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Immediate Steps to Safeguard Your Genetic Data Amid 23andMe Bankruptcy Concerns

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Since its 2006 founding, 23andMe’s (the “Company”) service of collecting, analyzing, and reporting customers’ genetic information has raised privacy concerns among many. Worsening those concerns, the Company filed for...more

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More Scrutiny of California Data Brokers

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As with many other areas of privacy law, it is not surprising that California continues to lead the nation in regulating data brokers – from promulgating new regulations to issuing a cluster of recent settlements. ...more

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DOL’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification Implements Program to Delete FLAG Cases Older Than Five Years

As of March 27, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has started deleting case records that are more than five years old from the Foreign Labor Access Gateway (FLAG) system....more

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Coming Soon: Coordinated Pan-European Enforcement of the ‘Right to Erasure’

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) recently announced the launch of its 2025 Coordinated Enforcement Framework (CEF) action, which will focus on the right to erasure, also known as the “right to be forgotten,” or, in...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #437 – 23andMe Files for Bankruptcy—What to Do If It Has Your Genetic Information

Genetic testing company 23andMe has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and its CEO has resigned. It is seeking to sell “substantially all of its assets” through a reorganization plan that will have to be approved by...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

[Webinar] Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for March 2025 - March 20th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

No need for blarney, we have six great cases! In our March 2025 monthly webinar of cases covered by the eDiscovery Today blog, we will discuss disputes related to sanctions over spoliated video evidence, quashing subpoenas of...more

McDermott Will & Emery

CPPA Proposes Accessible Deletion Mechanism Regulations for Data Brokers

Ahead of its next board meeting, scheduled for March 6 and 7, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) released even more proposed regulations, adding to an already full slate of proposed regulations, to amend...more

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Going Mobile: Mobile Device Data in Criminal Investigations

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While data from mobile devices is more frequently responsive in civil litigation than ever before, “true crime” aficionados know it’s routinely useful in criminal investigations. We take our devices with us and use them...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CPPA settles with data broker and flags Jan. 31 deadline

On January 27, the Enforcement Division of the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) settled with a data broker for failing to register and pay an annual fee, pertinent to the California Data Broker Registry under the...more

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9 Sweeping Changes Proposed in India’s Latest Data Protection Draft Rules: What U.S. Employers Can Do to Prepare

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India just released a landmark draft of new rules to refine and implement the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act) – which is India’s first comprehensive data privacy legislation regulating digital personal data...more

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New York on Verge of Enacting Sweeping Health Data Privacy Law: Answers to Your Key Questions and 6 Steps to Prepare

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In a major development for all businesses handling health data, New York lawmakers passed a sweeping health data privacy bill Wednesday that could have far-ranging consequences across the country. S929, also known as the New...more

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The 5 Things Every Business Needs to Know About the Modern Consumer Privacy Landscape

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It’s no longer good enough for your business to have a reactive approach to consumer privacy – you need a proactive strategy to manage compliance, foster consumer trust, and stay competitive in this modern era. While many...more

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[Webinar] The Dos and Don'ts of Defensible Deletion in E-Discovery - November 22nd, 11:00 am PT

As data volumes increase, the need to delete extraneous, irrelevant information is an essential component of modern information governance. Doing so defensively is at the heart of this process, and this presentation will...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

Stay Compliant: Key Steps for E-Verify Records Disposal

As we approach the end of the year, it’s time for employers to prepare for an important annual task—USCIS’s E-Verify record purge. Each year, the E-Verify program deletes records that are more than ten years old, often going...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

[Webinar] Data Risk & Resilience Part IV - Data Deletion Dilemma: A Unified Approach to Defensible Data Disposal - September 26th,...

Data Resilience Masterclass: Navigating the Risks of the Digital Age - Data Risk and Resilience is a critical topic for modern businesses, especially within industries that handle vast amounts of sensitive information....more

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CPPA Holds Preliminary Stakeholder Session on Accessible Deletion Mechanism under Delete Act

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On June 26, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (the “CPPA”) held a stakeholder session to provide information and gather stakeholder input on the CPPA’s mandate to build an accessible deletion mechanism known as...more

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How Apple’s Failure to Suspend its Retention Policy Resulted in Siri-ous Sanctions: A Cautionary Tale for Litigation Professionals

In a recent ruling in Lopez v. Apple, Inc., Apple faced significant sanctions for failing to suspend its automated data deletion policy for Siri recordings after the initiation of litigation. This case is a  reminder of the...more

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CPPA Enforcement Division Issues First Enforcement Advisory on Data Minimization

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On April 2, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency's (CPPA) Enforcement Division issued its first enforcement advisory, titled "Applying Data Minimization to Consumer Requests," to further emphasize the importance of...more

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How Much Data is Too Much? 4 Steps Businesses Should Take as California Focuses On Data Minimization Requirements

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Businesses take heed: California state officials just warned that the law prohibits you from collecting unnecessary data and retaining data for longer than necessary. The California Privacy Protection Agency published its...more

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[Webinar] Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for April - April 23rd, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

No one else can “eclipse” our coverage of eDiscovery case law! Our April 2024 monthly webinar of cases covered by the eDiscovery Today blog discusses disputes related to relevance and privacy of an unpublished autobiography,...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

When Can a Government Official Limit Comments or Block Users on Social Media?

In Lindke v. Freed, the U.S. Supreme Court found that a civil rights violation might have occurred when the City Manager of Port Huron, Michigan deleted and blocked comments on his personal Facebook page. This depended on...more

Array

This Week in eDiscovery: More Emoji-Related Cases, LLM Prompts vs. Search Terms, Data Deletion

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Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s blog covers the week of February 5-11. Here’s what’s...more

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Recent Enforcement Actions Signal FTC Focus on Protecting Location Data

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On January 9, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its first ever prohibition on the use, sale and disclosure of sensitive location data against X- Mode Social and Outlogic (“X-Mode”), a location data broker. Only...more

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FTC Brings First Standalone Section 5 Unfairness Claims for Unreasonable Data Retention and Inaccurate Breach Notice

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On February 1, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a complaint and proposed consent order against Blackbaud, Inc. concerning a 2020 data security incident that included a ransomware demand and payment....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FTC’s Proposed Settlement with Blackbaud Requires Data Deletion and Data Governance

On February 1, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had reached a proposed settlement with that would require Blackbaud Inc. (“Blackbaud”) to delete personal data it does not need to retain and upgrade...more

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