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First Look: California Privacy Protection Agency Publishes Draft Regulations

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In advance of its June 8 public board meeting, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) has released draft regulations intended to implement and interpret new requirements under the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”).  In addition to codifying the new obligations under the CPRA (e.g., the right to correct, right to opt out of “sharing”), the Draft Regs include helpful illustrative examples and also provide details regarding certain new obligations, which we’ve summarized below. Key Takeaways…

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Connecticut Set to Enact New Privacy Law

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On April 28, 2022, the Connecticut State House passed Senate Bill (‘SB’) 6 for An Act Concerning Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring (‘the Act’), following its earlier passage by Connecticut’s Senate.  If enacted, the Act would take effect on 1 July 2023. Like California, Virginia, and Colorado, the Act would include several consumer rights, including the rights of access, correction, deletion, data portability, and the right to opt-out of targeted advertising, the sale of…

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Podcast Episode: Privacy Notice Obligations – Are They Still Important?

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In this episode, Harry Valetk is joined by partners Francesca Gaudino, based in Milan, and Michaela Nebel, based in Frankfurt, as they discuss privacy notice obligations. Listen in to hear about whether or not data privacy notifications are still relevant and other key considerations that may be overlooked including: How often companies and data protection officers should review their noticesEmployee vs. customer privacy noticesOnline vs. offline privacy noticesLanguage requirements and more https://open.spotify.com/episode/0oqo22X8U2xPCznVDqUJtp Want to Learn…

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Congress Publishes “Game-Changer” Breach Reporting Law, Compliance Requirements Unclear

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After years of legislative debate, Congress passed a new law requiring key businesses to report certain data breaches—or “covered incidents”—to the government. Signed by President Biden on March 15, 2022, the law, part of the Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act, requires companies that operate critical infrastructure—financial institutions, utilities, and other organizations—to share information with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) about certain cybersecurity incidents within 72 hours and ransomware payments to cyber criminals within 24…

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SEC Proposes Broad New Cybersecurity Risk Management Rules for Investment Advisers and Funds

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Commission Seeks Public Comment on Wide Range of Issues in Proposal On February 9, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) voted 3-1, with Commissioner Peirce, the lone remaining Republican appointee opposed, to propose new rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act) and the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Investment Company Act) related to cybersecurity risk management, reporting of breach events, and recordkeeping for registered investment advisers and investment funds.1 If…

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New York’s New Electronic Monitoring Disclosure Law Requires Action Before May

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In early May, private sector employers in New York will face new disclosure requirements for electronic monitoring of employees. Beginning May 7, 2022, New York will join Connecticut and Delaware among the states that now require employers to provide written notice to new hires who are subject to electronic monitoring. These new disclosure requirements come after Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law amendments to Civil Rights Chapter 6, Article 5, Section 52-C*2. Here’s what New York…

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New UK Addendum for International Data Transfers Set to Come Into Force in March

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The United Kingdom has finalized, and laid before Parliament, its International Data Transfer Agreement (“IDTA”). The new IDTA will come into force on 21 March 2022, together with a supplemental document to the new EU Standard Contractual Clauses (“UK Addendum”) and transitional provisions, to address requirements under the UK GDPR and UK Data Protection Act. Both the IDTA, UK Addendum, and transitional provisions will replace use of the previous EU Standard Contractual Clauses (approved by…

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Data Protection Day – Key developments and looking ahead to 2022

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Friday 28 January 2022 is Data Protection Day (or Data Privacy Day outside of Europe), which marks the anniversary of the Council of Europe’s Convention 108. To mark Data Protection Day 2022, our Global Data Privacy and Security Team have provided a roundup of key trends and developments across the globe from a data protection perspective as well as looking ahead to what to expect in 2022. There are new laws and developments to keep…

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TMT Talk Episode 51: Consumer Protection in Video Games – Age rating

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In this episode, Harry Valetk, is joined by Carlos Dávila-Peniche, based in Mexico City and Daniel Villanueva, based in Guadalajara, to discuss consumer protection in video games with a special focus on age ratings. Join us to hear more about how to meet challenges around age ratings, global classifications, localization expectations, how to comply with age ratings in app stores or console purchases, and much more. https://open.spotify.com/episode/62sFvzANIkICWBFKuwjjwf

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TMT Talk Episode 50: Gaming on the rise: Market levelling up in Latin America

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In this episode of TMT Talk, Harry Valetk, is joined by Carlos Vela, a technology partner located in Mexico City, and Flavia Rebello, an IP partner at Trench Rossi Watanabe* in Brazil, to discuss what’s going on in the LatAm region with respect to the video game industry, its size and the legal and market trends. In addition, our partners will talk about the key trends in the region, including around investment, regulation and localization, and much more.…

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