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Recent Updates in Two Closely-Watched Cybersecurity and Privacy-Related Securities Fraud Class Actions

April 4, 2022 By Sierra Shear, Cara Peterman and Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Observers have been awaiting decisions in a number of cybersecurity and privacy securities fraud class actions with potentially important implications for corporate liability.  Over the last several weeks, critical developments emerged in two such cases: the defendants’ motion to dismiss was granted in part and denied in part in In re Zoom Securities Litigation, and […]

Filed Under: Cyber Risk, Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Breach Litigation, Data Protection, Data Security, Online Privacy

EU and U.S. Reach Agreement In Principle on a Replacement for the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield

March 25, 2022 By Paul Greaves and Wim Nauwelaerts

On March 25, 2022, the European Commission and the United States announced that they have reached an “agreement in principle” on a replacement for the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, which was invalidated by the Court of Justice of the European Union in 2020. The new framework will be designed to allow personal data to flow freely […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Enforcement, GDPR, International, Regulation Tagged With: Cross-border, EU Data Protection, EU Privacy, EU Regulation, European Union (EU), International Data Transfers

Italian Supervisory Authority imposes 20 million EUR fine on controller outside of Europe

March 11, 2022 By Wim Nauwelaerts and Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

The Italian Garante per la Protezione dei dati Personali (‘Italian SA’) published a decision of February 10, 2022 in which it imposes a 20 million EUR fine on a company outside of Europe for violation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (‘GDPR’). Clearview AI is a U.S.-based company that provides search engine services involving […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Enforcement, International

Senate Passes Significant Cyber Bill Requiring Cyber Incident Reporting

March 3, 2022 By Kim Peretti and Kristen Bartolotta

The Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act of 2022, a bill that narrowly failed to become law last year, was passed in the Senate on Tuesday, March 1 as a package of cybersecurity measures that would require operators of critical infrastructure and federal civilian agencies to report cyber incidents to the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Protection, Data Security, Legislation, National Security, Ransomware, Regulation Tagged With: Cybersecurity, Data Breach Notification, Data Protection, Ransomware, Senate, US Congress

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

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