Yan Luo and Zhijing Yu of Covington & Burling write: On April 27, 2020, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) and other eleven government agencies jointly released the final version of the Measures on Cybersecurity Review (“Measures”) (an official Chinese version of the Measures is available here). These Measures will take effect on June 1, 2020. Under Article…
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Supreme Court to Consider Whether Improper Data Access Violates Computer Crime Law
From EPIC.org: The Supreme Court will decide whether a person who is authorized to access data for some purposes violates the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act if they access the information for other purposes. The case, Van Buren v. United States, concerns a police officer who accessed a law enforcement database to sell the information to…
Another Court Significantly Limits the Scope of Criminal CFAA–Sandvig v. Barr
Eric Goldman writes: The plaintiffs want to create fake job profiles to research algorithmic discrimination. Fearing that their research activities would expose them to criminal CFAA prosecution, they challenged the CFAA as violating their First Amendment rights. Venkat blogged a preliminary ruling in the case 2 years ago. Now, the court dismisses the researchers’ suit as moot…
NIST asks for public comments on new cybersecurity risk management document
Andrew Eversden reports: The National Institute of Standards and Technology is asking for public comments on a new report that provides insight into how organizations can integrate cybersecurity into enterprise risk management. The document, titled “NIST-Interagency Report 8286 Integrating Cybersecurity and Enterprise Risk Management,” advises organizations on how to improve the cybersecurity risk information they…
Cop’s Strip Club Dancer Plate Search May Test Scope of Hack Law
Sara Merken reports: The U.S. Supreme Court may decide if someone who improperly uses their authorized computer access, such as a cop looking up a strip club dancer’s license plate as a favor, can be liable under a federal anti-hacking law. A December petition seeks the high court review because appeals courts are split on…
Germany Publishes Draft Regulation on the Reimbursement of Digital Health Applications
Ulrike Elteste, Kristof Van Quathem and Anna Oberschelp de Meneses of Covington & Burling write: Germany recently enacted a law that enables state health insurance schemes to reimburse costs related to the use of digital health applications (“health apps”), but the law requires the Federal Ministry of Health to first develop the reimbursement process for…