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State Attorneys General Take Action on Artificial Intelligence

The evolving use of artificial intelligence (AI) across different industries has thrust states into a difficult and rapidly developing regulatory arena. State Attorneys General have and will continue to play an essential role...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity - June 2023

In our June Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we review new data privacy laws in Colorado, Connecticut, Florida and Montana; Verizon’s annual Data Breach Investigations Report; AM Best’s report on cyber insurance trends; and...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: May 2023

Five former Memphis-based hospital employees and another man have pled guilty to unlawfully disclosing patient information in violation of HIPAA, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee Kevin Ritz announced....more

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California Expands Privacy and Security Requirements for Genetic Data

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With health-related data and how to protect it at the forefront of discussion since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, this week California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law two bills related to genetic data. First, AB...more

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Florida House Passes Consumer Data Privacy Legislation

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Keypoint: Florida moved one step closer to passing consumer data privacy legislation although differences between the House and Senate bills need to be resolved if the legislation is to pass the legislature. On April 21,...more

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Dismissal Of Marriott Data Breach Lawsuit Shows How Plaintiffs Still Face Standing Hurdles In The Post-CCPA Era

After the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) took effect on January 1, 2020, a surge of class action lawsuits predicated on alleged CCPA violations hit businesses.  Because of the act’s novelty, it was unclear whether...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Hanna Andersson and Salesforce Receive Preliminary Approval for Settlement of CCPA-Based Class Action Litigation

In 2019, Hanna Andersson, a children’s apparel store, suffered a data breach while using a Salesforce e-commerce platform. As a result of the breach, customers filed a class action lawsuit, alleging customer data was stolen...more

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Vermont Amends Data Breach Notification Law with Focus on Biometric Data Protection

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Data privacy laws in two of the most populous US states have been transformed this year with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and New York’s Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD) Act coming into...more

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Emerging From COVID-19: Data Privacy and Security in a Changed World

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As millions have moved their professional and personal lives online, in-person contact during the COVID-19 pandemic has become a memory except for “essential” public services. To receive medical care or an education, be...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Litigation Case Claims Violation of CCPA Under Statutory Private Right of Action

One of the most significant consumer rights offered by the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is what we call the “private right of action” afforded by the law. A private right of action under a law basically means...more

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Analysis: Verifying Consumer Requests Under the CCPA

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For businesses, one of the more worrisome scenarios under the CCPA occurs when they mistakenly provide personal information of a consumer to the wrong party in response to a consumer request, whether because of fraud or...more

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California Governor Signs CCPA and Breach Notification Statute Amendments into Law

With the January 1, 2020 effective date of the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”) rapidly approaching, all eyes have been on the California legislature’s consideration of a robust suite of amendments that would...more

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Latest California Consumer Privacy Act Amendments Impact Business Compliance Initiatives

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On September 13, the final day of its legislative session, the California Legislature approved five amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the state’s sweeping new privacy law that takes effect on January...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - July 2019

In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine New York's new laws expanding consumer protection for data breaches, the D.C. Circuit's two rulings deepening the split regarding standing in data...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Privacy and Data Security Client Alert | March 2019

Florida Introduces BIPA Legislation - A Florida state senator has introduced an identical version of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)....more

Ballard Spahr LLP

GLBA and the California Privacy Act: Analyzing SB 1121's Change to the Financial Institution Carve-Out Provision

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Less than three months after California passed the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 1121 this week, making a number of technical and substantive changes to the law....more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - August 2018 #4

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A new ransomware, dubbed “Ryuk,” has surfaced in the last few weeks and is said to be targeting large organizations in the United States. The attackers behind Ryuk have reportedly made more than $640,000 in just two weeks,...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - July 2018

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CYBERSECURITY - Ticketmaster Hit With Malware Compromising UK Customers’ Data - Ticketmaster has reported that it has “identified malicious software on a customer support product hosted by Inbenta Technologies, an...more

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