On February 15th, our partner Scott Warren (Tokyo/Shanghai) will be speaking at the Global Legal ConfEx in Singapore on the topic of Data Privacy v. Data Security: Understanding the Distinction in Defending Your Data. This session will explore the need
In case you missed it, below are recent posts from Privacy World covering the latest developments on data privacy, security and innovation. Please reach out to the authors if you are interested in additional information.
2022 saw cases continue to be filed under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), although perhaps reflecting the increasing reliance of the plaintiffs’ bar on negligence and tort-based privacy claims concerning a defendant’s alleged failure to maintain “reasonable security,” the
This week, Privacy World’s Kristin Bryan was interviewed by Bloomberg Law regarding the Supreme Court dismissal as “improvidently granted” a case involving an unnamed law firm seeking to prevent the U.S. government from accessing the records of a client accused
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced today an investigative sweep of mobile apps, focused on popular apps in the retail, travel, and food service industries that fail to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). According to a press
Last summer, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit buoyed plaintiffs’ lawyers interest in “session replay” software when it revived a putative class action against a website operator and a session replay software provider for violations of the California
Privacy World has been talking about the importance of data inventories for years. Why? Because it is next to impossible to build a compliant privacy and data security program without first doing a data inventory. A data inventory will serve
2022 was another year of high activity and significant developments in the realm of artificial intelligence (“AI”) and biometric privacy related matters, including in regard to issues arising under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) and others. This continues
The IAPP has gathered predictions from privacy professionals in 56 nations across six continents in their publication 2023 Global Legislative Predictions. Charles Helleputte and Diletta De Cicco provide their predictions for Belgium.
The California Privacy Protection Agency Board (“Board”) announced it will hold a public meeting on February 3, 2023. The posted meeting agenda shows the potential for rulemaking activity during the Board’s first meeting of 2023. Specifically, the agenda items include: