The Current Status of Privacy Laws Across the United States -
Unlike the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union (EU), the United States does not have a nationwide comprehensive data privacy law....more
1/17/2024
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Algorithms ,
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Legislative Agendas ,
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Public Schools ,
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Technology
Revisiting…Are Automakers Making Sufficient Efforts to Protect Customer Data?
As a follow-up to our previous article and webinar, “Are Automakers Making Sufficient Efforts to Protect Customer Data?", we are addressing the...more
12/20/2023
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Surveillance ,
Technology Sector
FTC Amends Safeguards Rule to Require Non-Banking Financial Institutions to Report Data Security Breaches -
“Amendment will require non-bank financial institutions to report when they discover that information affecting...more
11/8/2023
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Banks ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Credit Unions ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Debit Cards ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fees ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Interest Rates ,
Non-Bank Lenders ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Safeguards Rule ,
State and Local Government
IRS Says It Exposed Some Confidential Taxpayer Data on Website "Tax agency says error led to posting about some taxpayers with IRAs." Why this is important: In the last issue of Decoded, we discussed the fact that the IRS...more
Is the U.S. Finally Getting a Comprehensive Cybersecurity and Data Protection Law? What You Need to Know About the Proposed American Data Privacy and Protection Act -
In the beginning of the 2000s, as a result of the...more
7/21/2022
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
CRISPR ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Nanotechnology
The PATCH Act: Protecting Medical Devices from Cyber Attacks -
In a previous issue of Decoded, we discussed the alarming fact that many medical devices, including those implanted in patients' bodies, are leaving the...more
6/10/2022
/ Augmented Reality ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Medical Devices ,
Popular ,
Ransomware
Data Breach Corner - Cash App Data Breach Affects More than 8M Users -
"A former employee of the company downloaded reports containing the personal information of U.S. users."
Why this is important: Not all data...more
Massachusetts-Based Background Check Company Creative Services Faces Multiple Lawsuits Over Data Breach -
"'CSI determined that certain files dating from November 2018 to November 2021 may have been copied from their...more
4/4/2022
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CRISPR ,
Cybersecurity ,
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Data Privacy ,
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Data Security ,
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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
TransUnion LLC v Ramirez
Concerning Healthcare Data Breach Reporting Trend -
"There has been a trend in recent years for HIPAA-regulated entities to wait the full 60 days from the date of discovery of the breach to issue notifications to affected...more
2/16/2022
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Bitcoin ,
Cryptocurrency ,
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Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
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Data Security ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)
BioPlus Specialty Pharmacy Faces Lawsuit Over Healthcare Data Breach -
"Florida-based BioPlus Specialty Pharmacy allegedly failed to safeguard PII and notify patients of a healthcare data breach that impacted 350K, the...more
2/7/2022
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Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
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Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Commerce Department
EHR Vendor Breach Lawsuit Seeks Security Improvements -
"Patient portal hacking incident last summer affected nearly 320,000."
Why this is important: On October 22, 2021, QRS Inc., a medical practice management system...more
1/21/2022
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Hackers ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Medical Devices ,
Nanotechnology ,
Stablecoins ,
Tesla
Welcome to our last Decoded issue of 2021. With this last publication, we wanted to do something a little different. We looked at the top issues that affected the industry and our clients over the past year. And, we look...more
China Passes Major Data Protection Law as Regulatory Scrutiny on Tech Sector Intensifies -
A final version of the law has not been published but a previous draft included rules around requiring consent for data protection...more
9/2/2021
/ Apple ,
Biometric Information ,
Bitcoin ,
Blockchain ,
China ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Fitbit ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Medical Devices ,
TikTok