Tag archives: consumer protection

GDPR is upon us: are you ready for what comes next?

By Jeewon Kim Serrato (US), Steven Hadwin (UK) and Marcus Evans on May 23, 2018 Posted in Compliance and risk management, Regulatory response

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The wait is finally over—this Friday the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into force. For many readers of this post, a huge amount of work will have been done in recent months in building up to compliance with the new regime. However, the challenges of GDPR certainly don’t end on the … Continue reading

FTC, privacy, vendor due diligence and opt-in consent

By Susan Ross (US) on May 10, 2018 Posted in Regulatory response

On April 30, 2018, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released for public comment an administrative complaint and proposed consent agreement with mobile phone manufacturer BLU Products Inc. and its owner and president. Although the FTC has entered into many settlements relating to privacy and data security, this proposed settlement is particularly noteworthy for two … Continue reading

California privacy initiative likely to increase costs of civil litigation if passed in November

By Spencer Persson (US) on April 23, 2018 Posted in Compliance and risk management

A little more than one month from implementation of GDPR, companies may be tempted to relax and exhale (and if GDPR is still causing you headaches, consult our checklist). After all, the U.S. couldn’t be crazy enough to implement something as onerous and difficult, right? RIGHT?!? Enter California, which appears likely to place an initiative … Continue reading

German law authorizing privacy “class actions” goes into force

By Christoph Ritzer (DE) and Sven Jacobs (DE) on February 23, 2016 Posted in Regulatory response

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A new German law, which grants authority to the country’s consumer and business associations to enforce compliance with data protection laws, goes into force on February 24, 2016. A representative of the German Ministry of Justice pointed out that the new enforcement powers are specifically aimed at foreign companies having their headquarters or operating from outside Germany, … Continue reading