Amazon Receives $887 Million EU Fine for Data Privacy Violations
Written by: Alyssa Feliciano, Esq. On July 16, 2021, the EU’s Commission Nationale pour le Protection des Données (“CNPD”) fined Amazon the equivalent of $887 million dollars after it determined that Amazon was processing personal data in
European Data Protection Board Issues Guidance Clarifying Controller-Processor Relationship
Written by: Charles R. Langhorne IV, Esq. On July 7, 2021, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) issued guidance further clarifying the relationship between controllers, joint controllers, and processors, under the General Dat
The European Protection Board Issues Guidance On Supplementary Measures For The Cross-Border Transfer Of Personal Data
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. Most of you know that on June 4, 2021, the European Commission (“EC”) adopted two (2) new sets of Standard Contractual Clauses (“SCC”) for the cross-border transfer of personal data from
New York City Passes Biometric Law
Written by: Brett Lawrence, Esq. and Alyssa J. Feliciano, Esq. On July 9, 2021, New York City’s biometric data law (the “Law”) became enforceable. The Law requires specific businesses to notify customers when their biometric data is being
Colorado Privacy Act (“CPA”)
Written by: Charles R. Langhorne IV, Esq. and Alyssa J. Feliciano, Esq. CURRENT STATUS The Bill passed and has been signed by the Governor. EFFECTIVE DATE July 1, 2023 TO WHOM DOES CPA APPLY? The CPA applies if a business meets one the followi
New York’s New Guidance on Preventing Ransomware
Written by: Brett Lawrence, Esq. On June 30, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) issued new guidance on ransomware prevention. Noting the increase in ransomware attacks and increases in the cost of cybercrime, DFS iss
Nevada Amends Privacy Law for Opting Out of the Sale of Personal Information
Written by: Charles R. Langhorne IV, Esq. and Alyssa J. Feliciano, Esq. Nevada law already allows individuals to “opt out” of allowing a business to sell their personal information. On June 2, 2021, Nevada Governor, Steve Sisolak, signed
Representative Ted Lieu Once Again Introduces The “Ensuring National Constitutional Rights For Your Private Telecommunications (ENCRYPT) Act”
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. This Bill was first introduced in 2016 in response to a dispute between the FBI and Apple in which the FBI sought to have Apple provide access to the locked mobile phone of a suspect in a mass shooting in San B
EU Commission Issues New Standard Contractual Clauses
Written by: Charles R. Langhorne IV, Esq. On June 4, 2021, the European Commission issued the long awaited new version standard contractual clauses (“SCCs”). In fact, the Commission issued two (2) different sets of SCCs. Governing t
President Biden Issues Executive Order Improving Cybersecurity
Written by: Brett Lawrence, Esq. On May 12, 2021, President Joe Biden signed an executive order to improve the nation’s cybersecurity and protect the federal government’s networks (the “Order”). In their official statement, the White Ho