Augustus Caesar once said, "if you want a rainbow, you have to deal with the rain." Presumably, this was said—in Latin—after he overhauled all aspects of ancient Roman life. Thousands of years later, the same sentiment holds...more
Personal privacy is important. Some of us need at least a couple of hours of it every day just to function. However, too much privacy can also be harmful because, at its core, privacy means isolation. As the American writer...more
After years of inaction and watching other Western nations—and even some not so Western Nations, e.g., China—enact data privacy and protection laws, it appears the United States (U.S.) may finally be getting into the game....more
On August 20, 2021, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) passed a sweeping data protection law, the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), set to take effect on November 1, 2021. Although the PIPL appears to borrow...more
On August 16, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a $1 million settlement with Pearson plc (Pearson) in connection with a 2018 "cyber intrusion" that resulted in the theft of millions of student...more
Accidents happen, but so can negligence. When you combine negligence with a violation of one or more statutes and a constitutionally guaranteed right to privacy, the consequences can and should be dire. That is what the...more
On July 15, 2021, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers signed Act 73 (Act) into law, making Wisconsin the latest state to adopt the National Association of Insurance Commissioner's (NAIC) model cybersecurity law. Most recently, Iowa...more
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn) recently reintroduced a comprehensive federal privacy bill entitled the Setting an American Framework to Ensure Data Access, Transparency, and Accountability...more
A new data protection and privacy bill (HB 376) was recently introduced in Ohio. The Ohio Personal Privacy Act (OPPA) is similar to recent legislative enactments in California, Virginia, and Colorado, but of the three, this...more
The Illinois Department of Insurance (the "Department") recently released guidance to all regulated entities concerning vulnerabilities in Microsoft's Exchange Server installations. Issued on the heels of other state and...more
With cybersecurity legislation and regulation sweeping the country in response to a series of high-profile hacking and ransomware attacks, it was little surprise that cybersecurity was a topic at the recently concluded...more
A new data protection and privacy bill (HB 1126) was recently introduced in Pennsylvania. Although not as robust as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the proposed Consumer Data Privacy Act (the Act) would similarly...more
On April 30, 2021, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed into law the Iowa Insurance Data Security Act, making Iowa the latest state to adopt the National Association of Insurance Commissioner's model cybersecurity law. Effective...more
On April 29, 2021, Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas reintroduced a comprehensive federal privacy bill entitled the Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act (the Act). The Act integrates themes from the CCPA and GDPR and provides...more
Digital giants and other data-driven businesses that have moved their companies from the United Kingdom to Ireland in the wake of Brexit could soon be bracing for a new shake-up in light of legislation recently proposed in...more