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Virginia’s new Consumer Data Protection Act

Data Protection Report

On March 2, 2021, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia signed into law the Consumer Data Protection Act , which contains many elements of California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). institution of higher education. The new law goes into effect on January 1, 2023.

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FINLAND: PARLIAMENT APPROVES NEW ACT ON THE SECONDARY USE OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH CARE PERSONAL DATA

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

The Act complements the GDPR and introduces reinforced data security requirements and strict authorization procedures. The license may be applied for educational, information management as well as innovation and development activities going beyond traditional research purposes reflected under GDPR 89 article.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 15 – 21 January 2024

IT Governance

GB JSP Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (Thailand) PCL Source (New) Manufacturing Thailand Yes >80 GB TREZOR Source (New) Crypto France Yes Nearly 66,000 Oak View Group Source (New) Leisure USA Yes 58,935 Innefu Labs Pvt. Source (New) Manufacturing Saudi Arabia Yes 86.16

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The Good, Bad, And The Ugly: Key Takeaways From California’s New Privacy Law

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

In the aftermath of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and in the footsteps of Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), California privacy advocates introduced a ballot initiative on October 12, 2017 called “The Consumer Right to Privacy Act of 2018” (No. CCPA Background. IP address, browsing history, etc.) Code § 56.05(j).

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Information security and compliance training for the healthcare sector

IT Governance

Pharmacies, rehabilitation care, social care, medical research and pharmaceuticals all rely on this data being available to individuals delivering their services. Book these courses together for a 15% discount >> GDPR t raining. The GDPR provides a single, harmonised data privacy law for the EU.

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Requirements of a DPO in health and social care

IT Governance

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect on 25 May 2018, extending the rights of individuals over how their data is processed and bringing consistency in the data protection laws across the EU by directly applying to organisations. A comprehensive overview of the DPO’s tasks are outlined in Article 39 of the GDPR.

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Anonymization & Pseudonymization as Tools for Cross-Border Discovery Compliance

ARMA International

discovery demands against the requirements of Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Data protection laws such as the GDPR define “personal information” broadly, including any name, email address, physical address, or other information that allows identification of any data subject. GDPR, OJ L119 at 82-83.