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Eyes on Michigan: What Businesses Need to Know About Pending Consumer Privacy and Identity Theft Legislation

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Michigan lawmakers are considering sweeping updates to the state’s identity theft protection law while also debating whether Michigan will become one of nearly half the states that have passed a consumer privacy law. Fisher...more

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Q2 - 2023: Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Quarterly Briefing

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Efforts to Address the Lack of Federal Data Privacy Legislation in the U.S. Have Continued - The need for federal data privacy legislation was reiterated in the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on...more

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Comprehensive Federal Privacy Law Still Pending

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has forced companies across the United States (and even globally) to seriously consider how they handle the personal information they collect from consumers. By its terms, however,...more

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New York’s SHIELD Act Heads to the Governor’s Desk

The New York State Senate recently passed The Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act, or SHIELD Act, leaving only the Governor’s signature as the final step to the SHIELD Act becoming the country’s newest—and one...more

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NY State Legislature Passes SHIELD Act

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The New York State Assembly on June 17 passed the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD) Act, following approval in the State Senate on June 5. OVERVIEW - If signed into law, the SHIELD Act would...more

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Privacy and Data Security Alert | June 2019 #2

Maine Bill Requires ISPs to Obtain Opt-In Consent from Customers - The Maine legislature has passed a bill that requires internet service providers (ISPs) operating in Maine to obtain express, affirmative consent from...more

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New Jersey’s Anticipated Expansion of Data Breach & Privacy Laws

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An amendment to New Jersey’s data breach notification requirements of the Consumer Fraud Act is currently awaiting signature by State Governor Phil Murphy. The bill, Assembly No. 3245, was recently passed by both the New...more

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“Job Killer” Data Breach Litigation Bill Barely Passes California Senate

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Since my last blog post about SB 1121, the California Senate voted to send SB 1121 to the state Assembly. The on May 30 vote was very close, 22-13, only one above the 21-vote threshold for passing the bill and strictly along...more

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Alabama Legislature Considers State Law on Cybersecurity

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On March 28, 2018, Alabama adopted a data privacy law, the Alabama Data Breach Notification Act of 2018 (SB318). While Alabama is one of the last states to adopt such an act, the Act is notable in its requirements, and...more

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Updates to Massachusetts Cybersecurity Laws

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Coming on the heels of several high profile data breaches, lawmakers in the Bay State have turned their attention to evaluating and improving cybersecurity across the Commonwealth. The State Legislature has created a special...more

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House Panel Approves Data Breach Bill

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On Wednesday, Dec. 9, the House Financial Services Committee approved a bill that would require companies to notify consumers and the government when a data breach compromises certain unencrypted consumer information. The...more

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Mintz TechConnect - October 2015

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Letter from the Editors - We are thrilled to provide you with the first issue of Mintz Levin’s TechConnect, a bi-monthly newsletter on “all things technology” in the legal and business world, from our perspective, of...more

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Ashley Madison Breach Another Warning To Companies

Add dating website Ashley Madison to the list of large companies like Target, Home Depot and Michael’s that have had customer information stolen by hackers. Published reports say Ashley Madison is now facing multiple lawsuits...more

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Senate Could Take Up Cybersecurity Bill Before August Recess

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While the U.S. House of Representatives has already adjourned for the month-long August recess, the U.S. Senate remains in session and could take up a measure to address cybersecurity information-sharing as one of its last...more

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State Attorneys General Ask Congress Not To Preempt Breach Notification Laws

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In the wake of recent, large-scale data breaches, several pieces of legislation have been introduced in Congress to establish a national data breach notification law, including a House bill that would preempt the current...more

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