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Medical debt collection agency files for bankruptcy protection after data breach

IT Governance

A US medical bill and debt collection agency has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after suffering a data breach that exposed the sensitive personal data of at least 20 million people. million on notifying more than 7 million individuals that their personal data had potentially been compromised – $2.5

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EDPB Publishes Guidelines on the Right to Be Forgotten in Search Engine Cases

Hunton Privacy

On December 11, 2019, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) published its draft guidelines 5/2019 (the “Guidelines”) on the criteria of the right to be forgotten in search engine cases under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).

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FRANCE: ONE MORE STEP TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY OF THE NEW FRENCH DATA PROTECTION LAW

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

On 12 December 2018, the French Government issued an ordinance [1] finalizing, at the legislative level [2] , the alignment of the French Data Protection Law (“FDPL”) with the General Data Protection Regulation [3] (“GDPR”) and the Directive 2016/680 [4]. Following-up the adoption of the GDPR, the French Law No.

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China’s First Data Protection Measures Lifting Its Veils

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

On May 28, 2019, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“ CAC “) released the draft Measures on the Administration of Data Security (“ Data Security Measures ” see our in-house English translation here ) for public consultation. Requirements for personal data collection statements.

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Dutch DPA Updates Policy on Administrative Fines

Hunton Privacy

On March 14, 2019, the Dutch Data Protection Authority ( Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens , the “Dutch DPA”) published a press release announcing its policy (in Dutch ) for calculating administrative fines (the “Policy”). In certain cases, the Dutch DPA may also consider the financial situation of the data controller or processor.

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Irish DPA Issues €450,000 Fine Against Twitter for Data Breach Following EDPB Decision under the GDPR Consistency Mechanism

Hunton Privacy

Twitter estimated that 88,726 Twitter users in Europe were affected between September 5, 2017 and January 11, 2019. This finding reiterates the importance of controllers and processors cooperating seamlessly in the context of security events giving rise to potential notification obligations.

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Webinar Invitation — Operationalizing the California Consumer Privacy Act

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

As the first broad-based state law on consumers’ personal data in the U.S., Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2019. The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) has been described as groundbreaking, watershed, and unprecedented since its passage on June 28, 2018. Time: 2:00 p.m. EST. 1:00 p.m.

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