Editor’s Note: In recent regulatory and enforcement developments, the White House announced a new executive order aimed at strengthening cybersecurity at U.S. ports, and another executive order was issued to protect sensitive...more
3/7/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FCC ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Robocalling ,
TCPA ,
UDAAP
NIST Publishes Report on the Cybersecurity of Genomic Data. On December 20, 2023, the NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) published Final NIST IR 8432, Cybersecurity of Genomic Data. Informed by direction...more
2/13/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Fraud ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
NIST ,
Personal Information ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Putative Class Actions
In recent regulatory and enforcement developments, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) proposed a regulatory framework for automated decision-making technology (ADMT) and revisions to the California Consumer...more
2/7/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
COPPA ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Data Breach ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Protection ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Robocalling ,
Social Media ,
State Attorneys General ,
Vulnerability Assessments ,
Website Owner Liability
Editor’s Note: The FTC continues to crack down on privacy and cybersecurity, including issuing a new warning to tax preparation companies and entering into a consent decree with 1Health.io. VPPA and BIPA litigation continues...more
11/28/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
Consent Order ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
NIST ,
Personal Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Policy ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Safeguards Rule ,
State Attorneys General
Editor’s Note: Texas, Oregon, and Delaware became the latest states to pass a comprehensive privacy bill, while the CPRA, Connecticut, and Colorado’s privacy laws came into force. In the litigation world, the FTC filed an...more
7/20/2023
/ California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Small Business ,
State Data Privacy Laws
Editor’s Note: Montana became the latest state to pass a comprehensive privacy bill, joining California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, and Tennessee. Florida, too, passed a privacy bill, but with a much narrower...more
6/21/2023
/ Biometric Information ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Reform ,
State Data Privacy Laws
Editor’s Note: Indiana became the latest state to enact a comprehensive privacy law, with Montana and Tennessee close behind. Washington passed sweeping legislation — the My Health My Data Act — which included a private right...more
Editor’s Note: In regulatory news, the Colorado AG published a second version of its proposed regulations. In U.S. litigation, Meta and TikTok both faced further litigation, and an Illinois court ruled that J&M Plating must...more
1/18/2023
/ Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Internet ,
National Security ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Personal Information ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Proposed Regulation ,
State Privacy Laws ,
TikTok ,
Websites