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Customer Data Privacy: Why It’s Important and How to Protect It

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Data privacy regulations aren’t known for being light reading. That doesn’t make it easy for businesses to become compliant. When one law refers to data subjects, another to residents, another to consumers, and another...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #441 – Identity Theft Statistics Increasing in 2025

Unfortunately, identity theft continues to increase, and according to Identitytheft.org, the statistics are going to get worse in 2025. Some of the statistics cited by Identitytheft.org include: 1.4 million complaints of...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Extends Comment Periods for Two Proposed Regulation V Rules

The CFPB is extending the comment periods for two proposed rulemakings under Regulation V, which implements the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). On March 5, the Bureau extended the comment period for its proposed rule on...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Consumer Crossroads

Navigating Standing Considerations in Data Breach Class Actions

The growing prevalence of data breaches has led to an uptick in class action litigation based on consumers' personal information allegedly being accessed. A common theme emerging in these lawsuits is plaintiffs claiming that...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

CFPB Updates List of Consumer Reporting Companies for 2025

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On January 30, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) released its updated list of consumer reporting companies for 2025. The list includes nationwide consumer reporting companies as well as several other...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB fines credit reporting agency $15M for alleged violations

On January 17, the CFPB issued a consent order settling allegations that a consumer reporting agency (CRA) violated the FCRA and engaged in unfair acts and practices, violating the CFPA. The CFPB imposed a $15 million civil...more

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New York Gives Businesses a Package of Six New Consumer Data Protection Laws to Unwrap During the Holiday Season

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On December 21, 2024, while many Americans were busy signing holiday cards and exchanging gifts, New York Governor Kathy Hochul was signing six significant pieces of legislation aimed at enhancing online safety and...more

Cozen O'Connor

Technology and Data at the Forefront of 2024 NAAG Capital Forum

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Between December 9 and 11, 2024, the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) held its annual Capital Forum in Washington, D.C. State AGs, AGs-elect, AG office staff, and private sector attendees heard from federal...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: May 2024

Kaiser Permanente is notifying 13.4 million current and former members that their personal information may have been compromised when it was transmitted to tech giants Google, Microsoft Bing and X (formerly Twitter) when...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - November 2023 #3

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CYBERSECURITY - New York Governor Proposes Cybersecurity Regulations for NY Hospitals - On November 13, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul released proposed cybersecurity regulations applicable to all hospitals located within...more

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Generative AI and Financial Services: A Recent View From the UK Regulator

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In a recent speech, Nikhil Rathi, CEO of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), set out the FCA’s latest views on the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in financial services. The speech highlights many benefits but also...more

Lathrop GPM

Fintechs Beware: CFPB Builds on FTC Safeguards for Consumer Data

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On August 11, 2022, the Consumer Finance Protection Board issued Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2022-04 for enforcers of federal consumer financial laws. The new Circular reflects the consumer watchdog’s increasing...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Eye On Privacy: 2021 Year in Review

Just as we thought 2022 was going to be significantly different than 2021, December 2021 and January 2022 events have thrown us for another (pandemic) loop. We anticipate that some of the privacy and cybersecurity...more

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Data Breach Litigation Preparation: What types of services should the organization offer to consumers affected by a breach?

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As of January 1, 2020, California will become the first state to permit residents whose personal information is exposed in a data breach to seek statutory damages between $100-$750 per incident, even in the absence of any...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

[Podcast] What’s New in Washington: Spotlight on Privacy Legislation

In this episode, Akin Gump public law and policy partner Ed Pagano and senior policy advisor Galen Roehl discuss privacy legislation being considered in the U.S. Congress....more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

US Data Breach and Privacy 2019 Legislative Recap

A few weeks ago, Texas signed into law an amendment to its data breach law, capping off a busy first half of 2019 for state lawmakers in this arena. As we gear up for the second half of 2019, we thought a recap was...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2019 #2

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Security researchers at Adversis have discovered that dozens of companies have inadvertently leaked corporate and customer data through their Box enterprise storage accounts because staff are sharing public links to their...more

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