New and Proposed Laws
Brexit: New UK Guidance if there’s “No Deal”
Yesterday, the ICO published new guidance on data protection implications of a “no deal Brexit”. This includes a “Six Steps […]
The Good, Bad, And The Ugly: Key Takeaways From California’s New Privacy Law
Consumer privacy rights in California are well established. The California Constitution expressly grants California citizens a right to privacy. And […]
California Passes First Of Its Kind IoT Cybersecurity Law
California recently became the first state in the union to pass a cybersecurity law addressing “smart” devices and Internet of […]
Brexit and data protection
As over half a million people marched to Westminster this weekend for a People’s Vote – a demand for a […]
Mark your calendars: Mandatory data-breach notification rules come into force November 1
The federal government released an Order in Council, dated March 26, 2018, announcing that the mandatory data-breach notification rules will […]
PIPEDA: Substantial Amendments Proposed by Parliamentary Committee
Since February 2017, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics has been reviewing Canada’s […]
NIST Releases Draft Update To Cybersecurity Framework
In 2014, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released its first version of the Framework for Improving Critical […]
Canada’s Privacy Commissioner Pursues a Stronger Consent Framework and More Proactive Enforcement
On September 21st, 2017, Daniel Therrien, Canada’s Federal Privacy Commissioner, tabled his annual report to Canada’s Parliament today. The report […]
Data processors under the GDPR
In our monthly GDPR Updates we discuss various key issues of the General Data Protection Regulation, (EU) 2016/679 (the GDPR), […]
New Mexico Becomes 48th State To Enact Data Breach Notification Law
On April 6, 2017, New Mexico became the 48th state to enact a data breach notification law, leaving Alabama and South […]
Tennessee Adds New Encryption And Timing Requirements To Its Data Breach Notification Law
On April 4, 2017, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam signed into law an amendment to the state’s data breach notification law, making two […]