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Florida Legislature Passes Data Breach Immunity Legislation

The Florida legislature passed a bill that provides immunity to companies that suffer a data breach. The immunity is conditioned on the company: (1) complying with the notice requirements of Florida’s data breach notification...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

White & Case LLP

US Data Privacy Law Compliance Checklist

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In 2019, the US data privacy framework changed significantly with the emergence of the California Consumer Privacy Act which created a significant compliance burden for most businesses that collect personal information about...more

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Now There Are 10: The Texas Data Privacy and Security Act

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Texas has joined the nine other states that have comprehensive data privacy laws after Governor Greg Abbott signed the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (the “TDPSA”). Subject to exemptions, the TDPSA applies to any entity...more

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Everything is Bigger in Texas, Including the Reach of its New Consumer Data Privacy Law

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Texas recently became the tenth state to pass a comprehensive consumer data privacy law when its legislature voted in favor of the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA). The bill was signed by Governor Greg Abbott on...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Texas Consumer Privacy Law Nears Governor’s Signature

Texas will likely become the 11th state to pass a consumer privacy law. H.B. 4, the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA), was passed by both houses of the Texas legislature last week, and the bill is now headed to...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

The Future Comes Into Focus For HB 9

Last week, HB 9 (the leading privacy bill on the House side of the Florida legislature) made its first of two committee stops in the House Commerce Committee. The bill passed unanimously. Just as important, however, the...more

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The proposed Massachusetts Information Privacy and Security Act: Will This Be the Year Massachusetts Finally Updates Its Consumer...

Since Massachusetts becoming a trailblazer among states with the passage of privacy legislation in 2007 and subsequent regulations, Massachusetts’ own privacy laws have been passed by those of other states, most notably...more

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Colorado Becomes Third State to Pass Comprehensive Privacy Legislation

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Colorado is now the third state in the U.S. to pass comprehensive privacy legislation, following in the footsteps of California and Virginia. The Colorado Privacy Act (the “CPA”), passed by the state’s General Assembly as SB...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

Update on Major Consumer Data Privacy Legislation in Florida Legislature

The last week of Florida's legislative session is upon us, and one of the top issues of session is unresolved – data privacy legislation. The legislation will have broad ramifications on many companies and industry groups...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Biometric Privacy Law Expansions and Private Rights of Action

The days of only seeing biometric techniques in spy films are well behind us. A simple thumbprint can open a phone. Systems like Alexa can recognize your voice and play your favorite music. Some banks even allow customers to...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

State and Federal Privacy Legislation Stalls

Summer days bring with them BBQs, trips to the beach, ice cream cones, and in many states, the end of the state legislative sessions. This past winter, the possibility that 2019 would end with a patchwork of consumer privacy...more

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