Blog: Legal Requirements
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Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)
On June 4, 2021, the European Commission released updated EU standard contractual clauses (SCCs) to ensure the lawful transfer of personal data to countries outside the European Economic Area (aka third countries). The old SCCs pre-dated the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and, as such, do not reflect its stringent...
Privacy Policy for Apps With Camera Access
If you're developing an app that requests camera access, you're asking your users to place a lot of trust in you. You also enter into some perilous territory regarding privacy law and your agreements with service providers that make your app function. When requesting such sensitive access to a user's device, you...
What Can Happen if You Violate Privacy Laws
Failing to respect your customers' privacy can result in reputational harm, loss of personal information, and wasted resources. Increasingly, it can also put you in violation of the law, and lead to large fines and legal claims. No matter where your business operates, there is almost certainly at least one privacy...
Computer Misuse Act 1990
The Computer Misuse Act 1990 is the UK's legal defense against hacking, allowing the state to prosecute those who use or access computers for malicious purposes. Understanding this law is a key way for businesses with UK operations to keep cybercriminals out of their systems. This article will break down what this...
User-Generated Content on Social Media: Avoiding Legal Issues
Companies are increasingly turning to User-Generated Content (UGC) in order to boost their social media presence. Getting your customers to create content for your company can increase your reach and brand engagement. But this sort of campaign is fraught with legal pitfalls. Without due consideration of copyright and privacy issues, reposting or...
2-Factor Authentication for Payments in the EU
A new EU law will soon change how Payment Service Providers authenticate customers making payments online. The EU revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) imposes strict verification requirements via a process called "Strong Customer Authentication" (SCA). The law aims to tackle online fraud, but some ecommerce businesses are concerned that it may lead...