Private Right of Action under CASL coming July 2017
Canada’s Anti-Spam Law came into force on July 1, 2014. Since then, all eyes have been on the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission […]
New and Proposed Laws
NIST and USCG Issue New Maritime Industry Cybersecurity Profile
In 2013, President Obama issued Executive Order 13636 and directed the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology […]
Internet of Things (IoT) Security Takes Center Stage At FBI, DHS, NIST and Congress
On October 21, 2016, a domain name service host and internet management company experienced at least two waves of a […]
New York Proposes First-in-the-Nation Cybersecurity Regulation for Financial Institutions
On September 13, 2016, the New York Department of Financial Services introduced a new rule that would require banks, insurance […]
White House Issues Presidential Directive Coordinating Government Response To “Cyber Incidents”
On July 26, 2016, President Obama issued a new Presidential Directive setting forth the framework for how the United States […]
Impact of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on Adequacy and 5 Tips to Weather the Changes
Recent media coverage has brought to light the internal deliberations of the Government of Canada regarding the possible impact of […]
ICO releases 12 step guide on the GDPR
On Monday this week the UK Information Commissioner’s Office released its first guidance on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): […]
The new Polish Surveillance Act – back door for law enforcement
While US mass surveillance is heavily debated across Europe, the new Polish government swiftly moved to adopt a new set […]
The TPP Agreement and Privacy
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (the “TPP Agreement”) is a regional trade and investment agreement negotiated by 12 Pacific Rim countries […]
EU Data Protection Reform: LIBE agrees!
The EU Parliament LIBE Committee has approved the Data Protection Reform package as reported by Privacy Laws and Business today. For […]
New guidance from the Polish DPA: a warning for all Safe Habor (ex)participants
The Polish DPA has recently issued a statement to the effect that all companies which previously relied on Safe Harbor […]
Schrems: Decision Due Next Week
So much for the dust settling… The CJEU has confirmed that it will be delivering its final judgement on the […]