The Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Bill 2024 (“PDPB”) was at last passed by the Malaysian Parliament at the end of July. After Royal Assent and publishing, it will become law (on a date to be determined by the Minister of Digital to be specified in the Gazette). The PDPB introduced several changes intended to better align Malaysia’s 2010 Personal Data Protection Act with global standards.Continue Reading Malaysian Parliament Passes Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Bill 2024
Illinois Legislative Update: BIPA Reform Bill Reducing Damages Approved by Illinois House, Awaiting Governor’s Signature
This blog post was cross-posted from Seyfarth’s Consumer Class Defense site.
In a significant legislative development, the Illinois House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved Senate Bill 2979, with a vote of 81 to 30, which amends the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) to limit damages to one violation per individual, rather than
Practical Insights from China on the Newly Issued Provisions on Cross-Border Data Transfer
On March 22, 2024, following nearly six months after the publication of the Provisions on Promoting and Regulating Cross-border Data Flows (Draft for Solicitation of Comments), the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) officially released the Provisions on Promoting and Regulating Cross-border Data Flows (“the Provisions”), which came into immediate effect. In accordance with the Provisions, CAC has also issued the “Guidelines for Data Export Security Assessment Declaration (Second Edition)” and the “Guidelines for Filing Standard Contracts for Personal Information Export (Second Edition).”Continue Reading Practical Insights from China on the Newly Issued Provisions on Cross-Border Data Transfer
Upcoming Webinar! Data Protection and Cybersecurity: Safeguarding Trade Secrets in the Digital Age
In today’s ever-evolving and interconnected world, trade secret protection demands proactive measures against both technological vulnerabilities and human threats. Join us for the fourth installment of our 2024 Trade Secrets Webinar Series, where our panel of seasoned trade secrets and cybersecurity attorneys will equip you with practical strategies to bolster your defenses.
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Surprising Plot Twist: The European Data Protection Supervisor Reprimands the European Union for its use of Microsoft 365
The European Union (EU)’s government organizations are just like any another entity trying to function in a world where global companies and even government entities are reliant on digital platforms for messaging and collaboration. For years, there has been debate about how platforms like Microsoft 365, formerly Office 365, could be deployed in a way that complies with the GDPR processing and transfer restrictions. And it turns out that even the European Commission (EC) itself can apparently get it wrong. In a surprising turn of events earlier this month, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) concluded its nearly three year investigation into the Commission’s own deployment and use of Microsoft 365, signaling a pivotal moment in the conversation about the GDPR privacy and security requirements for cloud-based messaging and document collaboration platforms.Continue Reading Surprising Plot Twist: The European Data Protection Supervisor Reprimands the European Union for its use of Microsoft 365
Wellness Apps and Privacy
Employers looking to enhance their suite of employee benefit programs, and focused on lessons learned during the pandemic on wellbeing, are interested in providing greater access to wellness tools. And, the vendors who support those tools are more than happy to provide them. Global spend in the health and wellness market would be around $24.8 billion in 2023 according to a study by Kilo Health. Wellness apps and wearables abound in all sorts of areas — from counting steps to nutrition to mental health to physical fitness to financial fitness. These tools are relatively inexpensive to provide and easily accessible to the workforce – many times with just a simple download to a smartphone. And, best of all they’re completely private with no middle man, and only the employee seeing their own data and progress. Right? Well — not so fast.Continue Reading Wellness Apps and Privacy
Ninth Circuit Opinion Supports Personal Jurisdiction Defense for Interactive Websites
With so many companies being hauled into court in California based on claims that the functionalities on their website and use of service providers for marketing or analytics purposes violate consumer privacy rights, it is important to exhaust all possible defenses available to defendants. Late last year, the Ninth Circuit issued a ruling upholding a dismissal based on a lack of personal jurisdiction over a web-based payment company. Companies operating interactive websites may be able to take advantage of this ruling as part of their defense strategy in 2024.Continue Reading Ninth Circuit Opinion Supports Personal Jurisdiction Defense for Interactive Websites
How to Comply with and Unpack the Wide Reach of Washington’s My Health My Data Act (Webinar Recording)
On October 5, 2023, Seyfarth offered a Masterclass, hosted by Lexology, which was designed to familiarize in-house counsel and privacy professionals, in and out of Washington state, with the My Health My Data Act legislation. Portions of the Act are already in effect and go into further effect on March 31, 2024.
We explored its
Upcoming Webinar! How to Comply with and Unpack the Wide Reach of Washington’s My Health My Data Act
Thursday, October 5, 2023
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. CT
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. MT
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. PT
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Seyfarth is pleased to offer this Masterclass, hosted by Lexology, which is designed to familiarize in-house counsel and privacy professionals, in and
Oregon Enacts Consumer Privacy Act
On July 18, 2023, Oregon’s Governor Tina Kotek signed SB 619, which created the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (“OCPA”). Oregon joins California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Iowa, Indiana, Tennessee, Montana, Florida, and Texas, as the 12th state to enact a comprehensive consumer data privacy law.
Most provisions of the OCPA will take effect on July 1, 2024, with delayed compliance deadlines for honoring universal mechanisms consumers will use to exercise their right to “opt out” of a platform processing their personal information for certain purposes and for activities of tax-exempt organizations described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Notably, unlike most other state privacy laws, the OCPA exempts only certain nonprofit organizations. For activities of tax-exempt organizations described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, the OCPA has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2025.Continue Reading Oregon Enacts Consumer Privacy Act