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    Oct. 4, 2023

Will California’s New Law Aimed at Data Brokers Require a “Delete Me” Button on All Websites?

California again has created a strong privacy requirement never seen before, passing the Delete Act on September 18, 2023. The law, long desired by consumer advocates, empowers the California Privacy Protection Agency to create, by 2026, a simple, one-stop mechanism for consumers to delete their personal information from all data brokers’ systems. With few details or constraints in the Act on how the deletion request should work, California’s regulators could require a “delete me” button on all websites or apps where a broker obtains personal data. With insights from Davis & Gilbert, Frankfurt Kurnit, Ballard Spahr, InMobi and Lucid Privacy, this article examines the Delete Act’s requirements and possible workings, and its potentially heavy impact. See “Will It Be Goodbye Forever? Navigating Consumer Requests to Delete Personal Data” (Feb. 9, 2022).

Considerations for Managing Third-Party Cyber Risks

No matter how much a company invests in its own cybersecurity program, a vendor or other third party’s vulnerabilities can lead to compromises of the company’s data and potentially significant liabilities. Managing third-party risk and the responsibility of overseeing vendors is a challenge for many companies. Based on insights presented during a Davis Wright Tremaine webinar, this article addresses regulatory obligations for managing third-party risks, identifying and prioritizing those risks, and core elements of an effective third-party risk management program, including documenting those efforts. See “Checklist for Framing and Assessing Third-Party Risk” (Aug. 16, 2023).

Understanding the Fiduciary Exception to Attorney-Client Privilege

Executives may feel confident that communications with their attorneys are protected by the attorney-client privilege, but that may not always be the case. In situations in which fiduciary duties are implicated, otherwise privileged communications may be disclosed to investors and partners during disputes, creating legal and reputational risks that are not anticipated or considered when counsel’s advice was sought. This guest article by Pryor Cashman partner David C. Rose addresses the limits to attorney-client privilege, explains the fiduciary exception and when it may apply, and reviews the risks of disclosure of otherwise privileged information. See our two-part series on in-house counsel and privilege: “Importance of Discerning Their Client and Managing Evolving Attorney-Client Privilege Issues” (Aug. 3, 2022), and “Tips for Navigating Typical Ethical Dilemmas and Conflicts of Interest” (Aug. 10, 2022).

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Spotlight on Trailblazing Women

 In honor of International Women’s Day, some of ION Analytics' editorial teams led by women interviewed notable women in the markets and industries we cover. In this part, the Cybersecurity Law Report highlighted notable women in compliance and hedge fund, data privacy and cybersecurity, and anti-corruption law, including Amii Barnard-Bahn, Abigail Bell, Genna Garver, Jane Horvath, Barbara Li, Amy Mushahwar, Mara Senn and Carol Widger. The interviews are here.

 

 

 

Webinar on Compliant International Data Transfers

Listen here to our discussion with our colleagues at Ethos Privacy, which took place on March 1, 2022, on how to approach international data transfer challenges. 

Webinar on Getting a Handle on Vendor Contracts

A recording of the March 10 webinar can be accessed here. 

Cybersecurity Resolutions for 2021

In this quick take video, we talk about some of our cybersecurity resolutions for 2021.

Facial Recognition Concerns

In this short video, we discuss the privacy and bias concerns with facial recognition technology.

Planning for the Return to Work 

We discuss a few return-to-work privacy issues in this short video.

ACR and CSLR Spring Update 2020

The Senior Editors of the Anti-Corruption Report and the Cybersecurity Law Report recently teamed up to present an update on the trends and hot topics in the anti-corruption, cybersecurity and data privacy spaces since the beginning of the year and what the publications will be focusing on in the coming months. A complimentary download of the webinar is available here.

Upcoming Webinar: Companywide Work From Home - Cybersecurity and Privacy Best Practices

Please join us on Monday, March 23, 2020, from 12:00 p.m.- 12:30 p.m. EDT for a complimentary webinar discussing the cybersecurity and privacy challenges the shift to remote working has created and how to overcome them. Registration information for the webinar is here. 

Upcoming Webinar to Explore Best Practices for Alternative Data Use

Please join us on Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. EST for a complimentary webinar hosted by our sister publication, the Hedge Fund Law Report, discussing issues relating to the use of alternative data by private fund managers. To register for the webinar, click here.

Upcoming HFLR/CSLR Webinar to Explore Strategies and Tactics for Conducting an Effective Tabletop Exercise

Please join the Hedge Fund Law Report and the Cybersecurity Law Report on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. ET for a complimentary webinar discussing the strategies and tactics companies can employ to conduct an effective tabletop exercise. GCs and CCOs are encouraged to invite their CISOs and CTOs to join as well. The webinar will be moderated by Shaw Horton, Associate Editor of the Hedge Fund Law Report, and will feature Luke Dembosky, partner at Debevoise, John “Four” Flynn, chief information security officer at Uber, and Jill Abitbol, Senior Editor of the Cybersecurity Law Report. Registration for the webinar is available here.

Anti-Corruption Webinar: How HPE Is Using Its New T&E Tool to Generate Compliance Metrics

Measuring the effectiveness of a compliance program can be tricky, but some companies are finding ways to use their existing internal controls to generate useful data. Join our sister publication the Anti-Corruption Report (ACR) for a complimentary webinar that explores Hewlett Packard Enterprises’ new travel-and-entertainment-approval tool. On Wednesday, March 27, 2019, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT, the ACR’s Megan Zwiebel will interview Becky Rohr, vice-president of anti-corruption and global trade at Hewlett Packard Enterprises, about how they are using their T&E tool to measure and improve compliance. Registration information is here.