On January 16, 2025, President Biden issued Executive Order 14144 on Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation’s Cybersecurity (the “EO”). Building on prior initiatives such as Executive Order 14028 and the...more
1/24/2025
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State Sponsors of Cyberattacks
On June 28, 2024, Governor Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania approved several notable amendments to the Commonwealth’s data breach notification law (SB 824). In summary, the revised statute:
adds a regulator notification...more
On May 9, 2024, Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed the Maryland Online Data Privacy Act of 2024 (“MODPA”) into law. This makes Maryland the fifth state this year and eighteenth state in total to adopt comprehensive data...more
The Biden Administration announced on February 29, 2024, that it is commencing an inquiry into whether the involvement of “foreign adversaries” in the information and communications technology and services (“ICTS”) supply...more
3/7/2024
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Electric Vehicles ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Investment ,
National Security ,
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Popular ,
Tax Incentives ,
U.S. Commerce Department
On January 18, 2024, New Hampshire’s State Legislature enacted the Expectation of Privacy Act (the “Act”). Following the Governor’s signature, the Act will take effect January 1, 2025.
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The Act defines...more
1/22/2024
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Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FERPA ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Summary of Consumer Rights
On January 8, 2024, New Jersey’s State Legislature passed the Disclosure and Accountability Transparency Act (the “Data Act”). Following Governor’s signature within 45 days, the Data Act would take effect one (1) year after...more
1/12/2024
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Data Collection ,
Data Processors ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HITECH Act ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Insurance Industry ,
New Jersey ,
Personal Data ,
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Privacy Laws ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Written Agreements
Although longtime advocates of federal privacy legislation have learned through experience not to hold their breath, this month brought reason for renewed optimism as House representatives and stakeholders reaffirmed strong...more
In April 2021, the European Commission proposed the EU Artificial Intelligence Act, a first-of-its-kind regulation by any global regulatory authority. The proposed Act is intended to establish harmonized rules on artificial...more
On October 10, the Colorado Attorney General (“AG”) released its draft regulations outlining businesses’ obligations under the Colorado Privacy Act (“CPA”). The 38-page set of draft regulations flesh out several novel privacy...more
On July 29, 2022, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) released Draft Amendments to its Part 500 Cybersecurity Rules, which propose substantial new obligations for the cybersecurity programs of companies...more
Building on the success of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (“APEC”) CBPR System and the APEC Privacy Recognition for Processors (“PRP”), on April 21, 2022 the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) announced the...more