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Enforcement | Alston & Bird Privacy & Data Security Blog
In welcoming the regulation, [...] Read more This entry was posted in Data Protection, Data Security, Enforcement, Legislation, Privacy, Regulation and tagged EU Data Protection, EU Privacy, EU Regulation, European Union (EU), GDPR on April 11, 2017 by Nikolaos Theodorakis.	May 30 is Fast Approaching – Are You Ready for Compliance with the Amended Act on Protection of Personal Information in Japan?
It is important to note that the Amended APPI applies to “personal information handling business operators” which is defined as a person [...] Read more This entry was posted in Data Breach, Data Protection, Data Security, Enforcement, International, Online Privacy, Privacy, Privacy Policy, Regulation, Workplace Privacy on April 11, 2017 by Maki DePalo.	Germany Proposes Bill Requiring Social Network Takedowns – with € 50 Million Fines
Recent media reports indicated that Germany was considering legislation that would fine social networks for failing to combat fake news and hate speech. Today, German Justice Minister Heiko Maas introduced a “Draft Law to Improve Law Enforcement in Social Networks” (abbreviated as the Network Enforcement Act (Netzwerkdurchsetzungsgesetz), or “NetzDG”). The NetzDG aims to curb “hate-based criminality” in large social networks that have the potential to drive public opinion, and to improve law enforcement access to evidence held by social networks. The Justice Department’s NetzDG [...] Read more This entry was posted in Enforcement, Germany, International, Legislation, Privacy on March 14, 2017 by Daniel Felz.	Australia Adopts New Data Breach Notification Legislation
The recent bill requires entities with revenue over $3 million AUD ($2.3 million USD) and certain credit reporting bodies and recipients of tax file number information to notify both the Australian Information Commissioner and affected individuals “as [...] Read more This entry was posted in Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Security, Enforcement, Legislation, Regulation, Security Breach and tagged Australia, Data Breach Notification, Regulatory Enforcement on March 6, 2017 by Adria Moshe.	Smart Television Manufacturer Settles by Paying $ 2.2 Million to the FTC and the State of New Jersey
The complaint alleged that Vizio acted unfairly by collecting, storing (indefinitely) and sharing consumer data with third parties without consent and in an unexpected manner. Further, the complaint alleged that Vizio had misrepresented the functionality of the feature in their smart televisions that collected such data (also known as “Smart Interactivity”). It was also alleged that these practices were an unconscionable [...] Read more This entry was posted in Behavioral Advertising, Enforcement, Online Privacy, Privacy and tagged Affirmative Consent, FTC, IoT, Sensitive Data, smart TV, Sue, Video, Vizio, watching on February 11, 2017 by Bhavishya Ravi.	New York Financial Services Regulator Issues Revisions to Proposed Cybersecurity Regulation
Among the most notable changes are an extension of the effective date to March 1, 2017, an array of longer transition periods for various sections of the regulation, increased emphasis on risk assessment, and a slight reduction in the extremely broad scope of [...] Read more This entry was posted in Cybersecurity, Enforcement, Regulation and tagged New York Department of Financial Services on December 28, 2016 by Jason Wool.	WP29’s Guidance on the Lead Supervisory Authority
Late last week, the Article 29 Working Party (“WP29”) issued detailed guidance on companies’ obligations under three key provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This is part three of a three-part Alston & Bird series evaluating WP29's positions, and relates to the “One Stop Shop” mechanism which aims at simplifying the way companies with operations in multiple EU countries interact with the EU supervisory authorities (“SAs”). Part 1 deals with Data Protection Officer Obligations, under the GDPR, while part 2 analyzes guidance on the Right to Data Portability.
The [...] Read more This entry was posted in Data Protection, Enforcement, Privacy and tagged Cross-border, EU Data Protection, EU Regulation, Regulatory Enforcement on December 20, 2016 by Delphine Charlot.	WP29 Issues Guidance on the Right to Data Portability under the GDPR
Late last week, the Article 29 Working Party (“WP29”) issued detailed guidance on companies’ obligations under three key provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"). This is part two of a three-part Alston & Bird series evaluating WP29's positions, and relates to the Right of Data Portability for data subjects and its obligations for data controllers. Part 1 deals with Data Protection Officer obligations, under the GDPR, while part 3 analyzes guidance on the Lead Supervisory Authority mechanism.
Article 20 of the GDPR creates a new right to data portability [...] Read more This entry was posted in Data Protection, Enforcement, International, Privacy, Regulation, Uncategorized and tagged EU Data Protection, EU Privacy, EU Regulation, European Union (EU), GDPR, WP29 on December 19, 2016 by Justin Hemmings.	WP29 Releases Extensive Guidance on DPO Obligations; Companies Need to Start Planning Now
Late last week, the Article 29 Working Party (“WP29”) issued detailed guidance on companies’ obligations under three key provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This is part one of a three-part Alston & Bird series evaluating WP29's positions, and relates to Data Protection Officer obligations under the GDPR. Part 2 deals with the Right to Data Portability, while Part 3 analyzes guidance on the Lead Supervisory Authority mechanism.
The GDPR mandates that companies appoint a Data Protection Officer (DPO) in certain circumstances. DPOs have been a fixture [...] Read more This entry was posted in Data Protection, Enforcement, International, Privacy, Regulation on December 19, 2016 by Daniel Felz.	EU Releases Amendments to Model Clause and Country-Whitelisting Decisions – with Good News for Companies
Most privacy professionals are familiar with the European Court of Justice’s 2015 Schrems decision, which struck down the US-EU Safe Harbor mechanism. One lesser-discussed aspect of the ECJ’s decision related to the powers of Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) within the EU’s Member States. In the Schrems proceedings, the Irish Data Protection Commission argued that it had no authority to suspend or restrict transfers based on Safe Harbor because Safe Harbor was a decision by the EU Commission. The ECJ rejected this argument, holding that the Commission cannot restrict DPAs’ ability [...] Read more This entry was posted in Data Protection, Enforcement, International, Privacy on November 28, 2016 by Daniel Felz.	Post navigation