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How ISO 27001 Supports Consumer Privacy: Part 1

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Mounting regulatory pressure to protect individual privacy rights has turned safeguarding personal data into a business imperative. Regulations like the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union and the...more

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Data Discovery and Classification: Key Concepts for Data Mapping

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If you’re a data person, or even if you’re not, you may have heard the statistic cited by Eric Schmidt, executive chairman at Google: “There were 5 exabytes of information created between the dawn of civilization through...more

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Delaware Data Protection Act: What Businesses Need to Know

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In September 2023, Delaware became the seventh state in 2023 to enact comprehensive privacy law with the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act (DPDPA), joining Indiana, Iowa, Montana, Oregon, Tennessee and Texas. The DPDPA will...more

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What Businesses Need to Know About Md.’s New Online Data Privacy Act

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Maryland will soon have some of the strictest data protection and privacy requirements in the nation after the Maryland Online Data Privacy Act of 2024 (MODPA) was signed into law by Gov. Wes Moore last week....more

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Will the US Congress Actually Pass a Law That Will Make Life Easier for Businesses?

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PLEASE SIT DOWN BEFORE READING THIS - Is it actually possible that the United States Congress is on its way to enacting legislation that will potentially make regulatory compliance easier for businesses? Over the last...more

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Latest Draft Comprehensive Data Privacy Legislation is Released

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Two key members of Congress unveiled the latest iteration of a proposed nationwide comprehensive privacy and data protection bill this past week. House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Senate...more

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Connected Devices: Eyes on EU Data Act

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The European Council recently approved a final version of the EU Data Act. The Act applies to manufacturers of connected devices. Among other things, it gives consumers certain rights about the information those devices...more

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Privacy ‘Deep in the Heart of Texas’: An Overview of the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act

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Texas, long lauded as one of the most “business-friendly” states, has passed a comprehensive privacy law that will bring new regulations to consumer personal data. The new Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (“TDPSA”), H.B....more

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Lessons From the GDPR on the Sunset of the CCPA’s Personnel and B2B ‎Exemptions

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As of January 1, 2023, the personal information of personnel (including job applicants, employees, officers, directors and contractors), and of business to business contacts, is subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act...more

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State Data Privacy Law Development Proceeds Apace

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2023 is turning out to be the year of the state privacy law, including new laws in five states with the possibility of more to come.  Indeed, in recent days both Indiana and Iowa have likewise passed new statutes, which we...more

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Lawsuits and Enforcement: Privacy Violations through AI Tech

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A number of lawsuits and regulatory proceedings filed last week focus on aspects of privacy protection and data security during use of artificial intelligence, specifically in relation to OpenAI’s ChatGPT software....more

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Data Privacy Day 2023 Highlights

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To celebrate Data Privacy Day, the data security & privacy team at Burns & Levinson is sharing some exciting highlights for 2023...more

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Time to Update Your Cookie Banners? Helpful Guidance from the European Data Protection Board on Bad Cookie Banner Practices

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When it comes to website privacy compliance, cookies have consistently presented the most fraught issues for U.S. businesses.  This is especially true for those businesses that find themselves in a sometimes new or often...more

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EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Advances to the Next Stage

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For companies that conduct business in both the European Union and the United States, data transfers between the EU and the U.S. has long been a challenging process, primarily in light of the EU’s strict privacy regulation,...more

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CPRA Countdown: What employers need to know about the CPRA's potential impact on litigation - This is the eighth installment in...

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To date, employee data has been largely exempt from the requirements of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA). However, effective January 1, 2023, the Consumer Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), will remove the...more

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Congress Introduces the American Data Privacy and Protection Act

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On June 23, 2022, Representatives Pallone, Rodgers, Schakowsky, and Bilirakis introduced the American Data Privacy and Protection Act, HR 8152. This Act represents an effort to create a comprehensive federal privacy law. ...more

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Proposed Federal Data Protection Law Would Impose Duty of Loyalty and Allow Limited Private Right of Action

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The proposed law⁠ - which is broadly applicable to most entities doing business in the United States - is the first real indication of bipartisan movement on data protection at the federal-level. The House Committee on...more

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Privacy Report: Utah Will Soon Publish US’s Latest Comprehensive State Privacy Law

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US News - Utah Will Soon Publish US’s Latest Comprehensive State Privacy Law - The Utah Consumer Privacy Act, also known as Senate Bill 227, recently cleared the Senate and the House. Though there are a few more steps...more

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EU Proposes New Data Act Aimed At Regulating Non-Personal Data

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Already at the forefront of personal privacy rules, European regulators are looking to extend their focus in an effort to protect small businesses with proposed legislation called the Data Act. The measure, as the Journal...more

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2021 Data Privacy Overview: New Regulations and Guidance

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While everyone hoped that 2021 would be less tumultuous than 2020, it certainly did not turn out that way in the end. The same was true in the world of data privacy – with sweeping new data protection regulations and guidance...more

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Privacy Update: Best Practices for the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act

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Best Practices for the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act - The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDA) Working Group of the Joint Commission on Technology and Science released its final report on best practices...more

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U.S. Privacy 2022: Compare, Contrast, and Integrate New State Laws

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U.S. state legislatures accelerated efforts in 2021 to fill the gap created by the absence of national data privacy legislation. California, Virginia, and Colorado passed or amended data protection laws, and the trend is...more

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Lessons Learned from Implementing Privacy Rights Request Processes – Part 1

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Over the last three years, several data privacy regulations have been adopted around the world which include requirements related to the collection, processing and use of personal information. The list includes the General...more

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Colorado Enacts Sweeping Privacy Law

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On July 7, 2021, Colorado enacted a new privacy law, titled the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA). The CPA is the third state-level omnibus data privacy law, similar in scope to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the...more

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Compliance With Data Privacy Laws: Are You Prepared for Data Requests That Implicate Slack?

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In the last few years, data privacy laws and regulations have been big news. Much of the coverage—including one of our recent blog posts—concerned website compliance. Companies scrambled to post notices and forms on their...more

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