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Data Privacy Guide - USA - Illinois

Introduction - Illinois has enacted laws addressing rights and obligations related to data privacy. Companies and organizations that handle, collect, disseminate, or otherwise deal in nonpublic information have a number of...more

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Maryland Amends Data Breach and Reasonable Security Requirements

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Maryland recently passed House Bill 962, amending Maryland’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) (Md. Code Ann. Comm. Law 14-3504). As summarized below, House Bill 962 amends certain aspects of PIPA relating to breach...more

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Office Of The Privacy Commissioner For Bermuda Issues Data Breach Guide

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The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Bermuda has issued a helpful guide on the various types of harm that could be caused by a data breach...more

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Maryland Again Amends Its Data Breach Notification Law

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In response to trends, heightened public awareness, and a string of large-scale data breaches, states continue to enhance their data breach notification laws. In 2017 Maryland amended its Personal Information Protection Act...more

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US Data Breach and Privacy 2019 Legislative Recap

A few weeks ago, Texas signed into law an amendment to its data breach law, capping off a busy first half of 2019 for state lawmakers in this arena. As we gear up for the second half of 2019, we thought a recap was...more

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The Lawyer's Duty When Client Confidential Information is Hacked From the Law Firm

As attorneys, our livelihood is often heavily dependent upon the keeping of secrets. But in this complex electronic-data driven environment we work in, where physical security via locked doors and piercing alarms may no...more

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Breach Notification Rules Under GDPR, PIPEDA and PIPA

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The breach notification obligations for Canadian organizations will change significantly in 2018: (i) the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force on May 25, 2018; while (ii) new reporting...more

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New 2018 Cost of Data Breaches Study Released

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An important resource for those who study the impact of data breaches is updated for 2018. The 2018 Cost of Data Breach Study: A Global Overview was released by Ponemon Institute, LLC....more

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New Year, New Rules – The 2017 Illinois Personal Information Protection Act

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On January 1, 2017, Illinois ushered in a broader and stronger personal information and data breach regime. The Illinois Personal Information Act (PIPA), 815 ILCS § 530, applies any entity that “handles, collects,...more

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Cybersecurity Data Breaches and Mandatory Privacy Breach Reporting: Lessons from Alberta

In an increasingly interconnected and digitized world, data breaches have become ever more common. The wealth of personal information that corporations have in their possession means that such breaches can occur in even the...more

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Illinois Revises Data Privacy Statute

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Earlier this year, Illinois enacted a number of changes to the Illinois Personal Information Protection Act (“PIPA”). The amendments to PIPA, among other things, expand the definition of personal information subject to...more

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Illinois Joins the Fray: Strengthens its Laws Around Data Breach Notification and Data Security

Sophisticated phishing scams and muscular hacking efforts continue to compromise personal and sensitive information held by insurers, hospital systems, and businesses large and small. In response, many states have...more

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Illinois Governor Vetoes Data Protection Bill; Suggests Revisions

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Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner vetoed a bill amending the state’s data breach notification law on August 21, 2015, saying in a letter to the General Assembly that the bill “goes too far, imposing duplicative and burdensome...more

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Amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act Passed in the National Assembly July 6, 2015

On July 6, 2015, the Korean National Assembly passed a bill containing several amendments to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). This bill (the Amendment Bill) combines a number of major provisions from nine...more

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