Topic: Enforcement

Back At The Negotiating Table: CCPA Amendments Debate Continues

In a 12-hour marathon hearing, the California Senate Judiciary Committee on July 9, 2019, debated, struck down, scaled back and put back on the negotiating table key amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). Read below to find out what happened to the much-anticipated “employee exception” bill, “customer loyalty program” bill, and the bill … Continue reading

New CNIL €400,000 fine for data security breaches and non-compliance with data retention period under the GDPR

By Nadège Martin (FR) and Nilofar Moini Shabestari (FR) on July 8, 2019 Posted in Data breach, Enforcement

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Following the now famous €50m fine imposed on Google LLC in January 2019,[1] the French Data Protection Authority (the CNIL) published a decision taken on 28 May 2019[2] imposing a fine of €400,000 on SERGIC, a company specialised in real estate development, purchase, sale, rental and property management.… Continue reading

Nevada, New York and other states follow California’s CCPA

By Jeewon Kim Serrato (US) and Susan Ross (US) on June 6, 2019 Posted in Compliance and risk management, Enforcement, General, Regulatory response

The US privacy law landscape continues to shift and evolve as state and federal privacy legislative proposals continue to be debated and become enacted. While CCPA-like bills in Washington and Texas failed to pass, Nevada passed its online privacy amendment and proposals in New York and Washington, DC appear to be gaining momentum.… Continue reading

CCPA: “Attorney General Amendment” Likely Dead

By David Kessler (US), Spencer Persson (US), Steve Roosa (US), Jeewon Kim Serrato (US) and Susan Ross (US) on May 17, 2019 Posted in Compliance and risk management, Enforcement, Regulatory response

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This is the Data Protection Report’s ninth blog post in a series of CCPA blog posts that will break down the major elements of the CCPA. Stay tuned for additional posts on the CCPA. On May 16, 2019, the California Senate Appropriations Committee held a hearing that included S.B. 561, the “Attorney General amendment” to the … Continue reading

Google and other big data companies face increased scrutiny

By Jeewon Kim Serrato (US) and Vic Domen (US) on April 25, 2019 Posted in Compliance and risk management, Enforcement

Big data companies like Google and Facebook are now facing increased scrutiny about the use of massive amounts of personal data in the digital ad marketplace.… Continue reading

Parenting support club Bounty fined in ‘unprecedented’ data breach

By Lara White (UK) on April 18, 2019 Posted in Enforcement

On 12 April, the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) fined Bounty, a pregnancy and parent support club, £400,000 for illegally sharing personal data belonging to more than 14 million people. As the contravention took place just before the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force, the fine was issued under the Data Protection Act 1998 … Continue reading

French court issues decision on legality of Privacy Rules and Terms of Use under data protection and consumer law

By Cécile Auvieux (FR) and Nadège Martin (FR) on April 12, 2019 Posted in Dispute resolution and litigation, Enforcement

Five years after the commencement of legal proceedings against Google by leading French consumer association UFC Que Choisir, the Paris “Tribunal de Grande Instance” (TGI), in a decision dated 12 February 2019, issued its ruling on the legality of the Google+ Terms of Use and Privacy Rules, both with respect to consumer law and personal … Continue reading

EDPB issues new opinion on interplay between Clinical Trials Regulation and the GDPR

By David Kessler (US), Christoph Ritzer (DE), Sven Jacobs (DE), Anna Rudawski (US) and Max Kellogg (US) on February 19, 2019 Posted in Compliance and risk management, Enforcement, Regulatory response

On January 23, 2019, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) issued an opinion on the interplay between the Clinical Trials Regulation (“CTR”) and the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).… Continue reading

First multi-million Euro GDPR fine: Google LLC fined €50 million under GDPR for transparency and consent infringements in relation to use of personal data for personalized ads

By Marcus Evans (UK), Lara White (UK) and Cécile Auvieux (FR) on January 25, 2019 Posted in Compliance and risk management, Cybersecurity, Enforcement, Regulatory response

On January 21,2019 the French data protection authority (the CNIL) imposed a major fine on the U.S. Google entity, Google LLC. It follows two complaints filed as soon as the GDPR came into force by two consumer rights associations, None of Your Business and La Quadrature du Net. We focus here on four key aspects … Continue reading

California Attorney General’s Office begins CCPA rulemaking process with first public hearing while Congress debates new federal privacy law

By Jeewon Kim Serrato (US) and Arleen Fernandez (US) on January 14, 2019 Posted in Compliance and risk management, Enforcement, Regulatory response

This is the Data Protection Report’s sixth post in a series of CCPA blog posts that will break down the major elements of the CCPA. Stay tuned for additional CCPA posts. The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”), California’s new privacy law which takes effect on January 1, 2020, requires the Attorney General to … Continue reading

Transition period under New York Cybersecurity Regulation ends March 1, 2019

By Kathleen Scott (US), Susan Ross (US) and Tristan Coughlin* (US) on January 7, 2019 Posted in Compliance and risk management, Cybersecurity, Enforcement, Fintech, General, Vendor management and transactions

The two-year transitional period under the New York State Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) Cybersecurity Regulation, 23 NYCRR 500 (the “Regulation”), will expire on March 1, 2019, with the final remaining requirement becoming effective. Entities covered by the Regulation that utilize third party service providers, which include not only banks and insurers, but also other … Continue reading