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Right To Know - July 2025, Vol. 31

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Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed. State Action: Texas Limits Punitive Damage Liability For Data Security Breach...more

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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

Alston & Bird

Data Breach Data Reviews: Challenges and What You Need to Know

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Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team discusses how to overcome five challenges companies face in the wake of a data security incident when reviewing impacted data to comply with legal obligations....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Why Dumping Sensitive Data on Network Shares is a Liability

Are you storing sensitive data on a shared network drive? If so, your organization could be at serious risk of a data breach or privacy lawsuit. Shared drives, like the common “S:\ drive,” are often used to store documents,...more

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China Monthly Data Protection Update: June 2025

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This monthly report outlines key developments in China’s data protection sector for June. TC260 Two Cybersecurity Practice Guidelines on Personal Information Protection Compliance Audits: On May 19, 2025, TC260 issued two...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Protecting your business: The implications of Australia’s new privacy tort

On 10 June 2025, the new statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy came into force as part of a suite of privacy reforms passed last year, substantially enhancing privacy protections and signalling a material shift in...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Nouveau cadre relatif aux incidents de sécurité de l’information à l’intention des institutions financières québécoises

Le 23 avril 2025, le Règlement sur la gestion et le signalement des incidents de sécurité de l’information de certaines institutions financières et des agents d’évaluation du crédit (le « Règlement ») est entré en vigueur au...more

Alston & Bird

The Digital Download – Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security Newsletter – May 2025

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Selected U.S. Privacy & Cyber Updates - DOJ Settles False Claims Act Case with MORSECORP over Cybersecurity Program - On March 26, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had reached an agreement with...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

A Practical Guide to Understanding Quantum Computing’s Potential Threat to Encryption

Encryption is one of several cornerstones of a robust information security program. Articles on quantum computing often include the compelling narrative that encryption is at risk, but as with any revolutionary technology,...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Florida Bar Urges Law Firms to Adopt Incident Response Plans: A Call to Action for Legal Professionals

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In late March 2025, the Florida Bar Board of Governors unanimously endorsed the recommendation of its Special Committee on Cybersecurity and Privacy Law that law firms should adopt written incident response plans (IRPs) to...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - June 9th - 12th, Pittsburgh, PA

HCCA's Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy is a three-and-a-half-day interactive education program with a focus on the vast body of privacy laws and regulations in place to help you protect PHI and other critical data. Our...more

Cozen O'Connor

Cybersecurity Best Practices for AI-Powered Robotics Under State and Federal Privacy Laws

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As robotics technology rapidly advances in connection with the use of artificial intelligence (AI), the collection, processing, and storage of personal information—including biometric data—will become increasingly common....more

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23andMe Bankruptcy Raises Legal Concerns Over Genetic Data Privacy

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23andMe’s recent Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing has sparked significant concerns over the privacy and security of genetic data belonging to its 15 million customers. Founded in 2006, 23andMe built its business around...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Privacy and Data Security in Community Associations: Navigating Risks and Compliance

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For community associations, this is especially important as these organizations often manage large amounts of PII of homeowners and residents (e.g., name, address, phone number, etc.), including certain categories of...more

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HHS OCR Settles HIPAA Security Rule Investigation with Health Fitness Corporation

On March 21, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement of HIPAA security rule claims involving Health Fitness Corporation (Health Fitness). Health Fitness...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

2024 State AGs Year in Review

In 2024, state attorneys general (State AGs) focused on a broad variety of areas and industries including, in particular, emerging industries such as artificial intelligence (AI) and privacy and social media protections....more

Hogan Lovells

Malaysia imposes data breach reporting – what your business needs to know

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Malaysia issued a regulatory guideline for data breach notification in February 2025. This article discusses how the new regulation affects businesses in Malaysia. On 25 February 2025, Malaysia's Personal Data Protection...more

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Malaysia introduces mandatory data officer appointment – What this means for your business

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Malaysia introduced a mandatory data protection officer appointment in February 2025. We discuss the implications of this new regulatory requirement for businesses operating in Malaysia....more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - March 24th - 27th, Chicago, IL

HCCA's Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy is a three-and-a-half-day interactive education program with a focus on the vast body of privacy laws and regulations in place to help you protect PHI and other critical data. Our...more

Proskauer on Privacy

Proskauer on Privacy: 2024 Reflections & 2025 Predictions

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2024 marked another significant year for privacy law, with new state legislation and high-stakes litigation reshaping the landscape. Legal battles over tracking technologies, biometric data, and children’s privacy...more

BakerHostetler

Courts Are Still Willing To Dismiss Data Breach Lawsuits for Lack of Standing

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In data breach litigation, courts generally find plaintiffs have standing such that their complaints may proceed past the pleading stage when it is alleged that sensitive information was impacted and there is an allegation of...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

DISA Global Faces Class Action After Cyber-Attack

Last week, two separate class actions were filed in the federal district court for the Southern District of Texas against DISA Global Solutions (DISA), a third-party employment screening services provider, related to an April...more

IR Global

Data Protection in the Digital Age

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With data becoming one of the most valuable assets, protecting it is not just a legal obligation but a business imperative....more

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

Holding Government Contractors Accountable: Safeguarding Taxpayer Data

Taxpayer confidentiality isn’t just a legal technicality—it’s a fundamental pillar of trust in the U.S. tax system. Federal law is designed to ensure that individuals and businesses can comply with tax obligations without...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

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