The following article is based on a workshop hosted as part of the Eagle Alpha Data Strategy solution.
Eagle Alpha rounds up some of the most relevant legal and compliance articles surrounding the alternative data space over the past month.
Eagle Alpha rounds up some of the most relevant legal and compliance articles surrounding the alternative data space over the past month.
India’s Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 (“PDPB”), which was introduced in the Indian Parliament in December 2019 after intense debate among domestic and international stakeholders, is expected to become law this year.
The workshop was split into two topics: Trade data and jet tracking data. The workshop also had some brief comments on the class action lawsuit against Yodlee.
The EU-US Privacy Shield framework (“EU-US Privacy Shield”) became effective on August 1st, 2016. Its goal was to ensure adequate protection for the personal data of residents of the European Economic Area (EEA) upon transfer of their data to the US.
Back in January of this year a letter from US lawmakers called for an investigation by the FTC into Yodlee and its parent Envestnet “to determine whether the company’s sale of sensitive financial transaction data from tens of millions of Americans violates the FTC Act”.
In this workshop, the Lowenstein Sandler team discuss two recent topics that have arisen for investors - the moves that have been occurring in Washington around Federal Privacy Legislation and the potential implications, and the Weather Channel case with the City of Los Angeles.
The rules and regulations around the collection and dissemination of data in China are lengthy and complex. Particularly when it comes to data that leaves the country. The collection and use of data can fall under Anti-Monopoly Law, Anti-Unfair Competition Law and cybersecurity law.
Polling data in the UK came under scrutiny after the Brexit and Scottish independence referenda. Articles in the British press and Bloomberg highlighted the controversy around hedge funds using polling data to trade the markets.
The following is a synopsis of one of the presentations at Eagle Alpha’s ESG roundtable on 20th August 2020.
