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‘Schrems II’ backs the European legal regime into a corner — How can it get out?

July 16, 2020 By Dorian Simmons

On July 16, the Court of Justice of the European Union struck down the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield in the ‘Schrems 2.0’ Case (Facebook Ireland and Schrems (Case C-311/18)).  In an article for the International Association of Privacy Professionals, Alston & Bird Senior Counsel Peter Swire analyzes the decision and discusses potential implications, including those relating […]

Filed Under: China, Data Protection, Data Security, FTC, GDPR, International, National Security, Privacy Shield

California Amends Bill to Extend Exemptions for Employment and Business-to-Business Information under the CCPA

July 2, 2020 By Dorian Simmons

Even as enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”) begins, there is uncertainty as to whether and when employment information and business-to-business data will become fully subject to the CCPA.  On Thursday, June 25, the California state Senate amended Assembly Bill 1281 (“AB 1281”) to extend until January 1, 2022 exemptions from the […]

Filed Under: California, CCPA, Legislation, Privacy

Mactaggart Petitions State Court to Prevent the California Privacy Rights Act from Being Excluded from November’s Ballot

June 16, 2020 By Dorian Simmons

On June 8, 2020, Alastair Mactaggart, Celine Mactaggart, and Richard Arney (the “Petitioners”) filed a petition for writ of mandate (the “Petition”) in the Superior Court of the State of California to prevent the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (the “CPRA”) from being disqualified from the general election ballot on November 3, 2020.  The […]

Filed Under: Ballot Initiatives, California, CCPA, Privacy

California Passes Several Amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act

September 21, 2019 By Dorian Simmons

The California legislature passed several amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.100 to 1798.190) (the “CCPA”) on September 13, 2019. (See our previous blog posts here: Which CCPA Amendments Made the Cut? and Potential Changes to the CCPA; California Senate Considers Amendments). These amendments will soon head to […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

New Hampshire Passes Insurance Data Security Law

August 23, 2019 By Dorian Simmons

New Hampshire recently passed its Insurance Data Security Law based on the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Insurance Data Security Model Law.  The law will go into effect January 1, 2020.  New Hampshire is one of several states, including Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Michigan, Mississippi, Ohio, and South Carolina, that has passed an insurance data […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Protection, Data Security, Insurance Data Security, Legislation, Security Breach

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