On February 1, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had taken enforcement action against prescription drug discount company GoodRx, which agreed to injunctive relief and to pay a $1.5 million civil...more
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Three of the four bipartisan leaders of the House and Senate committees with jurisdiction over data privacy have struck a deal on a comprehensive federal bill, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act,...more
With the recent signing of the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA) by Gov. Spencer J. Cox on March 24, 2022, Utah has become the fourth state to enact a comprehensive law addressing consumer data privacy, joining California,...more
On January 21, 2020, the far-reaching HIPAA Privacy Proposed Rule, initially released on December 10, 2020, was published in the Federal Register. Despite speculation that the publication timeline would be altered when the...more
3/3/2021
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
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Health Care Providers ,
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OCR ,
PHI ,
Proposed Rules
- The California Attorney General Office (AGO) issued revised proposed regulations (Version 2) regarding the California Consumer Privacy Act on February 7, 2020. The AGO will collect comments on the revised regulations until...more
2/21/2020
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Comment Period ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Notice Requirements ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Policy ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Public Comment ,
Right to Delete ,
Right To Know ,
State Attorneys General
On May 29, 2019, Nevada’s governor approved a new privacy law, Senate Bill 220 (“SB 220”). SB 220 amends existing state law that requires operators of websites and online services (“Operators”) to post privacy notices on...more
9/12/2019
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Rights ,
Data Security ,
Data Use Policies ,
New Legislation ,
Online Platforms ,
Operators ,
Opt-Outs ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Private Right of Action ,
State Data Privacy Laws ,
Statutory Penalties ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Websites
On September 4, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or the “Commission”) announced a settlement with YouTube and its parent Google that resolves allegations that the companies violated the Children’s Online Privacy...more
9/10/2019
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Google ,
Mobile Apps ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Parental Consent ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Policy ,
Settlement ,
Settlement Offer ,
Statutory Penalties ,
Statutory Violations ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites ,
YouTube
• New York recently enacted the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD) Act, which expands data breach notification requirements and imposes new data security obligations on businesses that own, license or,...more
8/5/2019
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Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Governor Cuomo ,
HIPAA Breach ,
New Legislation ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
SHIELD Act ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes
The 2018 California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) requires the California Attorney General’s Office (AGO) to promulgate regulations related to the CCPA by July 1, 2020. The AGO is holding seven public forums and accepting...more
2/7/2019
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Comment Period ,
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Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Privacy Laws ,
Public Comment ,
Public Forum ,
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State Attorneys General
There are less than two weeks left to submit comments regarding potential updates to the privacy, security and breach notification regulations adopted under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and...more
1/31/2019
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Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data-Sharing ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Notification Requirements ,
OCR ,
PHI ,
Public Comment ,
Request For Information
This client alert will briefly outline key upcoming deadlines under the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Cybersecurity Regulation (the “Regulation”). These include annual filing deadlines coming up in...more
1/31/2019
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Due Diligence ,
Encryption ,
Exemptions ,
Filing Deadlines ,
NYDFS ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Risk Assessment ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Vendors
The 2018 California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) requires the California Attorney General’s Office (AGO) to promulgate regulations related to the CCPA by July 1, 2020. The AGO is holding a series of six public forums and...more
1/16/2019
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Privacy Laws ,
Public Comment ,
Public Forum ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State Attorneys General
• California recently passed the landmark California Consumer Privacy Act that goes into effect in 2020, which grants California residents new privacy rights.
• The CCPA creates a private right of action for California...more
7/9/2018
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Rights ,
Data Security ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Encryption ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Governor Brown ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Opt-Outs ,
Penalties ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Private Right of Action ,
Right to Delete ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Transparency
• NAIC recently adopted an Insurance Data Security Model Law that follows the risk assessment-based approach of the New York DFS Cybersecurity Regulation. This signals the growing influence of the New York Regulation,...more
11/1/2017
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Security ,
Department of Financial Services ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
National Association of Insurance Commissioners ,
Non-Public Information ,
Notification Requirements ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Reinsurance ,
Risk Assessment ,
The Model Law ,
Third-Party Service Provider