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Privacy & Data Security
Gretchen Ramos Joins Global Privacy Summit Online 2021 Panel
On Thursday, May 20 at 8:00 a.m. PST (11:00 a.m. EST), Gretchen Ramos, global co-chair of Greenberg Traurig’s Data, Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice, will be a panelist at the Global Privacy Summit Online 2021 Expert Bar session, titled “CCPA,…
What President Biden’s New Executive Order Means for the Cybersecurity of the United States
Seyfarth Synopsis: On May 12, 2021, President Joe Biden issued a very broad, 34 page “Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity.” The Executive Order, or “EO”, can be found here. This order comes six months after the notorious SolarWinds attack,…
Time to Update Your Privacy Disclosure Creation Checklists? Google Will Add to Mobile Privacy Disclosure Requirements
Google recently announced that beginning next year it will require Android mobile apps to provide privacy disclosures. These disclosures will live in a new “safety section” in Google Play. The requirements include disclosing:
- What information the app collects and how
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MEPs Urge European Commission to Amend Draft UK Adequacy Decision
On May 11, 2021, the European Parliament issued a press release requesting that the European Commission amend its draft decisions on UK adequacy to more closely align with EU court rulings and the opinion of the European Data Protection Board.…
What President Biden’s New Executive Order Means for the Cybersecurity of the United States
Seyfarth Synopsis: On May 12, 2021, President Joe Biden issued a very broad, 34 page “Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity.” The Executive Order, or “EO”, can be found here. This order comes six months after the notorious SolarWinds…
Cybersecurity Best Practices for Retirement Plans: How to Prepare for the Coming Department of Labor Cybersecurity Audits
Are your employer-sponsored retirement accounts exposed to cybersecurity threats? How should you and those who are entrusted with your retirement assets mitigate cybersecurity risks? The official who leads the Employee Benefit Security Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor (…
CPW Recap: The Consumer Protection and Recovery Act (H.R. 2668)
The end of last month, members of Congress and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) pushed for emergency legislation, the Consumer Protection and Recovery Act (H.R. 2668). HR 2668 would amend Section 13(b) of the FTC Act “to explicitly reaffirm the…
Biden Administration Issues Cybersecurity Executive Order Following Colonial Pipeline Cyberattack
On May 12, 2021, the Biden Administration issued an Executive Order on “Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity” (EO). The EO was in the works prior to the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack, reportedly a ransomware incident that snarled the flow of gas on…
President Biden Issues Executive Order to Improve Nation’s Cybersecurity
President Biden issued the Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity (“Cyber EO”) on May 12, 2021. The Cyber EO is ambitious in scope and sets aggressive timelines for its implementation. It seeks to both strengthen the cybersecurity of the…