California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), SHIELD Act

Does Your Cyber Insurance Policy Look More Like Health Insurance?

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 1/3/2022

Over the past several years, if your organization experienced a cyberattack, such as ransomware or a diversion of funds due to a business email compromise (BEC), and you had cyber insurance, you likely were very thankful....more

As States and Nations Continue to Enact Comprehensive Data Privacy Legislation, Pressure Mounts on the U.S. to Pass a Competing...

Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC on 6/22/2021

Global data privacy legislation has steadily advanced over the past several years, with one of the most comprehensive and well-known laws being the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), governing personal data...more

Don’t You (Forget About Me 2020): Cybersecurity Developments for 2020 in Five Musical References

White and Williams LLP on 1/13/2021

Is it hyperbolic to say that never before have we seen a quieter, yet more anticipated and welcome end to a year than in 2020? For some, 2020 is a year the sooner forgotten, the better. In data privacy and security law, a lot...more

Privacy and Data Security Worldwide: 2020 and Beyond

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP on 1/4/2021

2020 has been a busy year in privacy law both domestically and around the globe. Some of the most striking developments included enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and passage of the California Privacy...more

Trump vs. Biden: Technology and the Internet

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 11/4/2020

In this election cycle, technology and internet policy is a persistent factor across multiple issue areas. With implications for national security, economic equality, infrastructure and market regulation, the next...more

New York’s Investigation Of Dunkin Donuts Results In A Promise To Abide By The SHIELD Act's Requirements

Husch Blackwell LLP on 9/23/2020

Key Point: The New York Attorney General’s Office (NYAG) reached a Consent and Stipulation Agreement with Dunkin’ Brands, Inc. (Dunkin), which obligates the company to implement and maintain a comprehensive information...more

New Privacy Laws in California and New York Are on a Collision Course with the COVID-19 Technology Boom

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 7/16/2020

As COVID-19 fuels technological adoption and adaptation in all walks of life, the CCPA and New York SHIELD Act are front and center in the minds of both government enforcers and the private plaintiffs’ bar. The increased...more

GDPR, CCPA and Now, the NY SHIELD Act: Additional Data Security Responsibilities for Companies Holding the Private Information of...

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 5/4/2020

On March 21, 2020, the last of the features of the NY Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (“SHIELD Act”) became effective: its data security requirements. The SHIELD Act is a sweeping statute governing...more

Cybersecurity Enforcement Deadlines in the Wake of COVID-19

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 4/28/2020

While some regulations have been relaxed a bit to provide flexibility during shelter-in-place or other restrictive measures, one area that is generally not slowing down is privacy and cybersecurity. The past few years have...more

Three Cybersecurity and Privacy Recommendations When Navigating COVID-19

McGuireWoods LLP on 4/2/2020

While businesses grapple with the COVID-19 crisis, data privacy and data security regulation remains a pressing concern. Some significant state laws regarding data privacy and security have gone into effect in 2020, such as...more

Compliance News Flash - March 2020 #1

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on 3/18/2020

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP is pleased to provide you with the Compliance News Flash, which includes current news briefs relevant to background screening, immigration and data privacy, for the benefit and interest of our...more

Let's Be Reasonable: Clearer Guidance for Minimum Information Security Standards

Fenwick & West LLP on 2/14/2020

“Reasonable” and “adequate” seem like benign terms — until you have to litigate using them as a standard for adequate data security. Over the coming years, the definition of “reasonable security” (and the alleged failure of...more

The Digital Download – Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security Newsletter – February 2020

Alston & Bird on 2/6/2020

Selected Developments in U.S. Law - NIST Publishes Privacy Framework Version 1.0 - On January 16, 2020, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published Version 1.0 of its Privacy Framework: A Tool for...more

World Data Privacy Day 2020: Celebrate with Compliance

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC on 1/29/2020

Today is World Data Privacy Day, an international event aimed at raising awareness about data privacy and protection. At Bond, we are participating by prompting dialogue about changes in the legal landscape of data privacy,...more

Data Privacy: What to Watch in 2020

Epstein Becker & Green on 1/28/2020

January 28th marks Data Privacy Day which commemorates the signing of the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data. This international treaty is the first of its kind...more

The Year To Come In U.S. Privacy & Cybersecurity Law

Husch Blackwell LLP on 1/8/2020

Keypoint: 2020 promises to be another ground-breaking year in privacy and cybersecurity law in the United States. 2019 was an exciting year in privacy and cybersecurity law. In the United States, the California Consumer...more

Personal Information, Private Information, Personally Identifiable Information…What’s The Difference?

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 12/31/2019

When privacy geeks talk “privacy,” it is not uncommon for them to use certain terms interchangeably –personal data, personal information, personally identifiable information, private information, individually identifiable...more

10 Steps For Tackling Data Privacy And Security Laws In 2020 For In-House Counsel And HR Pros

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 12/30/2019

After years of data breaches, mass data collection, identity theft crimes, and failed attempts at broad-based federal legislation, 2020 may be the year that state privacy and data security legislation begins to take hold in...more

Powering Data Breach Response with AI: A Case Study

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/13/2019

The specter of a data breach is an unfortunate reality for anyone that uses a computer. Corporations are obviously large targets, with potentially thousands of employees doing things on computers. Some of those things are...more

Nonprofits and New Cybersecurity and Privacy Laws in New York and California

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 9/10/2019

New cybersecurity and data privacy laws will impose substantial new obligations on businesses that collect information about residents of those states. Regardless of their location or size, nonprofit organizations that...more

Weekly Trends Report- 9/4/2019: The Catch-Up Edition

Association of Certified E-Discovery... on 9/5/2019

ABOVE THE FOLD - Join Mary Mack and me for a new ACEDS webinar series, Monthly Insights with George Socha & Mary Mack, starting Wed. Sept. 11. Relativity Fest Oct. 20-23 – Join us this fall at Relativity Fest in...more

New York Joins the Wave of States Requiring Businesses to Adopt Reasonable Cybersecurity Safeguards to Protect Private Information

Epstein Becker & Green on 8/13/2019

New York has joined California, Massachusetts, and Colorado in adopting a law that requires businesses that collect private information on residents to implement reasonable cybersecurity safeguards to protect that...more

Stricter Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Laws May Be Coming Soon to New York: Updates on the SHIELD Act and the New York Privacy...

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP on 7/18/2019

New York is gearing up to enact some of the toughest cybersecurity, privacy and data protection laws in the country. Modeled on the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer...more

Will New York Be the Next State to Adopt Robust Data Privacy and Security Laws?

Holland & Knight LLP on 7/10/2019

• The signing of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) into law in June 2018 imposed significant new privacy obligations on businesses that have personal information about California residents and set off a burst of...more

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