Posts Tagged ‘GDPR’
Navigating Employee Privacy and Compliance: PwC’s New Location Tracking vs. EU’s GDPR Regulation
By: Aissatou Toure Recently, PwC has implemented a mandate requiring its U.K. employees to track their locations during work hours to ensure compliance with the company’s three-day-per-week in-office policy.[1] This new directive has raised significant concerns regarding employee privacy. For context, exploring PwC’s decision in detail and examining the potential implications for privacy rights and,…
Read MoreGrappling with the Implementation of the SEC’s New Cybersecurity Disclosure Requirements
By: Olivia Woodmansee In July 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) voted to adopt a final rule on cybersecurity disclosure for public companies.[1] The rule is predicted to fundamentally alter most, if not all, public companies’ incident response processes.[2] The SEC now requires companies to disclose material cybersecurity incidents via Form 8-K within four…
Read MorePrivacy Laws with Teeth – Google Fined for Non-compliance
By George Gelinas American tech companies are facing higher scrutiny in Europe. Apple Inc. is under antitrust investigation for its plans to acquire Shazam, German antitrust regulators probed Facebook, Inc. for having users waive control of personal information,[1]and Google LLC (“Google”) is in the middle of a legal battle with the European Union (“EU”) over…
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