As the health care industry continues reeling from the recent Change Healthcare ransomware attack that crippled large portions of the U.S. health care system, health care providers are naturally reminded of the importance of...more
3/12/2024
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Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Hackers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
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A string of putative class actions has been filed against life insurance companies for allegedly violating section 20(b) of Illinois’ Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA) by using applicants’ family medical history in...more
1/22/2024
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Genetic Materials ,
Health Insurance ,
Illinois ,
Insurance Industry ,
Life Insurance ,
Medical History ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Statutory Violations ,
Underwriting
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) took effect on January 1, 2020, and brought with it a panoply of new legal obligations for many companies doing business with California residents. ...more
6/19/2020
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Information Governance ,
Office of Administrative Law ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
State and Local Government
The level of attention that the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations has been giving to cybersecurity issues can hardly be overstated. ...more
It starts inconspicuously enough with an email. You’re busy, so without thinking, you quickly open it and view the attachment. You may have just compromised the security of your entire company and the privacy of every...more
2/5/2020
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Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Employee Training ,
Hackers ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Ransomware ,
Risk Management
Florida lawmakers have proposed data privacy legislation that, if adopted, would impose significant new obligations on companies offering a website or online service to Florida residents, including allowing consumers to “opt...more
1/15/2020
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Information Governance ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Risk Management ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
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