Amid the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, more people than ever before are working remotely from their homes—raising new cyber risks for businesses. Here are six ways that you can protect your employees and your...more
As the globe grapples with increasing challenges to sustaining “business as usual” in their enterprises, our team of Employment, Employee Benefits, Health and Privacy & Cybersecurity lawyers invite you to join us for...more
3/17/2020
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For companies seeking to use, license, or otherwise commercialize health data, there are potential inconsistencies among the HIPAA de-identification standard, the CCPA definition of de-identified data, and GDPR requirements...more
2/26/2020
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Now that CCPA has taken effect, how have California consumers, regulators and plaintiffs’ class action lawyers responded to the new law? We’ll review early developments in the California consumer privacy landscape, address...more
1/23/2020
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Effective as of January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) gives broad rights to people on their personal data in the custody of companies. This focus on data rights significantly raises the compliance burden...more
1/16/2020
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Best Practices ,
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Compliance ,
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data Subject Access Requests ,
Data Subjects Rights ,
Discovery ,
Events ,
Information Security ,
Information Technology ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
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Vendors
Effective as of January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) gives broad rights to people on their personal data in the custody of companies. This focus on data rights significantly raises the compliance burden...more
1/14/2020
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Best Practices ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Compliance ,
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data Subject Access Requests ,
Data Subjects Rights ,
Discovery ,
Events ,
Information Security ,
Information Technology ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
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Vendors
California has taken bold steps to regulate the privacy and security of personal information, creating unprecedented remedies for data breaches and recognized European-style rights for consumers in their data.
On September...more
8/9/2019
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State Data Privacy Laws
Information is one of your company’s most valuable assets. Now more than ever before, it is critical to remain vigilant to protect against today’s latest cybersecurity threats and to comply with increasingly expansive privacy...more
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was the biggest story of 2018 in the field of global privacy and data protection. The GDPR became enforceable in European Union Member States on May 25, 2018, significantly...more
Enforceable in all EU member states on 25 May 2018, the General Data Privacy Regulation will require action by organisations both inside and outside the European Union to ensure compliance with this far-reaching privacy legal...more
The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act is having its moment. At least 32 class action lawsuits have been filed by Illinois residents in state court in the past two months challenging the collection, use and storage of...more