On July 8, 2022, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (UK ICO) together with the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), published a joint letter asking the Law Society of England & Wales to remind its members that they should not advise clients to pay ransomware demands should they fall victim to a cyber-attack. The Law […]
Privacy
California Privacy Protection Agency Initiates Notice and Comment Period for CCPA Regulations
The California Privacy Protection Agency (the “CPPA”) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, as anticipated, for amendments to regulations the California Attorney General promulgated in 2020, and to propose new regulations under the CPPA’s mandate provided in the California Privacy Rights Act. The comment period closes on August 23, 2022. There will be a […]
EDPB Issues Draft Guidelines on the Calculation of Administrative Fines
On May 16, 2022, the European Data Protection Board (‘EDPB’) published draft regulatory guidelines (‘draft guidance’) on the calculation of administrative fines for infringements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (‘GDPR’). In the draft guidance, the EDPB sets out its methodology, consisting of five steps, for calculating administrative fines. The EDPB adopted these guidelines […]
The California Privacy Protection Agency Solicits Public Input on Forthcoming Privacy Regulations
The California Privacy Protection Agency Board began its preliminary rulemaking activities to solicit input on forthcoming regulations under the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) in September 2021 when it met to review the CPRA rulemaking process. On September 22, 2021 the Agency began soliciting preliminary written public comments. The Agency then held informational sessions on […]
U.S. Department of Commerce Announces the Establishment of a Global CBPR Forum
On April 21, 2022, Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, and the United States of America issued a Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules Declaration announcing the establishment of the Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules Forum (“Global CBPR Forum”). U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo, in her statement, described the establishment of […]