FTC Announces New Guidance on Ransomware
On November 10, 2016, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released new guidance for businesses and consumers on the impact […]
Privacy Rights
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 […]
US Officially Blames Russia For DNC Hack
The United States (US) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) issued 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 […]
Safe Harbor Decision today!
Today, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down its ruling in relation to the Schrems case. […]
EU-US Data Flows: Bridging the Cultural Divide?
After four years of negotiations, the EU and US have reached an agreement that will protect EU citizens’ personal data […]
Russia’s new data law
Russia’s new Data Localisation Law went live yesterday on 1 September. Many companies with operations in Russia are scratching their […]
Subject Access Request risk: limits in sight?
A recent High Court case took a very robust stance on the issue of DSARs (Data Subject Access Requests) being […]
UK Supreme Court to re-consider compensation rights under Data Protection Act
This week, Google has been granted permission to appeal to the UK Supreme Court as part of the decision in […]
Legislative Alert: Bill S-4, an Act to amend Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) passed in House of Commons.
Today, June 18, 2015, Bill S-4, the Digital Privacy Act was passed by Canada’s House of Commons vote. Bill S-4 […]