Interested parties and privacy professionals have all been anxiously awaiting how legislative activity would shake out before the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) is implemented January 1, 2020. Now that the dust has...more
9/23/2019
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B2B Organizations ,
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Governor Newsom ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action
As we reported here, the final days of the 2019 California legislative session are winding down, with important amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) still pending. In Thursday’s Senate session, AB 1130 was...more
The California Legislature has returned from its summer recess and got right to work on the pending amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The Legislature has 30 days from today to send any amendments to...more
According to our CCPA Countdown Clock, we are 161 days and counting to the effective date of the California Consumer Privacy Act. The Mintz Privacy team is deeply involved in working with clients on developing compliance...more
We’ve now presented two webinars (links will be posted ICYMI) on the scope of the California Consumer Privacy Act, and have been talking with scores of clients about preparation and planning. One of the most frequently asked...more
Last week, California State Senator Jackson and state Attorney General Becerra introduced a new bill, Senate Bill 561. If passed, it will greatly expand the consumers’ right to bring private lawsuits for violations of the...more
California continues to lead the nation in cybersecurity and privacy legislation on the heels of the recent California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”). Governor Brown recently signed into law two nearly identical bills,...more
10/4/2018
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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Governor Brown ,
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Mergers ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action
Labor Day is passed, and the Privacy & Security Matters blog is back after a bit of a hiatus. The California State Legislature was busy up to the last day of the session working on privacy legislation.
Amendments to...more
Letter from the Editors -
Dear Readers,
The world of raising capital for emerging companies has experienced a revolution. Prior to the enactment of the JOBS Act in 2012, raising capital for private companies was...more
9/29/2016
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Crowdfunding ,
Crowdsourcing ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Dwolla ,
E-2 ,
Entrepreneurs ,
FinTech ,
Good Faith ,
H-1B ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Innovation ,
JOBS Act ,
Parole ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Placements ,
Public Offerings ,
Rule 506 ,
Visas
According to the FBI, “there are only two types of companies: those that have been hacked and those that will be.” It does not take an actual data breach, however, for a company to be liable for its data security practices. ...more
7/20/2016
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Dwolla ,
FinTech ,
FTC v Wyndham ,
Hackers ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws
As expected in his State of the Union address last night, President Obama made it very clear that cybersecurity is on his agenda for 2015. After stating that:
“No foreign nation, no hacker should be able to shut down...more
Welcome to the first Privacy Tuesday of 2015!
We hope that you enjoyed our 12 Days of Privacy series (and if you missed it, they are all linked in the right column of the blog…).
Three things that you should...more
1/6/2015
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C-Suite Executives ,
Chick-Fil-A ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Experian ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hackers ,
PHI ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Snapchat
We are now officially in the throes of “midsummer” on this Privacy Tuesday. And, on occasion in the data privacy world, we agree with Will Shakespeare’s words….“Lord, what fools these mortals be!”...more
What’s that old saying … “a day late and a dollar short?” Here is our Privacy Monday roundup … on Wednesday.
Office for Civil Rights HIPAA Crackdown?
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) — the enforcement arm of...more
Last Monday in March (Opening Day for you baseball fans) - some privacy/security bits and bytes to close out the month....more
Welcome to March Madness — although if your brackets look anything like mine do this morning, it is not particularly “welcome.” Let’s just say that there is no danger of my winning Warren Buffet’s $1 billion....more
On this Privacy Tuesday:
US Attorney General Puts Pressure on Congress for Data Breach Disclosures -
Today, US Attorney General Eric Holder urged Congress to pass legislation requiring retailers to make...more
These are busy times in the data privacy/security world.
If Misery Loves Company, Target Has Friends -
Target was not the only target of data thieves this holiday season. Reports over the weekend revealed that...more
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California has held that the prohibition against requesting or requiring personal identification information in connection with credit card transactions contained in...more
12/11/2013
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Class Action ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Credit Cards ,
Email ,
Email Policies ,
Internet Payments ,
Internet Retailers ,
Nordstrom Inc. ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Privacy Laws ,
Retailers ,
Song-Beverly Credit Card Act ,
Williams-Sonoma
The month of November is quickly slipping by – this is the time to be looking at the 2014 cybersecurity and data privacy goals and updates and planning ahead.
Our selected bits and bytes for this Monday...more
The federal government may be completely unable to pass laws, but that certainly isn’t the case with the State of California, which has just completed a data privacy hat trick by passing three significant laws addressing a...more
Outgoing U.S. Commerce Department General Counsel Cameron Kerry used the opportunity of his final public remarks to emphasize that a unified U.S. privacy framework is essential to the future of the digital economy....more
Privacy bytes, gaffes, and goofs for the first Monday in August –
New Hampshire Bank Victimized by Malware:
Manchester, NH-based St. Mary’s Bank, the oldest credit union in the United States, has begun notifying...more
Privacy gaffes and tidbits to start your week.
Keeping up with Kardashians is NOT a defense under HIPAA -
The LA Times recently reported the firing of six workers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in connection...more
Programming Error Leads to “Low Tech” Data Breach at Indiana Family and Social Services Administration -
Although it started with a programming error, the breach itself was paper document. Apparently, a programming...more