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What Non-Financial Institutions Need to Know About Gramm-Leach-Bliley
Congress is asking the financial industry – and anyone else with a stake in consumer data – to weigh in on the future of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA). On July 31, the US House Financial Services Committee leaders issued...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Oct. 27, 2023, announced further amendments to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Safeguards Rule (Safeguards Rule). The Safeguards Rule became effective in 2003, requiring certain financial...more
The compliance deadline for implementation of certain requirements of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information, better known as the “Safeguards Rule,” is June 9, 2023. Here is what...more
The Federal Trade Commission updated its “Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information” (“Safeguards Rule”) and extended the compliance deadline to June 9, 2023. Some entities still may be wondering – “Do these regulations...more
As of January 10, 2022, the FTC’s amendments to the Safeguards Rule (“Amendments”) went into effect, 16 CFR Part 314; RIN 3084-AB35, Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information. The Amendments apply to financial...more
Following the SolarWinds and the Colonial Pipeline cyberattacks, the Biden Administration emphasized a shift toward mandatory cybersecurity requirements. Throughout 2021, government agencies issued new cybersecurity guidance,...more
The updated rule also includes new exemptions, expands the definition of “financial institution,” and creates new accountability requirements. On October 27th the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) adopted and published...more
On October 27, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a final rule that updates the Safeguards Rule of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (Final Rule). This Final Rule comes after the FTC sought comment on proposed changes...more
The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) is a federal law that establishes various legal requirements for companies that qualify as “financial institutions” under the Act. The GLBA’s definition of a “financial institution” is...more
The rush for California to get all of the “rules of the road” ready for next year has seemed to cause a bit of confusion with California’s privacy law. Draft regulations were published the same day the Governor signed into...more
California’s new privacy statute imposes a number of new requirements on businesses that touch the personal information of California consumers. Its reach includes banks and financial services companies....more
Many readers have reached out to learn about the Capital One data breach and how it affects us. If you haven’t been watching the story unfold as closely as I have, here is a summary of what happened, what information was...more
This is the ninth installment in Hogan Lovells’ series on the California Consumer Privacy Act. The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) exempts information that is collected, processed, sold, or disclosed...more
Less than three months after California passed the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 1121 this week, making a number of technical and substantive changes to the law....more
A new bill introduced by House Financial Services subcommittee Chairman Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer would significantly change data security and breach notification standards for the financial services and insurance industries. ...more
When the topic of data privacy and cyber security comes up, most people automatically think of data breaches, especially given the high-profile nature of so many of them. Breaches and hacks are certainly an issue about which...more
The New York Department of Financial Services has new cybersecurity regulations “designed to promote the protection of customer information as well as the information technology systems of regulated entities [financial...more