Navigating State Privacy Laws
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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 May 13, the FTC’s amendment to the Safeguards Rule relating to the reporting of data breaches and security incidents, which were announced in October of 2023, became effective. As a reminder, the FTC’s Safeguards Rule...more
Kaiser Permanente is notifying 13.4 million current and former members that their personal information may have been compromised when it was transmitted to tech giants Google, Microsoft Bing and X (formerly Twitter) when...more
On April 5, 2024 members of U.S. Congress released a draft bipartisan, bicameral federal privacy bill, the American Privacy Rights Act. In a press release, the stated goal of this legislation is to be “a national data privacy...more
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) have made a breakthrough by agreeing on a bipartisan data privacy legislation proposal. The legislation aims to address concerns related...more
Over the past year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has emerged as a leading actor in the health privacy enforcement space, spearheading enforcement actions, policy statements, and regulatory changes all aimed at...more
Cyber, Privacy, and Technology Report - Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed....more
In the FTC’s first case focused on the privacy and security of genetic information, the FTC alleges that San Francisco-based Vitagene, Inc. – now known as 1Health.io – failed to live up to its promises and unfairly changed...more
June 9th marked the deadline for financial institutions, including certain non-banking institutions that collect or maintain sensitive customer information (e.g., car dealerships), to implement a comprehensive information...more
Publications and Advisories - February 10, 2023 – Kathleen Benway, David Keating, and Sara Pullen Guercio published “Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy / Consumer Protection/FTC Advisory: Limit Your Health Data Sharing and Call...more
Enhancing data security programs to protect personal information is a critical area companies cannot ignore. Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy and Financial Services & Products groups unpack the latest moves by the Consumer...more
On August 11, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced proposed rulemaking pertaining to “commercial surveillance and lax data security.” However, the overall focus of the potential rulemaking is consumer privacy...more
Account security and digital identity have been hot topics for regulators and at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The government has been promoting multifactor authentication (MFA) and innovation in...more
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") recently took action against CafePress, an online customized merchandise platform, for violations stemming from its data security practices. See In re Residual Pumpkin Entity, LLC (d/b/a...more
The month of March has seen significant developments in the cybersecurity and data protection space. Here are four key legal developments that could be critical to your business. . . ...more
In this month’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s letter to Congress calling for federal cybersecurity legislation, the New York attorney general’s report on “credential stuffing”...more
In the last year, we continued to see a shift in the privacy landscape of the United States, including the passage of comprehensive privacy legislation in both Virginia and Colorado, while other states still have bills under...more
Will 2022 be the year for a national privacy law? We are seeing new federal proposals, ongoing negotiations about key issues such as a private right of action and state pre-emption, and new activity at the state level. There...more
Once again, we see that inaccurate information in a privacy policy can land an organization in hot water. On June 7, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposed settlement with MoviePass pertaining to its...more
While the term “dark patterns” is not new, it has recently been getting a more attention, not least because the newly passed California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) will regulate dark patterns. In this article, we will focus...more
While still in its relative infancy, privacy law has quickly become a turbulent teenager, with constant change around the world. At a minimum, 2021 will require meaningful efforts to implement the changes of 2020, with a...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disparate effect on privacy regulators, with varying levels of enforcement advocated by different government entities; the California Attorney General, the U.S. Department of Health & Human...more
Shook Weighs in on Updated CCPA Regulations - In response to extensive public comment, the California Attorney General’s office released modified draft regulations under the CCPA on February 7. Shook has provided initial...more
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act, any California consumer whose personal information is compromised “as a result of the business’ violation of the duty to implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and...more
Recently, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission issued an important opinion, concluding that Cambridge Analytica, LLC, the data analytics and consulting company, engaged in “deceptive practices to harvest personal information” of...more
The automobile industry has been racing full speed ahead in recent years on its quest for increased connectivity and automation, but it may soon find itself swept up in the wave of privacy and data security laws and...more