided to consumers when certain account information is compromised.
On September 27, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Senate Bill No. 46 (S.B....more
The state continues to lead the United States in the data privacy and security field by giving minors an Internet “delete” option and requiring disclosures about “do not track” practices.
In September 2013, California...more
With the growing popularity of payroll cards, employers that utilize them, or are considering implementing them in the future, must be aware of the potential benefits and risks involved.
Employers in virtually every...more
IRS modifies rules allowing the deferral method of accounting for advance payments received for the sale of gift cards that are redeemable by an unrelated party.
On July 24, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released an...more