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Everything a Corporate Legal Team Needs to Know About eDiscovery

If your legal department handles complex litigation or regulatory matters, you already know that eDiscovery is more than a back-office function – it’s a critical business risk that touches data governance, compliance, IT, and...more

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What You Should Know About the EU Data Governance Act

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Last month, the European Union’s new Data Governance Act (DGA) came into effect. Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Group provides an overview of the key features of the DGA and discusses how the new law may impact businesses...more

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Are you properly protecting your employees' personal information?

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If they have not already, employers should take steps now to properly protect the personal information of their employees. The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in Ramirez v. Paradies Shops, LLC clarifies that...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Seven States Have Upcoming Privacy Laws

State privacy laws are changing rapidly in the U.S. Here are summaries of seven new state laws that have been enacted and go into effect in the next few years. We anticipate that more state legislatures will continue to enact...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Same Old, Not Quite Same Old: Montana and Tennessee Adopt Comprehensive Privacy Laws, with a Unique Twist in Tennessee

The comprehensive state privacy law trend (and the related trend of enhanced job security for privacy professionals) shows no sign of slowing. Last month the Montana legislature passed the Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act...more

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Summary and Comparison of U.S. Data Privacy Laws Since California's CCPA and CPRA

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California started the process of individual U.S. states enacting individual privacy laws with its California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), which currently is in effect, as supplemented and amended by the California Consumer...more

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California Privacy Protection Agency to Start Formal CPRA Rulemaking Process

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On June 8, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA” or “Agency”) voted to begin the formal rulemaking process for regulations implementing the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). The Agency Board discussed and...more

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Virginia Amends New Privacy Law

Governor Glenn Youngkin of Virginia recently approved legislation to amend the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA). In a time when data privacy bills creep through state legislatures only to die in committee,...more

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Navigating the Financial Incentive Requirement of the California Consumer Privacy Act

Since its enactment at the beginning of 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has garnered a significant amount of attention. The watershed legislation, which is intended to strengthen privacy rights in the state...more

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Kennedys cybersecurity and privacy (US) 2021 year in review

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As the world emerged from lockdown, it should come as no surprise that cybersecurity and data privacy remained dominant topics in the media and legal industry. Some of 2021 was much like 2020 – ransomware attacks continued to...more

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California Privacy Rights Act for Employers: The Rights to Opt Out of Sales and Sharing, Restrict Sensitive Personal Information,...

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This is the second in a series of articles about the implications of the California Privacy Rights Act for employers. - The California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”), which goes into effect on January 1, 2023, grants six new...more

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Data Protection and Cybersecurity Today

Ari Kaplan recently spoke with Kenya Parrish-Dixon, a member of the ACEDS Global Advisory Board and the General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer for Empire Technologies Risk Management Group, a cybersecurity, information...more

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Florida Businesses Dodge a Data Privacy Bullet - for Now

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Well, it’s over, with a whimper. After months of will-they-or-won’t-they, the Florida legislature went with “won’t” on enacting Florida House Bill 969, the “Florida Privacy Protection Act.” ...more

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The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act: Top 7 Things to Know Right Now

The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) became law earlier this week when the state’s governor signed a bill recently adopted by the state’s legislature, making Virginia the second state in the nation with a...more

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Sitting with the C-Suite: The Importance of Information Governance During the Pandemic

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Hal Brooks has served as the CEO of HaystackID since 2018. HaystackID recently merged with NightOwl and offers, along with eDiscovery technology and litigation support, its ReviewRight remote document review services. A...more

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"Dark Patterns" Make Their Appearance in California's New Privacy Law

Last fall, California voters approved Proposition 24, thereby enacting the California Consumer Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). As DWT noted the day after the election, "CPRA amends the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in...more

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Understanding the new California Privacy Rights Act: How businesses can comply with the CPRA

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California voters have spoken: in November 2020, they voted to enact the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), which will mark a significant expansion of California’s existing privacy laws when it takes effect on January 1,...more

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Sensitive Personal Information – What Is It and What Does It Mean for California Privacy Rights Act Compliance?

The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) expands the definition of personal information as it currently exists in the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The CPRA adds “sensitive personal information” as a defined term,...more

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How California's New(er) Privacy Legislation Will Affect U.S. Businesses

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While most of us have been understandably focused on the presidential election, the State of California has passed significant new privacy legislation that may have a substantive impact on your business. Specifically,...more

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5 Takeaways from California's 'Final' CCPA Regulations

Last month—more than two years after the California Consumer Rights Act was signed into law by Governor Gerald Brown, Jr.—California’s Office of the Attorney General has published the final regulations implementing the CCPA. ...more

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California Prepares for Potential Overhaul of Privacy Laws: The California Privacy Rights Act Qualifies for the General Election...

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1 All section references, unless otherwise stated, refer to the corresponding sections in the Ballot Initiative located in the hyperlinked text. 2 See Section 31(a). 3 See Section 31(a). 4 See Section 31(c)....more

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CCPA Final Regulations Approved and Immediately Enforceable by California Attorney General - Morgan Lewis Practical Advice On...

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California recently approved the final regulations to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which took effect August 14, 2020. This article highlights some of the most notable changes to the final regulations and...more

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Final CCPA regulations approved, including additional changes

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On Friday, the California Attorney General issued the final implementing regulations for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The final regulations—which had been under review by the California Office of Administrative...more

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Revisions to California Privacy Law to Appear as November Ballot Initiative

Data privacy compliance emerged as a top-tier issue for businesses across the globe with the implementation of new laws with broad scope and sweeping coverage, including the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR),...more

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Sitting with the C-Suite: In House Counsel – Leveraging Information Governance (IG)

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Ian Wilson is the founder and chief executive officer of Servient. A former lawyer turned legal tech entrepreneur, Ian handled complex commercial litigation in private practice. He founded technology-based company DiscSense...more

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