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China Issues Second Draft of Data Security Law

Given that the Data Security Law is one of the three fundamental data protection laws in China, the legislative process of the law has attracted much attention. In July 2020, comments were solicited for the first draft of the Data Security Law (the First Draft).

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China Proposes Draft Regulations for the Protection of Personal Information Collected Via Mobile Applications

On April 26, 2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Public Security, and the State Administration for Market Regulation, jointly released the draft Interim Regulations on the Administration of Personal Information Protection for Mobile Internet Applications.

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China Releases Draft Interim Regulations on the Administration of Personal Information Protection for Mobile Apps

In the last two years, the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, together with other agencies in the Chinese government, launched a series of campaigns for the rectification of excessive personal information processing activities of mobile application developers, operators, and third-party service providers.

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Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Improper Sale of PII for Ad Bidding Purposes

On May 18, 2021, a consumer filed a putative class action lawsuit against a tech company in California federal court.

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Perkins Coie Convenes CXO Summit Addressing Future of Healthcare Technology

On April 7, Perkins Coie's CXO Summit gathered more than 50 C-suite and board leaders for an executive leadership virtual forum addressing how technology is shaping healthcare's future amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The CXO Summit participants discussed how technology is being used to further combat COVID-19, monitor patient diagnostics, augment clinical workflows, detect fraud and data breaches,

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Europe Seeks to Tame Artificial Intelligence With the World’s First Comprehensive Regulation

In what could be a harbinger of the future regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) in the United States, the European Commission published its recent proposal for regulation of AI systems.

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Colorado Joins Ranks of States Introducing Consumer Data Privacy Legislation

On March 19, 2021, Colorado State Senators Richard Rodriguez (D) and Paul Lundeen (R) introduced Senate Bill 21-190 as part of a bipartisan effort to make Colorado the latest state to implement comprehensive legislation establishing certain consumer data privacy rights.

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California Attorney General Approves New Regulations Governing the California Consumer Privacy Act

On March 15, 2021, the California Attorney General approved additional regulations for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which focuses on the right to the right to opt-out of sale, authorized agents, and notices to consumers under 16 years of age.

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California Officials Announce Board Member Appointees to the California Privacy Protection Agency

On March 17, 2021, California officials announced their appointees to the five-member inaugural board of the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA).

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Court Rules that CCPA Does Not Apply Retroactively and Requires Specific Allegations Regarding Date of Violation

A federal court in California recently dismissed a lawsuit brought under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) against Walmart, concluding that the CCPA did not apply retroactively and that the plaintiff had failed to specify the date of the alleged violation giving rise to his claim. The case—Gardiner v.

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Virginia Joins California in Adopting a Comprehensive Data Privacy Law

On March 2, 2021, Governor Ralph Northam signed into law Virginia's Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA), a comprehensive data privacy law similar to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Virginia is now the second state to adopt a comprehensive data privacy law, and many more states are expected to follow suit in the near future.

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California Judge Dismisses CCPA Claim in Absence of Alleged Security Breach

On February 2, 2021, a California magistrate judge dismissed claims against a defendant tech company based on alleged violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) because the plaintiff admittedly failed to allege a security breach. The case involves allegations that the defendant purportedly used an internal program to monitor and collect sensitive personal data from smartphone users

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LGPD Updates: Six Months Out

The Brazilian General Data Protection Law (LGPD) has been effective for almost six months. Since then, there have been movements to form the National Data Protection Authority responsible for enforcing the law (ANDP), guidance on best practices for data security has been published and private enforcement of the LGPD is underway.

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Credit Card Data Breach Results in Multi-State $17.5 Million Settlement

Yesterday, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced a $17.5 million multi-state settlement with The Home Depot, Inc. regarding a data breach affecting point-of-sale systems at the retailer's facilities.

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2020: The Year COVID-19, Corporate Reputation & Cybersecurity Collided

The Fundamentals of Preparing for and Responding to a Cyber Event Are More Important Than Ever

To say 2020 has been a year of change would be quite an understatement. The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally transformed how we live, work, and interact with one another. This is most definitely true for the world of cybersecurity.