The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) recently announced that it will require electronic fingerprinting in order to conduct more efficient and effective background checks when reviewing various applications and notices for FDIC-insured and proposed insured…
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Are Work Email Addresses and Business Contact Information Considered Personal Data
In most cases, email addresses and business contact information are considered “personal data.” Personal data is defined by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as “any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural…
US Companies Doing Business in the EU or Impacting EU Individuals Must Comply with the EU GDPR by May 25, 2018
In a short two months, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation will take effect. The deadline for compliance is May 25, 2018. The GDPR significantly expands the jurisdiction of the EU’s data privacy framework to companies processing or…
GDPR: The Most Frequently Asked Questions: If I receive a Right to Be Forgotten Request From a Former Employee That was Terminated for Cause, Do I have to Honor it?
Bryan Cave addresses the common question “If I receive a Right to Be Forgotten Request from a former employee that was terminated for cause, do I have to honor it?” The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) indicates that people have a “right to…
GDPR: The Most Frequently Asked Questions: When Honoring a “Right to Be Forgotten” Request Do I Have to Delete Personal Data from Backup Systems?
There continues to be a great deal of confusion surrounding the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). To help address the confusion, Bryan Cave has published a multi-part series that discusses the questions that most frequently are asked by…
Pulling Fraud Out of the Shadows: Global Economic Crime and Fraud Survey 2018
The PwC’s 2018 Global Economic Crime and Fraud Survey has found that only 49% of global organisations said they had been a victim of fraud and economic crime. In reality, though, too few companies are fully aware of the fraud risks they face. Companies who focus on…
An AI That Reads Privacy Policies So That You Don’t Have To
A group of academics has proposed a way to make reading and understanding privacy policies a bit easier. An artificial intelligence (AI) called Polisis (privacy policy analysis) has been released by researchers at Switzerland’s Federal Institute of Technology at…
Joint Press Statement from Secretary Ross and Commissioner Jourova on the Privacy Shield Review
Officials from across the United States government, the European Commission and the European Union (EU) data protection authorities recently met to conduct the first annual review of the EU-U.S Privacy Shield framework. The review examined commercial and national…
As Privacy Shield Interest Increases, Organizations Await Review Results
The first annual review of the Privacy Shield framework was held this month. A marked increase in organizations saying they are already using or intend to use the Privacy Shield framework has been noted. The review revealed a 10% increase, up from just 34%, saying…
GDPR Awareness: 1 in 5 Businesses Claim a Fine Wouldn’t Bother Them
Trend Micro has revealed through a recent survey that C-suite executives are not as serious about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as they should be. The GDPR will take effect in May 2018 and the study has found that about 67 percent of businesses are…