The UK Supreme Court has granted VM Morrison Supermarkets PLC permission to appeal an October 2018 UK Court of Appeal ruling that Morrisons was vicariously liable for a data breach caused by a former employee. This blog entry provides an overview of the case.
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Nigeria Issues New Data Protection Regulation
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Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency recently issued the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation 2019. This blog entry provides key elements of the Regulation.…
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Hunton Partners with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on “Seeking Solutions: Aligning Data Breach Notification Rules Across Borders”
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Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, in coordination with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, recently issued a report setting forth best practices for an effective data breach notification framework. This blog entry provides a link to download the report.…
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EDPB Releases Opinion on Interplay Between the ePrivacy Directive and the GDPR and a Statement on the ePrivacy Regulation
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On March 12, 2019, the European Data Protection Board adopted an opinion on the interplay between the EU Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications and the General Data Protection Regulation.…
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GPEN and National DPAs Publish Sweep Results on Privacy Accountability
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On March 5, 2019, the Global Privacy Enforcement Network published the results of its 2018 intelligence gathering operation on organizations’ data privacy accountability practices. This blog entry provides highlights on the results.…
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EDPB Releases Overview on the Implementation and Enforcement of the GDPR
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On February 26, 2019, the European Data Protection Board presented its first overview on the implementation of the GDPR and the roles and means of the national supervisory authorities to the European Parliament. This blog entry provides highlights from the report.…
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Dutch DPA Publishes 2018 Report on Data Breach Statistics
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On January 29, 2019, the Dutch Data Protection Authority published a report on the personal data breach notifications received in 2018. This blog entry provides highlights from the report.…
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Hunton Briefing Reflects on GDPR Implementation and Future Challenges
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On January 16, 2019, Hunton Andrews Kurth hosted a breakfast seminar in London, entitled “GDPR: Post Implementation Review.” This blog entry provides highlights on the key discussion points from the seminar. …
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Massachusetts Amends Data Breach Law; Imposes Additional Requirements
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On January 10, 2019, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed legislation amending the state’s data breach law, and the amendments take effect on April 11, 2019. This blog entry provides highlights on the Act. …
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HHS Publishes Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently published “Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Managing Threats and Protecting Patients,” which was developed by the Healthcare & Public Health Sector Coordinating Councils Public Private Partnership, a group comprised of over 150 cybersecurity and healthcare experts from government and private industry.…
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