Publisher's Synopsis
Privacy and Cybersecurity Law Deskbook
An essential compliance tool for every privacy officer and attorney involved in managing privacy and data security issues, Privacy and Cybersecurity Law Deskbook provides the thorough, practical, sector-specific guidance that helps you meet today's challenges and minimize the risk of data breaches that can damage a company's reputation.
Keep abreast of the latest developments to comply with privacy and cybersecurity laws--across the country and around the world.
Only Privacy and Cybersecurity Law Deskbook makes it simple to:
- Comply with global data protection laws
- Navigate the various state-by-state breach notification requirements
- Keep completely current on emerging legal trends
Written by one of the world's foremost legal practitioners in the field, Privacy and Cybersecurity Law Deskbook (formerly titled Privacy and Data Law Deskbook) has been updated in this 2022 Edition to include:
- The groundbreaking California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA), the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA), and related state laws
- The United Kingdom's (UK's) departure from the European Union (EU) (Brexit)
- The Schrems II decision regarding data transfers from the EU
- New data protection laws in China and New Zealand
- The significant rulings in In re Capital One Customer Data Security Breach Litigation and similar cases regarding the ability to withhold breach-related forensic reports under the work product doctrine
- Recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enforcement actions for alleged privacy and information security violations, including Zoom Video Communications, Flo Health, Cambridge Analytica, and YouTube
- Washington State's new recent law establishing safeguards for the use of facial recognition technology by state and local government agencies and local facial recognition ordinances in Portland, Oregon, and New York City
- Updates from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding the applicability of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) to the COVID-19 pandemic response
- The applicability of confidentiality provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act to employer contact tracing and employer-mandated vaccination programs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
- An action brought under the New York Department of Financial Services Cybersecurity Regulation, marking the agency's first enforcement action since the rules went into the effect in March 2017
- Recent FTC and state enforcement actions under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA), including the latest developments regarding multiple states' COPPA enforcement litigation in the context of education technology providers treating schools as agents for parental notice and consent
- Updates regarding the Federal Communications Commission's adoption of rules pursuant to the Telephone Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act, imposing authentication requirements on voice service providers
- Recent increase in FTC and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau enforcement under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
