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Furia Rubel Communications, Inc.

Embracing Data Privacy to Drive Business Growth with Aihong Yu, Chief Privacy Counsel of CDK Global

In this episode of On Record PR, Gina Rubel goes on record with Aihong Yu, Chief Privacy Counsel of CDK Global, to discuss how embracing privacy and security measures…...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

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

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

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More Safe Harbor Protections for Navigating Cyber and Privacy Litigation

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Cybersecurity and data privacy risks continue to loom large with potentially significant consequences. Litigation, often filed soon after incidents, adds to the possible repercussions. In our previous article, we discussed a...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Iowa Joins Growing List to Offer Potential Safe Harbor for Companies With Security Programs

Iowa recently became the fifth state to offer businesses a safe harbor if they have a written cybersecurity program. Others are Connecticut (October 1, 2021), Ohio (effective November 2, 2018), Oregon (effective January 1,...more

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The EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF): What Does It Mean for You?

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If your business transfers data from the European Union to the United States, you’ve likely been keeping an eye on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF) for the past several years. The long-awaited adequacy...more

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[Webinar] Top Tips for California Employers to Prepare for the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) Effective January 1, 2023 -...

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Following the passage of the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), for the past two years, employers have been partially exempt from many of the California Consumer Privacy Act's (CCPA) mandates pertaining to applicants,...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Connecticut Expands Breach Reporting and Creates Cybersecurity Safe Harbor

On October 1, 2021, two Acts overhauling data privacy and cybersecurity in Connecticut took effect—the latest instance of stronger state breach reporting requirements with a safe harbor protection from litigation for...more

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Hold the punitive damages: Connecticut is latest to incentivize implementing cybersecurity frameworks

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Connecticut’s new cybersecurity standards law, which goes into effect on October 1, 2021, protects companies from punitive damages in certain data breach actions where an organization has a cybersecurity program that conforms...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Will NeuralHash Make a Hash of Privacy?

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Our personal technology is so complex that making a change in one aspect is likely to affect us in many ways. When tech companies step into social issues, we are likely to see unintended consequences....more

Fox Rothschild LLP

U.S. States And Territories Data Breach Statutes-UPDATED July, 2020

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Fox Rothschild’s Privacy and Data Security practice group maintains this searchable PDF document as well as the Data Breach 411 app to inform businesses of the breach notification statutes in each of the 50 states, Guam,...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Industry Insight: The CCPA’s Elusive “Reasonable Security” Safe Harbor

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“[P]rivacy legislation should have some kind of safe harbor provision in it so that companies understand that if they take certain steps, what they are doing is consistent with the law.”  Karen Zacharia, Chief Privacy Officer...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

House Democrat Introduces Legislation to Strengthen Children’s Online Privacy

On January 30, Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL) introduced H.R. 5703, the Protecting the Information of our Vulnerable Children and Youth Act (Kids PRIVCY Act) that would expand requirements under the Children’s Online Privacy...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

A New Year and a New Approach to State Data Breach Legislation

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Ohio is taking a unique approach to addressing data breaches by offering businesses meeting certain requirements with a safe harbor against lawsuits following a data breach. Specifically, the act...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Summary of Riverside and Los Angeles AGO Public Forums on CCPA-Related Regulations

The 2018 California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) requires the California Attorney General’s Office (AGO) to promulgate regulations related to the CCPA by July 1, 2020. The AGO is holding a series of public forums and accepting...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

A Data Security Plan Will Protect Your Company from Liability: New Ohio Cybersecurity Law Creates “Safe Harbor” from Data Breach...

On November 2, 2018, Ohio’s new “cybersecurity safe harbor” law took effect, and the law gives Ohio businesses a strong new reason to proactively address data security. Data breaches are an ever-growing threat to businesses...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Ohio Gives Breach Safe Harbor for Companies with Written Data Security Program

Effective November 2, 2018, companies that suffer a breach may have certain defenses in Ohio if they have a written cybersecurity program in place. Under this new law, companies can use as an affirmative defense the existence...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - September 2018 #3

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Schneider Electric recently issued a consumer warning that it mistakenly shipped to its customers USB drives that were infected with malware. Schneider Electric stated in its alert that “Schneider Electric has determined that...more

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FTC Sees Disconnect on Proposed Connected Cars Legislation

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The Energy & Commerce Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives held a hearing on October 21st titled “Examining Ways to Improve Vehicle and Roadway Safety” to consider (among other matters) Vehicle Data Privacy...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Privacy, Security, Risk: What You Missed At IAPP Conference

Earlier this month, privacy and security professionals from around the globe gathered for “Privacy. Security. Risk. 2015”—the second joint conference between the International Association of Privacy Professionals and the...more

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Advocate General of the EU Court of Justice: EU-U.S. Safe Harbor Act Is Not Safe for EU Citizens

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The decision could affect the thousands of U.S. companies in diverse industries that rely on the EU-U.S. Safe Harbor Agreement to legally transfer personal data of EU citizens from the EU to the United States....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

FTC settles false safe harbor allegations with thirteen companies

The FTC has made it clear over the past year that it is serious about companies’ compliance with the US-EU and US-Swiss safe harbor programs, and has publicly stated that it is randomly reviewing company websites to ensure...more

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