In what feels like the blink of an eye, the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) has reached the shores of the United States and spread across the country in an unprecedented fashion. On March 13, 2020, President Trump officially...more
In recent weeks, the coronavirus (COVID-19) has taken the United States by storm, causing panic and fear across the country. The recent outbreak, which originated in China and is now spreading across the world, has been...more
State legislatures are looking for ways to make companies tighten up biometric data practices. Blank Rome attorneys explain it’s imperative that companies using biometric data devote the necessary time, effort, and resources...more
Last month, the California legislature capped its 2019 legislative session by sending five amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act to the California governor’s desk for signature.
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As the risk of data breach events—both from malicious outsiders and negligent insiders—continues to rise with no end in sight, New York recently enacted the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Handling (“SHIELD”)...more
For months now, proposed amendments to California’s new game-changing privacy law—the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”)—have been working their way through the California state legislature. On the last day of...more
On September 13, 2019, the California legislature brought much-anticipated clarity and focus to the scope of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) with the passing of five amendments—including Assembly Bill 25...more
9/25/2019
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Nevada has followed in the footsteps of California and its enactment of the game-changing California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) with a significant enhancement to the state’s own consumer privacy law. Known as...more
8/24/2019
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Social networking giant Facebook has unveiled plans for a global digital currency, which the company hopes will “transform the global economy” by offering an easy-to-use alternative to cash, credit card transactions, and bank...more
On the heels of the game-changing California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, California is once again leading the way and setting the standard for cybersecurity and data security with the enactment of the nation’s first law for...more
European Parliament’s Blockchain Resolution lays the framework to reconciling the GDPR and blockchain.
On October 3, 2018, the European Parliament passed a resolution on distributed ledger technologies and blockchain (the...more
On June 28, 2018, California passed a historic privacy bill (AB 375) that mirrors some of the privacy obligations that recently came into effect in Europe under the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). The new...more
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) have released information regarding cyber activity by the Russian government against organizations involved in critical...more
For years, states and the federal government focused their drug pricing enforcement efforts on higher priced and more expensive branded drugs. Not surprisingly, private qui tam lawyers followed on the coattails of these...more
Action item: Banking, insurance, and other financial services companies in New York State must be aware of new comprehensive cybersecurity regulations proposed by the Department of Financial Services that will require covered...more
Action Item: With the commencement of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) Phase 2 audits, and the increase in HIPAA enforcement activity, covered entities and business associates need to take HIPAA...more
The Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) has issued guidance to remind HIPAA-covered entities of the ways in which they are permitted under HIPAA to share protected health information...more
11/13/2014
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This week, the Online Internet-Based Advertising Accountability Program, a unit of the Better Business Bureau (“BBB”), released five decisions in which Answers Corporation, Best Buy, BuzzFeed, Go.com, and Yelp agreed to...more
On October 28, 2014, the California Attorney General (“AG”) released its second annual report detailing the security breaches reported to the AG’s office in 2013, and provided recommendations to both the industry and...more
Many of our readers and those active in cybersecurity have been following ThreatWatch from Nextgov. This highly informative site provides a daily snapshot of the data breaches impacting organizations and individuals on a...more
On April 10, 2014, Jessica Rich, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, wrote a letter to both Facebook, Inc. and WhatsApp Inc. warning the companies that the FTC expects both companies to honor the privacy...more