Recent massive data breaches and notorious instances of misuse of data lit fires under privacy advocates, particularly in Europe and California. In our April, 2018 newsletter, we told you about the European Union’s sweeping new privacy program known as the ‘General Data Protection Regulation’ (GDPR), effective May 25, 2018. The GDPR changes the landscape for […]
Tag Archives: GDPR
California Enacts Its Version of GDPR
August 2, 2018
cybersecurity, Internet Law, Privacy
In our April newsletter, we told you about the ‘General Data Protection Regulation’ (GDPR) that went into effect in the EU on May 25, 2018. That European regulation provides sweeping privacy requirements for anyone that does business with or collect identifying information on European residents. We opined that an American GDPR would not happen here […]
We recently wrote about the EU’s new General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and how it might affect your business operations. You may recall that the main focus of the GDPR is the protection of personal data and digital privacy. If you offer products and services to EU citizens or collect, use, or share personal information […]
Dear Doc: I’m an AMERICAN. I run an AMERICAN business. I sell red hats that say “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN” I have an AMERICAN website. My customers are mostly proud AMERICANS. Now a bunch of FOREIGNERS from EUROPE are making rules about the information that I collect and the emails that I send. SAD! Can’t […]
Does the GDPR Apply to My U.S. Company?
May 10, 2018
Internet Law
If your company collects, controls or processes information that can be used to identify an individual resident of the EU, either directly or indirectly, then the EU considers that you are subject to the GDPR regardless of where your company is located. The identifying data may include, among other things, names, birthdates, addresses, e-mail and […]
In April 2016, the European Union (“EU”) enacted the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). You may ask, I’m a U.S. business so why should I care. It may be obvious but the United States is the EU’s largest trading partner. You may think that Europe is a far away place but any regulation that affects […]