Author: Proskauer Privacy Law
FTC Seeks to Move Beyond Notice and Consent to Restrict Data Collection and Use
The FTC indicated that it will use its rulemaking authority under the FTC Act’s Section 18 to create a…
“Log4Shell” Vulnerability Has Potential to Compromise Millions of Devices
Cybersecurity experts around the world are scrambling to sound the alarm about a newly discovered security vulnerability that could…
UK Supreme Court Landmark Decision Limits Data Privacy Class Actions in the UK
The UK Supreme Court handed down its much-anticipated decision in the Lloyd v Google LLC [2021] UKSC 50 case…
The Future of the FTC: Part I
On January 21, 2021, President Biden designated Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter as acting chair…
The Future of the FTC: Part II
A previous blog post discussed FTC Chairwoman Slaughter’s first priority as the newly designated chairwoman – the COVID-19 pandemic….
Notable Trends in Privacy and Data Security
COVID-19, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) coming into force, and the invalidation of the EU-US Privacy Shield already made 2020…
Litigation Breeding Ground: Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act
Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) is alive and well as a potential breeding ground for litigation for tech…
U.S. Department of Labor Steps into the Cybersecurity Discussion
Formally wading into the cybersecurity discussion for the first time, on April 14, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor…
Preparing for the Final Version of the New EU Standard Contractual Clauses for International Data Transfers
It has been reported that European Commission will publish the final versions of new forms of Standard Contractual Clauses…
Navigating the New Standard Contractual Clauses for International Data Transfers under the GDPR
The final version of the new standard contractual clauses (“SCCs”) were published by the European Commission on June 4,…