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Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast | Episode 14: How Employers Can Navigate Cybersecurity Issues with Brandon Robinson, Maynard Nexsen Attorney
Navigating the Digital Frontier: Employee Privacy Rights and Legal Obligations in the Modern Workplace
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Website privacy controls—in the form of banners and pop-ups asking visitors to agree to, or reject, a website’s use of cookies, pixels, and similar technologies used to track their behavior—are becoming ubiquitous. In the...more
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
Class-action lawyers are adapting their legal tactics, moving away from suing companies under California's wiretap law and instead focusing on a new legal claim: the pen register theory....more
This post is part of a series of articles we are doing on 2023 data protection litigation trends. 2023 saw a rise in class action litigation related to internet tracking technology employed by companies to enhance user...more
In October 2022, Advocate Aurora Health notified 3 million individuals of a data breach resulting from its use of tracking pixels on its website for tracking website visitor activity. Now, this month, Advocate Aurora Health...more
The ongoing massive data breach in the world of advertising: real time bidding ("RTB"). You likely are, or have been, a target of RTB without your knowledge. The Irish Council for Civil Liberties ("ICCL") found that the...more
On May 19, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) adopted the “Policy Statement on Education Technology and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act” (COPPA), which calls for increased scrutiny for violations of COPPA...more
Researchers from the Mozilla Foundation reviewed the privacy policies of 32 mental health apps ranging from guided meditation to telehealth counseling services and flagged 28 of them as having “Privacy Not Included.” In...more
If your company creates health-related apps, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has set out some key considerations: - Make accurate representations. Clearly explain how people’s information will be used and shared and then...more
Data is king in today's digital economy. The estimated net worth of this global data market is forecast to hit nearly $235 billion by 2026, meaning collecting and sharing personal information is big business. ...more
For those involved in supporting a privacy and data protection program, continued expansion of new regulatory requirements will likely be the biggest trend in the coming year. Whether it be new laws being discussed, pending,...more
Data Privacy Day is celebrated on January 28 each year to raise awareness about the importance of respecting privacy, safeguarding data and enabling trust. In honor of Data Privacy Day, now is an ideal time to review your...more
FTC Activities in 2021 and Likely Trends for 2022 2021 saw the kickoff of the Khan era at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). During FTC Chair Lina Khan's first nine months on the job, she has announced privacy and security...more
Intending to strengthen the privacy of consumers’ online data, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), John Kennedy (R-LA), Joe Manchin (D-WV), and Richard Burr (R-NC) have reintroduced the Social Media Privacy Protection and...more
Sweeping consumer privacy law changes are moving quickly through the Florida legislature. Covered private businesses should act now to bring their privacy policies into compliance with the anticipated new requirements....more
Keypoint: There were four notable developments this week: the Florida House passed a bill out of committee, lawmakers proposed a new bill in Texas, the Washington Privacy Act was scheduled for a public hearing and committee...more
California is no longer the lone state with a consumer data privacy law. Virginia is now on the verge of joining, pending a formal reconciliation between the Virginia House and Senate versions, as well as the governor’s...more
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)—the most comprehensive personal data privacy legislation anywhere in the United States so far—is officially being enforced. Is your website in compliance? Does it need to be? What...more
On October 12, 2020, the California Attorney General published a Third Set of Modified Proposed Regulations (“Modified Regulations”) even though the final text of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) regulations are...more
The Regulations to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) continue to evolve, in confusing fashion. As background, the AG’s Office had previously issued proposed Regulations to the CCPA in October 2019. The AG’s Office...more
Earlier this week, the California Department of Justice unexpectedly released a third set of proposed modifications to the CCPA regulations. This move took place only two months after the California Attorney General’s Office...more
The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) went into effect January 1, 2020. While the CCPA was amended in October of 2019 to exempt certain employment and personal information involved in business-to-business (B2B)...more
Starting last month, the California Attorney General began enforcing the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). Although the CCPA went into effect January 1, 2020, it provided a six-month grace period to allow companies...more
On Friday, August 14, California’s Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved the final draft of the Attorney General’s (AG) regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s...more
The CCPA Will Not Sleep During COVID-19 Organizations who, just months ago, believed they were not collecting health-related data, or children’s personal information, may now have to revisit those beliefs in light of the...more