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Five new privacy laws on tap in California

By on October 23, 2015 Posted in Regulatory response

Data Protection Report - Norton Rose Fulbright

This month, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law five new privacy bills that the Governor said are intended to strengthen data protections for the state’s residents. The laws, effective as of January 1, 2016, implement California’s Electronic Communications Privacy Act and amend the state’s breach notification statute, among other things. In this post, our Data Protection, Privacy … Continue reading

Breach notice law in the Netherlands takes effect on 1 January 2016

By Floortje Nagelkerke (NL) and Nikolai de Koning on July 10, 2015 Posted in General

Today the Royal Decree setting the date of entry into force of the Bill on Notification of data leaks was published. The law will take effect on 1 January 2016 and introduces an obligation on data controllers in the Netherlands to notify the Dutch Data Protection Authority (College Bescherming Persoonsgegevens) and affected individuals and significantly increases … Continue reading

Breach notice becomes law in the Netherlands; 11 things to know

By Floortje Nagelkerke (NL) and Nikolai de Koning on June 1, 2015 Posted in Regulatory response

On 26 May 2015, the Dutch Senate passed the Bill on Notification of data leaks. The law imposes an obligation on “data controllers” (the persons or entitis that determine the purpose of and means for processing personal data) in the Netherlands to notify the Dutch Data Protection Authority (CBP) and affected individuals. The law may require … Continue reading

Anthem breach poses significant cybersecurity risks for Anthem’s customers; may trigger legal obligations

By on February 8, 2015 Posted in Compliance and risk management, Data breach

Organizations whose employees are insured by Anthem or whose self-insured health plans are administered by Anthem should consider steps to mitigate the cybersecurity and legal risk arising from the breach recently reported by Anthem. The hackers who perpetrated the Anthem breach are likely to use the personal information they took for further cyberattacks against affected … Continue reading