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Rhode Island Enacts Comprehensive Data Privacy Law

Hinckley Allen on 8/13/2024

On June 13, 2024, the Rhode Island legislature passed the Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act (the “Act”), which became law in late June. The Act aims to protect the personal information of Rhode Island...more

Hong Kong proposes new Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Law

A&O Shearman on 7/3/2024

New cybersecurity legislation to enhance the protection of computer systems of critical infrastructures (“CIs”) was proposed by the Hong Kong Government on 25 June 2024. The legislation is tentatively titled the Protection of...more

Understanding the Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act: What Businesses Need to Know

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. on 7/2/2024

The Rhode Island Legislature enacted its comprehensive data privacy law on July 1, 2024. The Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act (H 7787, or the “RI-DTPPA”) was enacted in response to growing concerns about data...more

Colorado’s Landmark AI Act: What Companies Need To Know

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 6/24/2024

Colorado has become the first state to enact a comprehensive law relating to the development and deployment of certain artificial intelligence (AI) systems. The Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act (CAIA), which will go into...more

New York Legislature Passes a Pair of Bills to Protect Children's Privacy Online

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 6/19/2024

On June 7, 2023, the New York legislature passed the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act (SAFE Act or the Act) and the New York Child Data Protection Act (CDPA), both aimed at protecting children online. The...more

Unpacking the Texas Data Privacy & Security Act: A Company’s Guide for Navigating Compliance

Gray Reed on 6/6/2024

As businesses grapple with the evolving, regulatory landscape for data privacy, the Texas Data Privacy & Security Act (TDPSA) emerges as a pivotal law. This comprehensive legislation, effective July 1, 2024, established...more

Tennessee Passes Law Restricting Data Breach Class Action Suits

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 5/28/2024

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed legislation on May 22, 2024, that will shield private entities from class action lawsuits stemming from a cybersecurity event unless the event was caused by willful, wanton, or gross...more

EU Artificial Intelligence Act – Legislation Adopted by the European Council

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 5/23/2024

The long-awaited European Union Artificial Intelligence Act (the AI Act) is nearing implementation following its adoption by the European Council yesterday (21 May 2024). This signals the completion of the final major stage...more

NIST Updates AI RMF as Mandated by the White House Executive Order on AI

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/1/2024

We have now reached the 180-day mark since the White House Executive Order (EO) on the Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Development of AI and we are seeing a flurry of mandated actions being completed. See here for a summary of...more

New Hampshire Enacts Comprehensive Data Privacy Law

Hinckley Allen on 4/10/2024

On March 6, 2024, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu signed into law SB 255-FN, An Act Relative to the Expectation of Privacy (the “Act”), making New Hampshire the 14th state to enact a comprehensive data privacy law —...more

China passes provisions to relax the cross-border data transfer regime

A&O Shearman on 4/3/2024

China has passed provisions which relax the current cross-border data transfer mechanisms. This comes as welcome news to the international business community, especially those with the need to export data from China in the...more

Proposed Federal Cyber Incident Reporting Rule Adds Hefty Federal Reporting Requirements to Critical Infrastructure Sector and...

Woods Rogers on 3/28/2024

The federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a draft of its proposed rule detailing how covered entities operating in critical infrastructure sectors report cyberattacks and ransomware payments...more

New Hampshire Enacts Privacy Law

Mayer Brown on 3/12/2024

On March 6, 2024, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu signed SB 255 into law, making the Granite State the latest to enact a comprehensive privacy law—the 15th state, if you count Florida’s privacy law of narrower...more

A Fracturing Data Environment: Executive Order Portends Major Changes to US Data Management

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 3/7/2024

On February 28, 2024, President Biden issued Executive Order 14117 (the EO) on “Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern” that would...more

New Jersey Becomes 14th State to Pass Data Privacy Law

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 3/4/2024

Starting Jan. 15, 2025, the New Jersey Data Protection Act (the “Act”) goes into effect. If you are thinking, “Yawn, yet another state privacy law that reads like gibberish but luckily doesn’t affect my company,” you may be...more

Client Alert: New Jersey Privacy Law

Whiteford on 2/26/2024

On January 16, 2024, New Jersey became the fourteenth state to enact comprehensive privacy legislation after the passage of the New Jersey Data Privacy Act (“NJDPA”), adding to the growing national focus on consumer personal...more

Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity Quick Clicks | Issue 14

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 2/22/2024

Katten's Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity Quick Clicks is a monthly newsletter highlighting the latest news and legal developments involving privacy, data and cybersecurity issues across the globe....more

Eye on Privacy: 2023 Year in Review

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/7/2024

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - What is the Privacy Impact of the White House AI Order for Businesses? Posted November 28, 2023 Biden’s sweeping AI Executive Order sought to have artificial intelligence used in accordance...more

New Year, New(ish) State Privacy Laws: New Jersey and New Hampshire Ring in 2024 with Comprehensive Privacy Laws

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP on 2/1/2024

Just one month into 2024 and two states have already passed comprehensive consumer data privacy bills. In New Jersey, the legislature passed and on January 16 the governor signed S. 332 (“New Jersey Act”). And in New...more

Florida Bill Proposes Safe Harbor Against Breach Suits to Businesses Maintaining Recognized Cybersecurity Programs

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 1/25/2024

A recently introduced bill in the Florida Legislature would provide businesses operating in Florida, including health care providers, with a legal defense to data breach lawsuits if they maintain robust cybersecurity measures...more

New Jersey Passes Comprehensive Consumer Privacy Law

Epstein Becker & Green on 1/24/2024

On January 16, 2024, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Senate Bill No. 332, “An Act concerning online services, consumers, and personal data” (“SB 332”). New Jersey is the fourteenth state to pass a...more

New Jersey Enacts Privacy Law

Mayer Brown on 1/24/2024

On January 16, 2024, Governor Philip D. Murphy signed into law the New Jersey Data Privacy Act (the “Privacy Act”), which goes into effect on January 15, 2025....more

New Jersey Becomes Most Recent State to Sign a Comprehensive Consumer Privacy Law

Epstein Becker & Green on 1/23/2024

California’s Amended Data Broker Registration Law

Polsinelli on 1/18/2024

In October 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (S.B.) 362 into law, amending California’s data broker registration law. By January 31, 2024, qualifying data brokers must register with the California...more

The Current Status of Privacy Laws Across the United States

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 1/17/2024

Unlike the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union (EU), the United States does not have a nationwide comprehensive data privacy law. Instead, the United States applies a sectoral approach to its...more

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