The EU Commission recently held a call for evidence on “simplification” of legislation in the data, cybersecurity, and AI space, ahead of a “Digital Omnibus” Act. These changes look to make the EU’s digital rulebook more innovation-friendly, supporting the Commission’s
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California tightens data breach notification timelines, imposes 30-day notice requirement
California recently signed into law Senate Bill No. 446, which amends its data breach notification law, Section 1798.82 of the Civil Code, to require covered companies to notify affected California residents within 30 calendar days of discovery of the data
NYDFS releases guidance on third-party service provider risks
On October 21, 2025, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued guidance to help licensees comply with its cybersecurity regulation. The non-exclusive checklists may be of interest to companies not licensed by NYDFS and even those not
Happy Cyber Awareness Month
Happy October and Cyber Awareness Month! While October ends with ghosts and goblins and other scary monsters for Halloween, the entire month of October is dedicated to raising awareness of cyber security and preventing (and if necessary responding to) cyber
Italy’s Law No. 132/2025 on Artificial Intelligence
On September 23, 2025, Italy adopted Law no. 132/2025 on Artificial Intelligence (AI). The law will enter into force on 10 October 2025 and aims, inter alia, to complement the Regulation EU 2024/1689 (EU AI Act).
CISA 2015 sunsets: Cyber Threat sharing without a net?
The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA 2015) expired on September 30, 2025, after Congress missed the reauthorization deadline. That lapse removes the decade-old legal framework that encouraged and protected cyber threat information sharing among companies, Information Sharing and
China Issues Measures for the Administration of National Cybersecurity Incident Reporting – Published in collaboration with Shanghai Pacific Legal
In a significant regulatory development, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has officially issued the Measures for the Administration of National Cybersecurity Incident Reporting (the Final Reporting Measures), which will take effect on 1 November 2025. This follows the release
Text messages and the new Texas registration requirement
On September 1, 2025, Texas amended its telephone solicitation law to include text messages and to add several new requirements, including a registration requirement with the Texas Secretary of State, plus a form of security (such as a bond) in
Pseudonymised data could fall outside data protection law – introducing the “means reasonably likely” assessment
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has delivered its judgment on case C 413/23 P European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) v Single Resolution Board (SRB). The CJEU has confirmed that pseudonymised data will not be personal data in all cases. This will
Dutch DPA publishes report on personal data breaches
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens) (Dutch DPA) recently published a report on personal data breaches, which provides valuable insights into the Dutch DPA’s views on incident response. It also contains some helpful statistics.
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