We’ve noticed that people seemed more determined than usual this year to really unplug during their vacations. That was no doubt a healthy reaction to months of pandemic-related stress. For…
On July 13, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) hosted a virtual workshop on its proposed changes to the Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information (“Safeguards Rule”). The workshop followed up…
July was a busy month for data protection in the EU and UK. While the long-awaited Schrems II decision captured the most headlines, data protection authorities (“DPAs”) and Member State…
As covered in our previous blog post, the CJEU has invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield for cross-border transfers of personal data from the EU to the U.S. (the “Schrems II”…
The New York State Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) issued a Statement of Charges and Notice of Hearing (the “Charges”) earlier today against First American Title Insurance Company (“First American”) for…
Today the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the EU’s highest court, invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield for cross-border transfers of personal data. The CJEU’s decision also cast…
Today, Debevoise’s Data Strategy & Security practice (DSS) is launching a Data Blog to help clients identify and respond to emerging issues, and a Debevoise Data Portal to help clients facing a breach…
It looks like the California Attorney General’s implementing regulations for the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) are, finally, final. On June 1, 2020, the California Attorney General submitted for publication…
Since the start of the COVID-19 epidemic, and following the lockdown measures put in place in affected countries, the use of new communications tools by companies and their employees is…
Each passing week of lockdown brings mounting economic and social costs, increasing the urgency to find ways to get more people back to work safely. A large part of that…