On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, a principal legal method for the transfer of personal data from the EU to the United States. The CJEU ruling further cast doubt on the standard contractual clauses, the other means of effecting such international transfers. In […]
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EU DPAs Announce Post-Schrems Enforcement Plans
Today, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued its much-anticipated decision in the Schrems II case. As we analyze in detail in an earlier blog post, the ECJ’s decision invalidates Privacy Shield while leaving Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) formally intact – although relying on SCCs may become more complicated than in the past. A number […]
California AG Publishes Final CCPA Regulations, Seeks Possible July 1 Effective Date
Since the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) entered into force on January 1, 2020, many companies have been closely following the development of CCPA Regulations by the California Attorney General’s Office (AG’s Office). The AG’s Office released an initial draft of the CCPA Regulations in October 2019, prompting over 3,000 pages of public comment (read […]
COVID-19 Is Not A Free Pass For Privacy And Security Compliance
In the wake of stay-at-home orders stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, companies have rushed to provide work-from-home options for many, if not all, of their employees. As exigency fades into the new normal, however, the California Attorney General and New York’s Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) – two key privacy and security regulators – have […]
Location and Mobile Data in the Fight against COVID-19 – An Overview of U.S. and Global Efforts
Governments are increasingly seeking to leverage consumer geolocation and other mobile device data to assist with fighting the spread of COVID-19, as cases continue to mount globally. Location data can be of significant value to public health models, such as models that determine areas where social-distancing measures are needed or test whether such measures are […]