On 22 December 2023, the Regulation on harmonized rules on fair access to and use of data ("Data Act") was published in the EU's Official Journal. The Data Act lays down rules on fair access to and use of personal and...more
Beginning October 12, 2023, the UK-U.S. Data Bridge will allow UK companies to transfer personal data to the United States using the new EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework....more
10/17/2023
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
Information Technology ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
UK
The Council of the European Union ("EU") adopted a new Directive to strengthen cybersecurity and resilience across the Union. -
Following the European Parliament's approval on November 10, 2022, the Council of the European...more
On September 15, 2022, the European Commission ("EU") published a proposal for a Cyber Resilience Act, the first EU-wide legislation introducing a single set of cybersecurity rules for hardware and software products placed in...more
The Background: Transfers of personal data to countries outside the European Economic Area ("EEA") must meet certain requirements under the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"). If the third country does not provide an...more
The Situation: After the invalidation of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield by the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU"), the conditions under which international data may flow from the European Union continue to remain...more
11/23/2020
/ Binding Corporate Rules ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Cybersecurity ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses
The Situation: The Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") has ruled that international data flows under the European Union's comprehensive data protection regime, the GDPR, can continue to be based on EU Standard...more
UNITED STATES -
Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards -
Cybersecurity Standards Issued for Government Contractors -
On January 31, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and...more
4/1/2020
/ 5G Network ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Canada ,
China ,
CNIL ,
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Data Security ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FERC ,
GAO ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
Japan ,
Latin America ,
National Security ,
NIST ,
OCIE ,
OCR ,
Online Safety for Children ,
People's Bank of China ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Social Media ,
State Attorneys General ,
Telehealth ,
Trump Administration ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
The Situation: On July 4, 2019, the French data protection authority ("CNIL") published revised guidelines on the implementation of cookies or similar tracking technologies in order to take into account the new requirements...more
1/29/2020
/ CNIL ,
Consent ,
Cookies ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Controller ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
France ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Public Consultations
The Situation: The European Union's Cybersecurity Act becomes effective on June 27, 2019.
The Result: The Act will strengthen the ability of the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security ("ENISA") to help...more
The Situation: The UK Parliament has not approved the draft Brexit Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration on the future relationship of the European Union and United Kingdom. The next steps in the Brexit process are...more
The Situation: The General Data Protection Regulation has a broad territorial scope and can apply to businesses based outside the European Union.
The Result: The European Data Protection Board has provided important...more
On the heels of the European Union's General Data Protection law, which went into effect in May 2018, California has enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA")—the result of an 11th-hour compromise between...more
10/24/2018
/ Argentina ,
Asia ,
Australia ,
Belgium ,
Brazil ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Canada ,
Chile ,
China ,
Colombia ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
France ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Germany ,
Hong Kong ,
IRS ,
Italy ,
Japan ,
Mexico ,
Netherlands ,
NIST ,
Paraguay ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Singapore ,
Spain ,
TCPA ,
UK
JONES DAY CYBERSECURITY, PRIVACY & DATA PROTECTION ATTORNEY SPOTLIGHT: Richard Martinez -
Europe's new General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") is driving an evolution in corporate privacy practices globally. As...more
6/25/2018
/ Article 29 Working Party (WP29) ,
Australia ,
Canada ,
China ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection Officers (DPOs) ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
ENISA ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Hong Kong ,
Infrastructure ,
IRS ,
Japan ,
Latin America ,
Mexico ,
National Security ,
NIST ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Singapore ,
South America ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes
UNITED STATES -
Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards -
United States and China Renew Promise Not to Hack -
On October 4, U.S. and Chinese officials agreed to not engage in targeted hacking. Per a...more
11/21/2017
/ Acquisitions ,
Argentina ,
Article 29 Working Party (WP29) ,
Australia ,
Belgium ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Blockchain ,
Canada ,
CCTV ,
Chile ,
China ,
CNIL ,
Connected Cars ,
COPPA ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Driverless Cars ,
EDPS ,
ENISA ,
Equifax ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
France ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Germany ,
Hackers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Italy ,
Mexico ,
Mobile Apps ,
National Security ,
Netherlands ,
NIST ,
Online Advertisements ,
People's Bank of China ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Public Safety ,
Retail Investors ,
Search Engines ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Social Media ,
Spain ,
Stored Communications Act ,
TCPA ,
UK ,
Websites
The Situation: The European Court of Justice ("ECJ") is to rule on the validity of EU Standard Contractual Clauses used by companies to transfer personal data outside of the European Union, at the request of Ireland's High...more
10/17/2017
/ Binding Corporate Rules ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Facebook ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Ireland ,
Personal Data ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework
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
6/5/2017
/ Advertising ,
Argentina ,
Australia ,
Chile ,
CNIL ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Data Security ,
De-Identification ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
DNA ,
DPA ,
e-Privacy Directive ,
EDPS ,
Encryption ,
Enforcement Actions ,
ENISA ,
EU ,
FACTA ,
FCC ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
France ,
Fraud ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Hong Kong ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
Information Sharing ,
Israel ,
Italy ,
Japan ,
Medical Records ,
Metadata ,
Mexico ,
National Security ,
Netherlands ,
NIST ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Payroll Records ,
Personal Data ,
Personal Data Privacy Comission (PDPC) ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Policy ,
Repeal ,
Robocalling ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Singapore ,
Social Media ,
Spain ,
SWIFT ,
Telecommunications ,
Transparency ,
UK ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ,
USTR ,
XBRL Filing Requirements
On December 28, 2016, the New York Department of Financial Services ("DFS") released a revised version of a proposed regulation that would require banks, insurance companies, and other financial services institutions...more
3/15/2017
/ Actual Injuries ,
Advertising ,
Argentina ,
Australia ,
Banks ,
Belgium ,
Big Data ,
Canada ,
China ,
Class Action ,
Colombia ,
Connected Items ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) ,
Credit Cards ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Framework ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Data Security ,
Databases ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Email Policies ,
ENISA ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Federal Breach Notification Standard ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FinTech ,
France ,
Fraud ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Germany ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Hong Kong ,
Information Sharing ,
International Data Transfers ,
Investigatory Powers Act 2016 ,
Italy ,
Japan ,
Mexico ,
National Security ,
Netherlands ,
NIST ,
NYDFS ,
OCIE ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
SEC Examination Priorities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Singapore ,
Spain ,
Spokeo ,
Standing ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes ,
Swiss Privacy Shield ,
Switzerland ,
TCPA ,
Telemarketing ,
UK ,
V2V ,
Web Tracking