Wendy Davis reports: The Federal Trade Commission’s proposed changes to security regulations for financial institutions could also affect a broad swath of non-financial companies — including ad agencies, social networks, lead generators and ad-tech companies — according to the Association of National Advertisers. The organization is urging the FTC to refrain from imposing a slate…
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Germany Prepares New Law for Patient Data Protection and Increased Digitalisation in Healthcare and for “Data Donations” for Research Purposes
Dr. Adem Koyuncu and Valerie Mei of Covington & Burling write: On 3 July 2020, the German parliament passed a draft bill (German language) for patient data protection and for more digitalisation in the German healthcare system (Patientendaten-Schutz-Gesetz). The draft bill is currently in the legislative procedure and is expected to enter into force in…
Explained: What China security law means for Hong Kong and the global Internet
Karishma Mehrotra reports: Days after China passed a national security law giving it wide-ranging powers over Hong Kong, major technology companies have suspended their responses to Hong Kong government requests, saying they will first reassess the law’s new controls. Much of Hong Kong’s future identity and the global Internet hinges on what the technology companies…
Extraterritorial Application of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
William K. Kane and Melissa M. Mikhail of SheppardMullin write: A brazen and sophisticated computer intrusion into the records of over 145 million Americans launched from computer hackers based in China led to recent criminal prosecutions under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. [1] Courts are willing to extend American law beyond U.S. boundaries often when criminal…
Turkey: KVKK fines gaming company TRY 1,100,000 for breach notification violations
OneTrust DataGuidance reports: The Personal Data Protection Authority (‘KVKK’) published, on 23 June 2020, its decision (‘the Decision’) of 16 April 2020, fining a gaming company a total of TRY 1,100,000 (approx. €142,980) for data breach notification violations. In particular, the Decision concerns a data breach suffered by the gaming company in which hackers were…
Senate Approves Sinema Bipartisan Bill Supporting Identity Theft Victims
Hannah Hurley reports: Sinema’s bill creates a single point of contact at the Social Security Administration to resolve identity theft cases more easily. The U.S.Senate unanimously approved Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s and Republican Senator Chuck Grassley’s (Iowa) Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act. Their bipartisan bill cuts red tape and creates…