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Georgia Introduces Privacy Bill Stricter than CCPA – the Top 10 Issues

February 10, 2022 By Daniel Felz

On January 26, 2022, the Georgia General Assembly introduced a bill titled the Georgia Computer Data Privacy Act (GCDPA).  Despite its title, the GCDPA is not a “computer”-focused bill.  It is instead is an omnibus privacy statute modeled after California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).  The GCDPA was introduced by the Republican leadership in Georgia’s state […]

Filed Under: CPPA, Data Protection, Legislation, Privacy, Uncategorized Tagged With: California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Georgia, Litigation, Regulatory Enforcement, US State Law

The GDPR Reaches the US Supreme Court in Cert Petition

March 22, 2021 By Daniel Felz

The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been raised in a petition for certiorari before the US Supreme Court, apparently for the first time since the GDPR entered into application in 2018.  A party in Vesuvius USA Corp. v. Phillips has filed a petition for certiorari in a GDPR-related discovery dispute.  Of course, since […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, GDPR, International, Legislation, Privacy, Privacy Litigation Tagged With: GDPR, Litigation, U.S. Supreme Court

Georgia Supreme Court Clarifies There Is No Duty to Safeguard Personal Information from a Data Breach

May 21, 2019 By Gavin Reinke

The Georgia Supreme Court recently issued a decision holding that there is no duty to safeguard personal information from a data breach under Georgia law.  Georgia Department of Labor v. McConnell involved the accidental disclosure of a spreadsheet that contained the name, social security number, home telephone number, email address, and age of thousands of […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Security, Privacy Litigation, Security Breach Tagged With: Class Action, Cybersecurity, Identity Theft, Litigation, US State Law

FTC Publishes Report Regarding Privacy Workshop

November 9, 2018 By Gavin Reinke

In October 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published a report that summarized discussions at a December 2017 workshop discussing the potential impact to consumers of privacy and security incidents. The purpose of the workshop was to explore whether government intervention in this arena is warranted under the enforcement authority granted to the FTC under […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Protection, Data Security, Enforcement, Privacy, Privacy Litigation Tagged With: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Litigation, Regulatory Enforcement

India’s Draft Data Protection Bill: Another GDPR Around The Corner?

September 19, 2018 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

India recently introduced the Personal Data Protection Bill 2018 (“Bill”). The transfer of personal data in India is currently governed by the SPD Rules (Sensitive Personal Data and Information, 2011), which is however considered outdated and not fully protective of personal data. The Bill comes as a result of the country’s Supreme Court recent judgment […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Data Security, International, Legislation Tagged With: Cross-border, International Data Transfers, Litigation, Regulatory Enforcement

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