2025 Privacy Law Preview: Be Prepared
Navigating State Privacy Laws
[Webinar] You Are Here: First Steps in Data Mapping
Caregivers in Cybersecurity — Unauthorized Access Podcast
#WorkforceWednesday: California's Upcoming Cyber Audit and Automated Tech Rules - Employment Law This Week®
Data Dividend: What is Personal Data Worth?
Podcast: Data Privacy and Info Security in Finance: The Lay of the Land [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 52]
2023 New Data Privacy Requirements
Guidepost in Motion EP27: Privacy Matters Part 2: “TMI”-The Privacy Dilemma of Social Media
Webinar Recording – Assessing the Surge in Wiretap Litigation
Interview With Ayesha Minhaj, Google - Digital Planning Podcast
Colorado’s New Comprehensive Privacy Law
#WorkforceWednesday: 2020 in Review and What's to Come in 2021
Sitting with the C-Suite: How Do Corporations Manage the Convergence of Data during Remote Work?
On-Demand Webinar | Protecting Information in a Work-From-Home World
On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) finalized changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule (Final Rule). The Final Rule adopts certain amendments that were proposed in...more
The culmination of every successful sweepstakes promotion involves the picking of a winner, or multiple winners, as applicable. Winner selection also provides the sweepstakes operator with the opportunity to generate positive...more
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) is starting the year by implementing new data broker regulations, which took effect in late December, and continuing to move toward the completion of new rules for automated...more
In August 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and eight states filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against RealPage Inc., alleging that its software was used to unlawfully decrease competition among landlords and maximize...more
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) finalized changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) Rule today, making the first updates to the Rule since 2013. In January 2024, the FTC proposed changes to the...more
New York State Governor Hochul recently gave us a “pre” New Year’s gift: effective on December 21, 2024, any individuals or businesses possessing the “private information” of New Yorkers must notify them, and certain state...more
On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a press release confirming that it has finalized changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule). These changes will set new requirements...more
The Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) of Singapore recently issued a mandate requiring all businesses operating in the country to appoint a Data Protection Officer (DPO) by September 30, 2024, and submit their...more
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced the formal public comment period for its latest proposed rulemaking package, which includes updates to existing regulations and introduces new guidelines for automated...more
A massive data breach hit one of the country’s largest education software providers. According to EducationWeek, PowerSchool provides school software products to more than 16,000 customers, largely K-12 schools, that serve 50...more
We are back for our sixth year of tracking proposed state privacy legislation and fifth year of providing weekly updates. As in past years, we will track proposed state privacy legislation through these weekly updates and our...more
This past July, the City of Columbus, Ohio experienced a significant data breach. Hackers were able to breach Columbus’ network and gained access to private information of city employees and residents. Initially, the City...more
States continued to pass comprehensive consumer privacy laws throughout 2024. 2025 brings eight new state-level comprehensive consumer privacy laws into effect. As with the five state privacy laws that went into effect in...more
Welcome to this month’s issue of The BR Privacy & Security Download, the digital newsletter of Blank Rome’s Privacy, Security, & Data Protection practice....more
Les cybermenaces se multiplient et évoluent sans cesse, ce qui oblige les organisations à maintenir leur résilience opérationnelle et à protéger leurs actifs clés, comme leurs infrastructures critiques et leurs données...more
In late December 2024, the New York Governor signed two bills (S2659B and S2376B) amending the state’s data breach notification law (N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 899-aa), to expand the definition of reportable personal information...more
As 2024 came to a close, New York Gov. Hochul signed two bills (A8872A and S2376B) amending New York’s data breach law. The modifications change both what constitutes personal information under the law, as well as modifying...more
We previously reported that Ascension Health detected a cyber-attack on May 8, 2024, that affected clinical operations in Ascension facilities in six states....more
On December 21, 2024, while many Americans were busy signing holiday cards and exchanging gifts, New York Governor Kathy Hochul was signing six significant pieces of legislation aimed at enhancing online safety and...more
With the new year just around the corner and eight new privacy laws coming online next year, December is an excellent time for companies to assess their data collection and processing practices, and take stock of any changes...more
Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) and the Cayman Islands have each introduced data protection regimes in recent years which align with global data protection standards. It is therefore increasingly important for...more
On December 17, the California Privacy Protection Agency announced increases in fines and penalties under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), effective January 1, 2025. The agency’s announcement explained the CCPA...more
The Guangzhou Internet Court (the “Court”) recently issued its first judgment involving the cross-border transfer of personal data under the Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL”).1 An international hotel group was...more
SB 1120 (the “Bill”), which takes effect on January 1, 2025, amends existing California law to adopt guardrails around the use of artificial intelligence tools for the purpose of utilization management. As discussed in a...more
The PRC National Technical Committee 260 on Cybersecurity of SAC (“TC260”) published new Guidelines on Identifying Sensitive Personal Information (“Guidelines”) on 18 September 2024, nearly three months after it released the...more