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The federal government is the biggest purchaser in America and that extends to the SaaS space. On September 24, 2024, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released Memorandum M-24-18, offering updated guidelines for the...more
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB), the umbrella group of the EU’s data protection authorities, has issued new Guidelines 01/2024 of October 9, 2024 on the processing of personal data based on the legitimate interest...more
On 4 October 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) published its long-awaited judgement in case C-621/22 (KNLTB), which clarifies that purely commercial interests may not be categorically excluded from...more
As our world becomes increasingly digital, the importance of cybersecurity has never been more critical. From personal devices to enterprise networks, cyber threats are evolving at an alarming pace, targeting...more
A letter or three per year, alerting of a data breach at a company with which you’ve interacted, is now par for the course. Hackers, and the companies whose data they seek, are engaged in a near-daily volley of attacks and...more
On September 19, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra delivered prepared remarks highlighting national security concerns related to the abuse and misuse of personal data. As previously covered by InfoBytes, Chopra emphasized President...more
The US Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received more than 880,000 cybercrime complaints in 2023. Overall financial losses from cybercrime last year reached $12.5 billion, a record-setting year-over-year increase of...more
If you’re in the privacy industry, you know Max Schrems: Renowned privacy rights advocate and the David who took on Facebook’s Goliath to shine a light on the misuse of consumer data. But that’s just one facet of what he...more
Once again, a Dutch district court has recalled a decision of the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Dutch DPA) for its too strict interpretation that purely commercial interests cannot be legitimate interests under Article...more
The German Data Protection Conference (DSK) on September 11, 2024 published guidance on asset deals (the Guidelines) that distinguishes between various stages of a sale process and the relevant personal data that can be...more
Starting January 1, 2026, businesses operating in Rhode Island will need to comply with the Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act, a mouthful of a law abbreviated as RIDTPPA. (Not exactly catchy, is it?)...more
The one-year transition period granted to bring businesses’ activities into compliance with the Personal Data Protection Law of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is about to end on September 14, 2024. Given the law’s...more
X Agrees to Stop Processing EU Data to Train its Grok AI - Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (“DPC”) recently filed an urgent High Court application against X (formerly Twitter) for using the personal data of European...more
Why is there so much hype around quantum computing? What are the main threats that this technology will bring? And what opportunities can be harnessed from it? In this article, we share our key takeaways from our recent...more
In late June 2024, the Security Bureau of the Hong Kong SAR Government (the “Government”) proposed the first specific cybersecurity legislation in Hong Kong, tentatively entitled the Protection of Critical Infrastructure...more
On August 21, 2024, the second expert committee appointed under the Thai Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) of 2019, issued an administrative fine to a major private company involved in online sales. The company allowed a...more
Novel technologies that seek to improve quality of life or simplify complex processes offer great promise. For example, medical technologies that detect or cure disease or supply chain technologies that allow for real time...more
Selected U.S. Privacy and Cyber Updates - New York AG Seeks Comments on Rulemaking for Minors’ Online Protection Laws - On August 1, 2024, New York Attorney General Letitia James issued two advanced notices of proposed...more
Sprawling. That’s one way to describe the nature of data and responsibilities in modern organizations. There’s a lot of personally identifiable information (PII) and sensitive data to track, and knowing what lives where so...more
The Italian Data Protection Authority has adopted an updated version of a guideline document on email retention that it originally issued in December 2023, but which had been suspended....more
Two state privacy laws that pose unique applicability concerns went into effect July 1, 2024: the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (the “OCPA”) and the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (the “TDPSA”). Generally following the...more
The Brazilian Data Protection Authority (ANPD) has published its new regulation on the Data Protection Officer’s (DPO) role. A central figure in privacy governance, the DPO serves as the liaison between the data controller,...more
This week, two class actions were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against David’s Bridal based on two data breaches. The actions allege that David’s Bridal failed to protect the...more
The English High Court recently granted a bank permission to transfer personal data disclosed in court proceedings to an authority in Ukraine, a country without UK GDPR adequacy status. The Judge found that the transfer fell...more
Navigating the stringent requirements of data subject access requests (DSARs) can feel like summitting a mountain—the path forward isn’t always clear, pitfalls abound, and you’re fighting gravity all the way....more