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International Data Protection Update – First Quarter 2021

Photo of Nichole SterlingPhoto of Andreas KaltsounisPhoto of Melinda L. McLellanBy Nichole Sterling, Andreas Kaltsounis and Melinda L. McLellan on Posted in Data Protection
This quarterly update highlights some of the international data protection issues that have caught our attention, and the attention of our clients, in the past three months. Europe, the Middle East and Africa Cookies and Tracking Technologies – On March 31, 2021, the revised guidelines on cookies and trackers from the French data protection authority, … Continue Reading

Deeper Dive: GDPR a Game-Changer for Data Breach Notification

Photo of Andreas KaltsounisBy Laura E. Jehl and Andreas Kaltsounis on Posted in Data Breach Notification Laws, Data Security Incident Response, GDPR
When the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect on May 25, 2018, it dramatically changed the way multinationals manage the reporting of personal data breaches. It also substantially raised the stakes: Entities found to have violated the GDPR’s data security and breach reporting obligations could face much steeper regulatory fines than those available … Continue Reading

New Mexico passes data breach notification and protection bill

By Erich Falke on Posted in Breach Notification, Data Breach Notification Laws
Then there were two. On March 16, 2017, the New Mexico state legislature passed a bill requiring that New Mexico residents be notified if their “personal identifying information” was affected by a breach of electronic data. Upon signature of the bill, New Mexico will join 47 other states requiring such notification, and the only states … Continue Reading

Australia’s New Breach Notification Law Set to Take Effect February 2018

Photo of Melinda L. McLellanBy Melinda L. McLellan and Emily R. Fedeles on Posted in Breach Notification, Data Breach Notification Laws, Data Breaches, International Privacy Law
On February 13, 2017, the Australian Senate passed a bill establishing a mandatory requirement to notify the Privacy Commissioner and affected individuals of “eligible” data breaches. The Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Act 2016, which was passed by the House of Representatives the previous week, amends Australia’s Privacy Act 1988 and is slated to take … Continue Reading

Nebraska Amends Its Data Breach Notification Statute

By Kathryn Mellinger on Posted in Breach Notification
Since the beginning of 2015, numerous states have amended their data breach notification statutes to include expanded definitions of personal information, clarifications on encryption standards, and new notice content and timing requirements. On April 13, 2016, Nebraska joined this roster when Governor Pete Ricketts signed LB 835 into law, amending Nebraska’s Financial Data Protection and … Continue Reading

Another Blow to Data Breach Class Actions: Bell, et al. v. Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.

Photo of Carrie Dettmer SlyeBy Carrie Dettmer Slye on Posted in Privacy Class Actions
Editor’s Note: This post is a joint submission with BakerHostetler’s Class Action Lawsuit Defense blog. On July 11, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California dismissed a majority of the claims brought against Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. after a data breach suffered by Blizzard in 2012. In granting the motion for judgment … Continue Reading
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