On December 9, 2022, the European Commission (EC) published its draft Digital Markets Act (DMA) Implementing Regulation, which will be open for public comment until January 6, 2023. The package is designed to give guidance
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FTC Extends Deadline to Comply with the Updated Safeguards Rule Until June 9, 2023
On November 15, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it is extending the deadline for covered financial institutions to comply with the updated Safeguards Rule of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) by six months.
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Continue Reading FTC Extends Deadline to Comply with the Updated Safeguards Rule Until June 9, 2023California Privacy Protection Agency Releases Modified Proposed CPRA Regulations: An In-Depth Analysis
Written Comments Due by November 21
On November 3, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA, or the Agency) issued modified proposed regulations implementing the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA),[1] which revise the…
Continue Reading California Privacy Protection Agency Releases Modified Proposed CPRA Regulations: An In-Depth AnalysisEU Court Opinion: Competition Authorities May Consider Data Protection Breaches in Their Investigations
On September 20, 2022, an adviser to the EU’s top court opined that competition authorities may consider a company’s compliance with the EU’s data protection rules as part of an abuse of dominance investigation.
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Continue Reading EU Court Opinion: Competition Authorities May Consider Data Protection Breaches in Their InvestigationsFTC Settles Allegations of Data Security Failures with Edtech Company Chegg
On October 31, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a complaint and proposed consent order against Chegg, an edtech company, over its security practices that resulted in four security breaches in three years. The…
Continue Reading FTC Settles Allegations of Data Security Failures with Edtech Company CheggEuropean Union Adopts Flagship Digital Services Act
On October 27, 2022, the Digital Services Act (DSA) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union, sweeping in a new era in the regulation of digital services. (See Wilson Sonsini’s DSA…
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