On July 10th, the European Commission issued its Implementing Decision regarding the adequacy of the EU-UD Data Privacy Framework (“DPF”). The Decision has been eagerly awaited by US and Europe based commerce, hoping it will...more
7/26/2023
/ Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses
The California Superior Court in Sacramento decided to give businesses in California an early present for the 4th of July. The regulations promulgated by the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) back in March will...more
2023 has brought several states into the privacy limelight. On June 18, Governor Abbott signed the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (“TDPSA”) into law, making the Lone Star state the eleventh in the U.S. to pass a...more
6/20/2023
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Regulatory Reform ,
State Data Privacy Laws ,
Texas
Seyfarth Synopsis: Tennessee and Montana are now set to be the next two states with “omnibus” privacy legislation. “Omnibus” privacy legislation regulates personal information as a broad category, as opposed to data collected...more
Tennessee and Montana are now set to be the next two states with “omnibus” privacy legislation. “Omnibus” privacy legislation regulates personal information as a broad category, as opposed to data collected by a particular...more
At the end of May, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“Agency”) released a preliminary draft of proposed regulations for the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”). The 66-page draft proposal only covers a few...more
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On June 10, 2021, China officially passed China’s first Data Security Law, which will take effect on September 1, 2021. Following the introduction of the Data Security Law, together with the Cybersecurity Law,...more
As the world progresses with COVID vaccinations, the scenario where you have to show a COVID passport before crossing a border, taking a public mode of transportation, or entering a public space like a cinema no longer seems...more
As the nation emerges from the pandemic, clients face the double-whammy of delayed resolution of existing disputes (thanks to court shutdowns) and increased litigation activity across the board. The third quarter of 2020 saw...more
4/2/2021
/ Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Business Interruption ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Commercial Litigation ,
Commercial Tenants ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Privacy ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Landlords ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)
California has once again decided it needed to pass privacy legislation to protect the residents of the great state from the nefarious actions of Big Tech. However, this time they did it with a ballot initiative and not via...more
Monday, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra submitted of the Final Regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL). ...more
6/4/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Information Governance ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General
Tuesday, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced his submission of the Final Regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL)....more
6/4/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Information Governance ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General
While the United States largely hit the brakes as of March in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra made clear his intentions to begin enforcement of the Act on July 1, 2020, as...more
4/19/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Notice Requirements ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses around the world had been bracing for the financial and operational impact of the new California Consumers Privacy Act (“CCPA”), which took effect January 1, 2020. ...more
4/7/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
State and Local Government
Seyfarth Synopsis: California’s Attorney General is drafting regulations that will shape employer obligations under the California Consumer Privacy Act....more
12/6/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Exemptions ,
Information Governance ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Burden ,
Risk Management ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government
The rush for California to get all of the “rules of the road” ready for next year has seemed to cause a bit of confusion with California’s privacy law. Draft regulations were published the same day the Governor signed into...more
10/18/2019
/ Amended Legislation ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Preemption ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Registration Requirement ,
State and Local Government
Attorney General Becerra’s office posted the long-awaited draft CCPA regulations a little before 2:00 pm (PST) October 10th. It was a bit of a curve ball, to be perfectly honest (considering the final swath of amendments to...more
10/11/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General
Those interested in keeping up with the latest news impacting the California Consumer Privacy Act have been heavily focused on AB 25, and its potential to exclude employees from the scope of the CCPA. In a marathon late-night...more
7/19/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Carve Out Provisions ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Customer-Loyalty Programs ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State and Local Government
In prior posts, we’ve commented on the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), likening it, and its Texas ‘flavored’ variant(s), to ‘elephants in the room’. Here, we’ve opted to expand our coverage and talk about what we’re...more
In Part 1 of our ‘Texas Joins the Privacy Fray’ series, we focused on the Texas Consumer Privacy Act. Here, we shine the light on the Texas Privacy Protection Act (HB 4390)....more
Last month, Texas saw the introduction of not one, but TWO privacy bills in the Texas state legislature: The Texas Consumer Privacy Act (TXCPA) and the Texas Privacy Protection Act (TXPPA). With news of this likely meeting...more
4/24/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government
California, home to more than 40 million people and the 5th largest economy in the world, has passed the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), its omnibus consumer privacy law....more
Welcome to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) […as if we didn’t have enough to worry about with the GDPR!]....more
1/4/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government
On September 2, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with Cancer Care Group, P.C., a thirteen-physician oncology practice in Indiana related to violations of the...more
9/17/2015
/ Compliance ,
Corrective Actions ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Hackers ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
OCR ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
PHI ,
Privacy Laws ,
Settlement Agreements
With the recent uptick in the U.S. of lawsuits filed as a result of a data breaches, state legislators in the U.S. have been busy updating the many different state laws that dictate how a company must respond if they have...more