New Rules in China to Prevent the Illegal Collection of Personal Information By Mobile Apps
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. Over the past year, Chinese regulators have sought to crack down on the collection and use of personal data by mobile apps. New regulations published jointly by China’s Cyberspace Administration, Ministry
Doorstep Dispensaree Gets UK Fine for GDPR Violations
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. Doorstep Dispensaree, a London-based pharmacy which supplies medicine to individuals and care homes, left approximately 500,000 documents in unlocked containers stored in a courtyard at one of its premises. Do
The e-Privacy Regulation Strikes Out Again
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. The e-Privacy Regulation, which was supposed to be a close cousin to the General Data Protection Regulation, was first proposed by the European Commission in January 2017. However, here we are nearly 3 years l
Another Attempt at Federal Privacy Legislation
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. In yet another attempt to pass federal privacy legislation, on November 26, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., introduced the Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act (“COPRA”). COPRA would apply to i
India’s Data Protection Law Takes a Step Forward
Written by: Chase Langhorne, Esq. In an ever-increasing data driven world, India’s proposed Personal Data Protection Bill (“PDPB”) took a step forward on December 4th when the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the bi
Singapore Takes Next Steps Towards Updating Its Data Protection Law
Written by: Chase Langhorne, Esq. In May 2019 Singapore’s data protection authority, the Personal Data Protection Commission (“PDPC”) took steps to update its existing data protection legislation, the Personal Data Protection A
California DMV Sells Personal Information
Written by: Chase Langhorne, Esq. A recent public records request to the California DMV shows that the California DMV is selling personal information drivers provide to receive a driver’s license to private companies to the tune of roughly
Cookies – The Need For Regulation
Written by: Chase Langhorne, Esq. While we await the completion of the ePrivacy Regulation, countries are taking matters into their own hands by both publishing guidance and issuing fines related to cookie consent mechanisms on websites. The exi
EU Investigations into Microsoft
Written by: Chase Langhorne, Esq. On October 21, the European Data Protection Supervisor (“EDPS”) issued an update on its investigation that began in April 2019 into contracts between Microsoft and EU institutions. “EU institut
Fighting Fire With Fire: Legal And Ethical Issues of Active Defense and Hacking Back
Written by: Sean Cox, Esq. When a company is hacked, an immediate thought is sometimes whether they can hack back. The next question is then, “Can we do that?” Hacking back describes striking back at the cyber criminal by accessing, damaging