Data Law Insights

“Browsing and location data are sensitive . . .. Full stop,” says the Federal Trade Commission. As is all granular data that can reveal “insights” that “can be attributed to particular ...

https://www.crowelldatalaw.com/2024/03/browsing-and-location-data-are-sensitive-full-stop/

On December 26, 2023, the Department of Defense (DoD) released the highly anticipated proposed rule for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Program (CMMC), a cybersecurity regulatory...

https://www.crowelldatalaw.com/2023/12/dods-new-year-resolution-a-cybersecurity-maturity-model-certification-program-cmmc-proposed-rule/

Public companies now have a pathway to request a delay in their cybersecurity incident disclosure to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). On December 6, 2023, the Federal Bure...

https://www.crowelldatalaw.com/2023/12/fbi-offers-pathway-to-request-delay-of-sec-cybersecurity-incident-disclosures/

On November 9, 2023, the European Parliament has adopted the final version of the Data Act, marking a significant milestone in the evolving landscape of digital regulation. The Data Act is part o...

https://www.crowelldatalaw.com/2023/11/european-parliament-adopts-final-eu-data-act/

On October 24, 2023, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), which is the supervisory authority for the EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies (EUIs), published a new opinion on th...

https://www.crowelldatalaw.com/2023/11/european-data-protection-supervisor-releases-new-opinion-on-the-eus-proposed-ai-act/

On October 30, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) filed a civil lawsuit charging SolarWinds Corporation (“SolarWinds” or the “Company”) and its chief information...

https://www.crowelldatalaw.com/2023/11/uncharted-territory-the-sec-sues-solarwinds-and-its-ciso-for-securities-laws-violations-in-connection-with-sunburst-cyberattack/

The summer has been anything but slow in the People’s Republic of China. China is leaning into its regulation of emerging technologies, while attempting to strike a balance with its domestic ec...

https://www.crowelldatalaw.com/2023/08/catch-up-fast-the-data-days-of-summer-in-china/

On July 25, 2023, the Senate Judiciary Committee held its fifth hearing this year on artificial intelligence (AI). This is the second hearing held by the Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and ...

https://www.crowelldatalaw.com/2023/08/the-future-is-here-senate-judiciary-committees-oversight-of-ai-and-principles-for-regulation/

On July 24, 2023, an en banc Eleventh Circuit joined the majority of circuits to find that just one text is sufficient to establish standing to bring a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA�...

https://www.crowelldatalaw.com/2023/07/the-first-text-cuts-the-deepest-eleventh-circuit-aligns-with-other-circuits-on-tcpa-standing/

On July 26, 2023, the SEC finalized long-awaited disclosure rules (the “Final Rules”) regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incidents by public companies that a...

https://www.crowelldatalaw.com/2023/07/five-key-takeaways-from-the-secs-final-cybersecurity-rules-for-public-companies/