In part two of our podcast by Never Stop Learning, Hunton partner Lisa Sotto and Eric Friedberg of Stroz Friedberg and Aon’s Cyber Solutions Group discuss the fragmented nature of data security law in the U.S. and abroad, and explore the timeline of a breach event.
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Facebook Agrees to Landmark 550 Million Dollar Settlement in BIPA Class Action
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Facebook disclosed on January 29, 2020, that it has agreed to pay 550 million dollars to resolve a biometric privacy class action filed by Illinois users under the Biometric Information Privacy Act.…
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ICO Publishes Final Version of Its Age Appropriate Design Code
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On January 21, 2020, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office published the final version of its Age Appropriate Design Code, which sets out the standards that online services need to meet in order to protect children’s privacy.…
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India’s Draft Data Privacy Bill Introduced in Parliament
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On December 11, 2019, an updated version of India’s draft data privacy bill was introduced in the Indian Parliament by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.…
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Facebook Reaches Settlement with ICO over £500,000 Data Protection Fine
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Facebook reached a settlement with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office, agreeing to pay a fine of 500,000 GBP in relation to the processing and sharing of its users’ personal data with Cambridge Analytica.…
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CJEU Ruling on Websites Using Facebook ‘Like’ Buttons
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On July 29, 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union released its judgment in case C-40/17, Fashion ID GmbH & Co. KG vs. Verbraucherzentrale NRW eV, ruling that Fashion ID should be considered a joint controller with Facebook regarding the collection and disclosure of personal data to Facebook as a result of embedding the Facebook ‘Like’ button on its website.…
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Ninth Circuit Rejects Facial Recognition Claim Against Facebook
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On June 14, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed summary judgment in favor of Facebook, holding that the company did not violate the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. This blog entry provides an overview of the case.…
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CNIL Publishes Action Plan Regarding Online Targeted Advertising
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On June 28, 2019, the French data protection authority published its action plan for 2019-2020 to specify the rules applicable to online targeted advertising and to support businesses in their compliance efforts.…
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UK Seeks to Establish Internet Watchdog
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In April 2019, the UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport announced in its Online Harms White Paper proposals for a new regulatory framework to make companies more responsible for users’ online safety.…
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EDPB Releases Two-Year Work Program
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On February 12, 2019, the European Data Protection Board released its work program for 2019 and 2020. This blog entry provides highlights on the work program’s topic areas. …
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