Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Navigating the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Proposed Personal Financial Data Rule
A Look at Recent Federal Trade Commission and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Initiatives Concerning Privacy and Data Security
Edible Bites Episode 9: Emerging Issues in Cannabis Privacy
Data… the Good, the Bad and the Soon to be Regulated
The SEC’s amended Regulation S-P, adopted last year, will soon enhance data privacy protections for broker-dealers, investment companies, registered investment advisors, and transfer agents. The updated rule requires these...more
On November 12, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a new report titled, “State Consumer Privacy Laws and the Monetization of Consumer Financial Data.” The report provides an overview of the state...more
As Vermont joins the growing number of states with comprehensive consumer data privacy laws, it stands out from the crowd with the ability of Vermonters to bring a private right of action (PRA) against large data holders. In...more
The FTC announced an action last week against location data broker X-Mode Social and its corporate successor Outlogic (collectively, “X-Mode”) based on several alleged violations of Section 5 of the FTC Act. According to FTC...more
In another example of the agency’s practice of regulation by blog, the FTC published last week a Business Blog Post about protecting consumer health information. The post, which summarizes key points from several recent...more
Most people recognize that generative AI, the use of artificial intelligence to generate content, represents an incredible tool. It allows companies and individuals the ability to automate certain processes, use a powerful...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seeking to update and strengthen its rules governing breaches of consumer data and personal information. Public comments on the new rules are due February 22, 2023, and reply...more
In the late summer, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a circular that concluded in no uncertain terms that insufficient data protection or information security could be considered an unfair practice under...more
In August 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a circular confirming that, under certain circumstances, entities may “violate the prohibition on unfair acts or practices in the Consumer Financial...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) recently issued Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2022-04, confirming its increased focus on financial companies that violate federal consumer financial protection law...more
As we had previously blogged, the FTC in guidance following the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health indicated that it would aggressively wield its enforcement authority in relation to deceptive...more
On July 11, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published “Location, health, and other sensitive information: FTC committed to fully enforcing the law against illegal use and sharing of highly sensitive data,” on its...more
The Federal Government continues ramping up enforcement of data security requirements by deploying significant new enforcement theories and tools in support of cyber and data security controls required by federal law....more
In episode 9 of McGuireWoods' Edible Bites video webinar series, healthcare attorneys Kate Hardey, Royce DuBiner and Janice Suchyta discuss issues pertaining to cannabis and privacy laws, such as HIPAA and the California...more
Ransomware has become the fastest growing type of cybercrime facing businesses today. In 2021, loss values were estimated to have reached at least 57 times those in 2015, exceeding $20 billion. Data and privacy issues are so...more
New York AG Letitia James reached a settlement with online water filtration retailer Filters Fast LLC to resolve allegations that it failed to protect customers’ payment card information in a 2019 data breach in violation of...more
In a decision that could throw the debt-collection industry into turmoil, on April 21, 2021, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals released its opinion in the case Hunstein v. Preferred Collection & Mgmt. Servs., Inc., No....more
Gerade für Juristen ist Begeisterung für und ein Verständnis von Branchen, Geschäftsmodellen und Technologien – gerade vor dem Hintergrund des Datenschutzrechts und des Gewerblichen Rechtsschutzes – unerlässlich und...more
On July 21, 2020, the New York Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) filed its first enforcement action under New York’s Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies, 23 N.Y.C.R.R. Part 500 (“Reg 500”). Reg...more
Businesses subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) are working diligently to comply with the law’s numerous mandates, although final regulatory guidance has yet to be issued. Many of these businesses are...more
Attend the only forum designed to help you navigate the Residential Mortgage Industry’s evolving landscape. Now in its 26th installment, ACI’s Residential Mortgage forum has become a premier gathering of the key industry...more
Freshman Delegate Hala Ayala recently introduced House Bill 2793 in this session of the Virginia General Assembly. If enacted, the legislation will impose new requirements on businesses with regard to the disposal of certain...more
A lawsuit filed late last week by Los Angeles City Attorney Michael Feuer alleges that TWC Product and Technology LLC (TWC), the company behind The Weather Company App, is collecting, disclosing, selling and monetizing users’...more
This post discusses some of the contractual requirements imposed by Apple and Google regarding the collection and sharing of locational information. What consents, if any, do Apple and Google require that app publishers...more
Smartphones, websites, and other connected devices (e.g., “wearables”) increasingly request that consumers provide their geo-location information. Geolocation information can refer to general information about a consumer’s...more