Statutes, Rules & Regulations

Chapter 22.2, Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code On September 29, 2014, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a bill to protect students in the digital age. Online sites, services, and applications developed for k-12 school purposes must (i) safeguard student personal information; (ii) ensure that the third party applications they make […]

July 9, 2014 We would like to alert you of the latest legislative changes amending significantly the Russian personal data legal landscape. The draft law No. № 553424-6 introducing amendments to the Federal Law “On personal data” and to the Federal Law “On information, information technologies and protection of information” (hereinafter – “Law”) has passed […]

Senator Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] introduced the bill on July 10, 2014. The draft aims to “improve cybersecurity in the United States through enhanced sharing of information about cybersecurity threats, and for other purposes”. The bill allows the sharing of Internet traffic information between the U.S. government and technology and manufacturing companies. The summary of S.2588 […]

The Russian parliament has passed a law mandating that social networks and other similar services warehouse data on citizens within Russia. The Kremlin calls the new legislation required for citizenry data protection, but worldwide response to the law calls it a violation of Internet principles and troublesome for residents of the country. The new law […]

Canada’s anti-spam legislation (CASL) came into effect July 1, 2014. It is in place to protect Canadians while ensuring that businesses can continue to compete in the global marketplace. More information on CASL is available at http://fightspam.gc.ca…

Viviane Reding referenced about the Justice Council’s progress on the data protection reform. According to her press release, the Justice Council agreed on two pillars of the reform: 1) rules governing data transfer to third countries (which will be possible either when the Commission finds that a third country is “adequate” in terms of data […]

The EU Parliament voted a “telecom package” legislation barring internet access providers from blocking specific services for economic reasons and to end mobile phone roaming fees beginning of 2016. If this legislation is approved by the EU Council operators will be prohibited from blocking or slowing down selected services (e.g., free calling services like Skype) […]

In January 2014, a bill was introduced by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy to establish stronger data privacy standards for businesses. The bill full title is: “To prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security […]

Calif. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 22580-22582 (2013 S.B. 568, Chapter 336) California’s Privacy Rights for California Minors in the Digital World Act, also called the “eraser” bill, will permit minors to remove, or to request and obtain removal of, content or information posted on an Internet Web site, online service, online application, or mobile application. It also prohibits […]

From the Press Release: “The European Commission is putting into place new rules on what exactly telecoms operators and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) should do if their customers’ personal data is lost, stolen or otherwise compromised. The purpose of these ‘technical implementing measures’ is to ensure all customers receive equivalent treatment across the EU in […]