12/22/2021 7:55:36 PM South Korea granted adequacy decision By Cynthia O'Donoghue Aselle Ibraimova On 17 December 2021, the European Commission (the Commission) adopted an adequacy decision for South Korea. This means that free...
12/15/2021 8:30:28 PM German court prohibits U.S. data transfers in “Cookiebot” decision: Why this decision is special and should alert, but not upset your organization By Andy Splittgerber Sven Schonhofen On December 1, 2021, in a much-noted decision, the Administrative Court of Wiesbaden (AC Wiesbaden) handed down a preliminary injunction...
12/9/2021 5:32:38 PM GDPR: Is it a transfer? Is it not a transfer? It’s EDPB guidance on Chapter V By Cynthia O'Donoghue The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) recently adopted Guidelines 05/2021 (the Guidelines) on the interplay between what it means to...
11/23/2021 2:27:38 PM Prior notice required in New York to monitor employees’ electronic communications By Gerard Stegmaier Mark Goldstein Mark Quist Beginning in May 2022, employers in New York state will be required to make certain disclosures to their workers if they engage in...
11/22/2021 5:48:15 PM Lloyd v. Google: Supreme Court rejects compensation claim By Cynthia O'Donoghue Sarah O'Brien In one of the most highly anticipated judgments in recent years, the UK Supreme Court has unanimously rejected a class-action style...
11/8/2021 9:06:23 PM FTC significantly amends GLBA Safeguards Rule By Gerard Stegmaier Mark Quist Karim Alhassan The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) has issued a final rule clarifying its data security requirements for certain covered...
11/3/2021 2:34:41 PM ‘Trivial’ data breach claim dismissed by High Court By Cynthia O'Donoghue Sarah O'Brien On 7 September 2021, the High Court granted a defendant’s application for summary judgment in a claim for compensation brought by three...
10/27/2021 5:41:25 PM Civil liability rules in the digital age: EC launches consultation By Cynthia O'Donoghue Yunzhe Zhang On 18 October 2021, the European Commission (the Commission) launched a public consultation on adapting the civil liability rules for the...
10/24/2021 9:00:13 PM Restrictions on data subject rights: EDPB provides guidance on article 23 GDPR By Cynthia O'Donoghue Angelika Christoforou On 13 October 2021, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted the final version of its Guidelines (10/20) on restrictions of data...
10/20/2021 3:10:26 PM California amends CCPA and clarifies rulemaking deadline By Sarah Bruno Bart Huffman Christian Blair Hubert Zanczak +1 more... Show less On October 5, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) via...
10/13/2021 5:17:17 PM DOJ’s new Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative By Bart Huffman Leigh Hansson Liza Craig Josh Turner Jordan Rose +2 more... Show less On October 6, 2021, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the launch of its new Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative that emphasizes...
10/11/2021 2:01:31 PM ECJ Top System ruling grants right to correct software errors By Cynthia O'Donoghue The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on 6 October 2021 in Top System SA v. Belgian State (Case C‑13/20) EU:C:2021:811 that, under...
10/5/2021 12:46:41 PM European Data Protection Supervisor publishes opinion on the European Commission’s AML and CTF legislative proposals package By Cynthia O'Donoghue Howard Womersley Smith In July 2021, the European Commission (the Commission) adopted three proposals for regulations and one proposal for a directive of the...
9/29/2021 7:28:14 PM South Korea – EDPB adopts an opinion on the Commission’s draft adequacy decision By Cynthia O'Donoghue Aselle Ibraimova On 24 September 2021, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued its opinion on the European Commission’s (EC) draft adequacy...
9/27/2021 1:17:02 PM FTC signals impending enforcement of its Health Breach Notification Rule By Gerard Stegmaier Wendell Bartnick Haylie Treas Catherine David Ellen Pighini +2 more... Show less Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced in a Statement of the Commission On Breaches by Health Apps and Other Connected...
9/26/2021 9:00:46 PM UK Court of Appeal rules AI is not an inventor By Cynthia O'Donoghue Angelika Christoforou AI is a hot topic, particularly in the area of patent law and inventorship. On Tuesday 21 September 2021, the UK Court of Appeal ruled...