Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued an advisory to banks and other companies involved in addressing cyberattacks – including cyber insurance firms, digital forensics, and incidence response companies – highlighting the risks associated with ransomware payments to cyber criminals. The […]
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CCPA Updates: Exemptions Signed into Law
on Tuesday, 27 October 2020 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
Governor Newsom of California recently signed into law two new bills that provide clarity on two major exemptions to California’s comprehensive privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). These exemptions provide clarity for business assessing their compliance obligations. The CCPA applies to for-profit entities, located anywhere in the world, […]
Privacy Law Update: What’s Happening at the Federal Level?
on Tuesday, 27 October 2020 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
Several recent proposals in Congress for data privacy and security legislation, if enacted, would have significant implications for U.S. businesses, their internet-connected products and services, and relations with the federal government. Individual Data Privacy The Setting an American Framework to Ensure Data Access, Transparency, and Accountability (SAFE DATA) Act (S […]
After Months of Uncertainty Brazil’s Data Protection Law Takes Effect
on Friday, 25 September 2020 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
After several months of uncertainty, Brazil’s new data protection law, the Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (“LGPD”) took effect on September 18, 2020. The LGPD was slated to take effect in February 2020, but was postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The Brazilian government then postponed the LGPD to […]
California Legislature Extends CCPA Exemptions
on Friday, 25 September 2020 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
Last month, the California Legislature passed AB-1281, a bill that amends the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) to extend two important CCPA exemptions beyond their current January 1, 2021 expiration date – employment-related information and personal information collected in the context of business-to-business (“B2B”) transactions. The employment-related exemption applies to (1) […]
