The Bottom Line While every year brings new complexities to privacy law compliance, 2022 is poised to be a very impactful year.With three new U.S. state laws going into effect in 2023 and additional developments in Europe, companies may need to update their privacy programs, policies, and Continue Reading
Brexit’s Impact on European Union Trademarks
The Bottom Line Now that Brexit has occurred, companies should review their UK and EU trademark portfolios during the transition period to determine what actions should be taken. The United Kingdom (UK) left the European Union (EU) on January 31, 2020 after mutual ratification of the Continue Reading
Led by California, U.S. State and Federal Lawmakers Increasingly Focus on Consumer Privacy
6th Edition: Trends in Marketing Communications Law The California Consumer Privacy Act The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), a comprehensive state privacy law that was passed and amended in 2018, is at the forefront of a rapidly changing privacy landscape in the United States. The CCPA Continue Reading
GDPR’s Inaugural Year: Mistakes Made and Lessons Learned
The Bottom Line In GDPR’s inaugural year, except in the case of Google, the low fines indicate that there has been a degree of tolerance for noncompliance as companies continue to determine how to become compliant.However, the past year has shown that no one is immune from regulatory scrutiny, Continue Reading
Employers Beware: New EU Data Law May Impact Employee Benefits
The Bottom Line GDPR is already in effect and fines could be levied for non-compliance. U.S. based employers should work with their legal counsel to review their plan participant population to determine whether GDPR applies and to ensure that GDPR's requirements are satisfied. May 25, 2018 was Continue Reading
States Update Data Breach Notification Laws Amidst GDPR Commotion
The Bottom Line It is clear that local and state lawmakers are making data privacy protection requirements a legislative priority. As lawmakers continue to amend or enact new data protection and data breach notification laws, it will be crucial that all affected organizations ensure their policies Continue Reading
Privacy, Transparency and Quality Issues Drive Changes in Digital Marketing
5th Edition: Trends in Marketing Communications Law Throughout 2018, publishers, marketers and agencies will continue to employ new technologies, products and services to address evolving consumer privacy, advertiser transparency and brand safety issues. Among the new consumer privacy Continue Reading
Two Bills Introduced in U.S. Senate Seek to Enhance Consumer Privacy Protections
The Bottom Line With the Facebook data breach, GDPR, and security issues attracting much attention these days, Congress has introduced two bills aimed at providing broader consumer privacy protections: The CONSENT Act and the Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2018. While Continue Reading
U.S. Ad Tech Companies Collecting EU Data Must Prepare for the GDPR
The Bottom Line With fines that can reach up to €20 million or 4% of worldwide annual revenue, the cost of non-compliance under the GDPR could be much more significant than it has been under the prior data privacy framework in the EU. With a little more than one month before the GDPR becomes Continue Reading
South Dakota Becomes 49th State to pass Data Breach Notification Law
The Bottom Line A patchwork of state, federal and international rules impose data breach notification obligations on companies.Every company subject to these rules must have a data breach response plan in place that complies with each state's requirements. Once it becomes law, a bill passed Continue Reading