To many, robocalls have become one of the more annoying aspects of modern communications. Last year, the United States Supreme Court noted that in 2019 the federal government received 3.7 million complaints about automated...more
Even if your company does not report to the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS), all insurers should heed warning to prepare for future cyber risk regulations and requirements. Cyber risk is real and has the...more
Just in case your office or company is in the process of compiling a “to-do” list for 2021, here is one item that should have your full attention. On January 5, 2021, an amendment to the HITECH Act (H.R.7898) was signed into...more
Advocates for healthcare patients, providers, payors and privacy professionals received good news on Thursday, December 10, 2020 with the announcement of long-awaited and debated proposed amendments to the complex Health...more
United States Senator Jerry Moran (R. Kan.), Chairman of Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, has introduced legislation, Senate Bill 3456, to establish a national standard for protecting consumer data and personal...more
3/24/2020
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Covered Entities ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Retention ,
Data Security ,
Data Use Policies ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Right To Know
On April 2, 2019, The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) announced that it had sustained a data breach when one of its central databases was accessed by an unknown outsider through a web application, thereby...more
January 28 is Data Privacy Day, a designated day to remind consumers, businesses and government agencies worldwide of the importance of personal data security and the need to protect it. It is true that, in many respects, we...more
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently made “strengthening risk management and prioritization of cyber and physical threats and hazards” a national priority. Similarly, this week’s theme for National Cyber...more
After ten hours of Congressional testimony, one thing is clear – there is growing bipartisan concern over data privacy and data protection in the US. In the wake of so many recent data breaches, and now the data harvesting...more
4/16/2018
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CDPA ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
Facebook ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Mark Zuckerberg ,
Personal Data ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Privacy Policy ,
Self-Regulatory Organizations ,
Social Media
On March 26, 2018, a bipartisan coalition of 37 state Attorneys General sent a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg demanding answers about the company’s business practices and privacy protections. Led by Pennsylvania...more
4/2/2018
/ Cambridge Analytica ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
Facebook ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Third-Party Relationships