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Rhode Island Enacts New Financial Institutions Cybersecurity Law With Immediate Effect

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As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) scale back rulemaking and enforcement, states are advancing more prescriptive cybersecurity standards for financial institutions, including...more

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Pennsylvania Perspective for Monday, July 14, 2025

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PA Outlaws Creation of Deepfakes with Malicious Intent - Governor Josh Shapiro (D) signed a bill that will code deepfakes as forgeries, making misleading or malicious digital impersonations illegal. The first offense will be...more

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2025 California Legal Updates: What You Need to Know – Part Five

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In Part Five of the New Laws series from Best Best & Krieger LLP (BBK), new legislation for 2025 focusing on the Brown Act, Environment, Public Contracts, Affordable Housing, Elections and Employment Law includes key...more

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New York Legislature Passes a Pair of Bills to Protect Children's Privacy Online

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On June 7, 2023, the New York legislature passed the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act (SAFE Act or the Act) and the New York Child Data Protection Act (CDPA), both aimed at protecting children online. The...more

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Florida Legislature Passes Data Breach Immunity Legislation

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The Florida legislature passed a bill that provides immunity to companies that suffer a data breach. The immunity is conditioned on the company: (1) complying with the notice requirements of Florida’s data breach notification...more

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Florida Bill Proposes Safe Harbor Against Breach Suits to Businesses Maintaining Recognized Cybersecurity Programs

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A recently introduced bill in the Florida Legislature would provide businesses operating in Florida, including health care providers, with a legal defense to data breach lawsuits if they maintain robust cybersecurity measures...more

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Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch: Governor Signs Critical Infrastructure Bill, Budget Negotiations Continue

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Gov. Roy Cooper this week signed a new critical infrastructure law and legislators continued budget negotiations. Budget Negotiations - Budget negotiators this week continued work on a conference committee report for...more

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For Virginia Employers: Employment Law Changes Effective July 1, 2023

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On July 1, 2023, laws that were passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Glenn Younkin become effective in Virginia. In the most recent legislative session, a number of new employment laws were passed...more

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Gold Dome Report – Legislative Day 22 2022

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The House and Senate did get some work done on Legislative Day 22, including approval of the $1.6 billion tax refund package proposed by Governor Kemp in his State of the State address by the House (HB 1302)....more

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Baltimore Blows By Brother Burghs with Big Biometrics Ban

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Baltimore recently prohibited several uses of “face surveillance” technology. Under the new law companies cannot use systems that identify or verify individuals based on their face. The law also prohibits saving information...more

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Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch: Updates from the NC General Assembly and Governor’s Office - May 2021 #2

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This week, legislators considered dozens of bills as they worked to pass versions in one chamber prior to the crossover deadline. Crossover and Bill Filing Deadline - Legislators left Raleigh this week after working...more

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