The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a Public Notice seeking comment on the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) definition of “automatic telephone dialing system” (or “autodialer”), potential liability for calls to reassigned phone numbers, and related issues following the D.C. Circuit’s recent decision vacating certain parts of the FCC’s

DWT Webinar │ GDPR: Exporting Privacy Standards Worldwide

Wednesday, May 16, 2018
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Pacific
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern

Champagne. Brie. Paddington Bear. Ikea. Privacy rights. The list of things the EU exports to the US is ever expanding. With its broad definition of

New “e-Evidence Regulation” Gives Police Direct Access to Data Across EU Borders and Abroad

The European Union will require tech companies to provide data to European investigators stored in another EU country or even outside the EU under a new e-Evidence Regulation proposed by the European Commission on April 17.

Federal regulatory agencies, acting through the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), have issued guidance for financial institutions about the role of cyber insurance in risk management of information technology systems. See, e.g., FDIC FIL-16-2018 (April 10, 2018); OCC Bulletin 2018-8 (April 11, 2018).  The agencies—principally responsible for

Recent statements at the 27th National HIPAA Summit suggest that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) may be changing its position and expecting a greater level of vendor due diligence under HIPAA. Although surprising to many, the HIPAA regulations do not specifically