In case you missed it, below is a summary of recent posts from CPW. Please feel free to reach out if you are interested in additional information on any of the developments covered.
CPW Week in Review
Virginia: How Consumer Rights Under the CDPA Compare to Existing Privacy Laws
In a must-read, CPW’s Glenn Brown provides a detailed breakdown of the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (the “CDPA”) and how it stacks up relative to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”), the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”), which amends and will essentially replace the CCPA on 1 January 2023, and the EU
SO COOL! Alan Friel and Lydia de la Torre (Inaugural Member of The California Privacy Protection Agency) Cover All Things Data Privacy
Readers of CPW know that our very own Lydia de la Torre has been selected to be an inaugural board member of the new California Privacy Protection Agency. Listen to what Lydia and Alan Friel, Deputy Chair of SPB’s Data Privacy group have to say in a must-listen to podcast. They discuss the history
CPW Week in Review
In case you missed it, below is a summary of recent posts from CPW. Please feel free to reach out if you are interested in additional information on any of the developments covered.
HUGE NEWS CONSUMER PRIVACY ALL STAR ALAN FRIEL JOINS CPW | Consumer Privacy World
What Businesses Need to Know About Consumers’ “Right to Delete” Under the CCPA, CPRA and VCDPA
Just this week Virginia joined California as being one of the few states where consumers have a “right to delete” under applicable state privacy laws. This loosely follows the approach in the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) that also contains a right to delete which is quite broad (“right to obtain . . .
CPW Week in Review
In case you missed it, below is a summary of recent posts from CPW. Please feel free to reach out if you are interested in additional information on any of the developments covered.
What Businesses Need to Know About Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act | Consumer Privacy World
Rare Prosecution Under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 for Data Breaches Caused by Rogue Employee
As reported in a must-read analysis, the Information Commissioner’s Office has for only the second time in its history successfully prosecuted individuals under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 in order to impose harsher criminal penalties for unauthorized access to personal data (including but not limited to prison sentences and confiscation orders) than are available
CPW Week in Review
In case you missed it, below is a summary of recent posts from CPW. Please feel free to reach out if you are interested in additional information on any of the developments covered.
EU Expected to Permit Data Flow to UK With Forthcoming Adequacy Decision
Turning briefly to data privacy developments on the other side of the pond, in a draft adequacy decision reported to have been seen by the Financial Times, the European Commission (the “Commission”) is set to allow the continued free flow of data between the EU and UK, after confirming that the UK offers an adequate
Defendant Seeks to Limit CCPA’s Private Right of Action and Force Massive Class Action into Binding Arbitration
CPW has previously covered how companies are increasingly turning to consumer arbitration agreements to limit litigation exposure. While an arbitration agreement does not allow a defendant to avoid a lawsuit outright, it does provide an escape mechanism from the public scrutiny and cost of litigation. Issues concerning application of arbitration agreements continue to come up