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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

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

New Year, New State Data Privacy Laws

With the advent of a new year comes a new set of consumer data privacy laws in the United States. Five new state data privacy laws go into effect in January 2025, with additional laws coming throughout 2025 and into 2026....more

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Plaintiffs Continue Website Privacy Lawsuits Using 35-Year-Old Statute

In 1988, Congress enacted the Video Protection Privacy Act (“VPPA”) in response to the confirmation hearing of Judge Robert Bork, where his video rental history was disclosed during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing....more

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Virginia poised to enact comprehensive consumer privacy law

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Virginia is on track to be the second U.S. state to enact comprehensive consumer privacy legislation. Both the Virginia House of Delegates and the Virginia Senate have passed nearly identical versions of the Consumer Data...more

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New DIFC Data Protection Law Takes Effect 1 July

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Requirements under a new Dubai International Financial Centre data protection law will apply within the DIFC from 1 July 2020. ...more

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Practical Advice on Privacy: CCPA: What Companies Need to Do Ahead of July 1 Enforcement

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With the July 1 enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) less than a month away, the state attorney general has finally submitted the final text of the proposed CCPA regulations to the California Office of...more

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Vermont Governor Signs Bill Requiring Data Privacy Inventory of Citizens’ PII

On March 5, 2020, Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed into law Senate Bill 110, “An act relating to data privacy and consumer protection,” which provides authority to develop a statewide data privacy inventory of the...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Policy Management: Choosing the Right Data Privacy Software, Part 1

What features should a legal or compliance team or technology buyer look for in the various solutions that should be elements of an effective data privacy and information governance initiative?...more

Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass

CCPA Reality Check: 10 Key Questions to Evaluate Compliance

With the CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act) in effect as of January 1, but regulations still being revised and finalized, businesses are struggling to know what they need to do now to comply....more

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The CCPA and Similar State Laws – Considerations for Private Investment Funds

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Managers of private investment funds that collect personal information are required to comply with the landmark California Consumer Privacy Act – with some exemptions. ...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

10 Privacy Predictions for 2020

In the last two years, businesses have been catapulted into a dizzying new world, with privacy expectations and requirements that were unheard of just two years ago. ...more

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California Moves Closer to Final CCPA Regulations with Significant Update by the Attorney General

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Businesses subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) have found themselves in an odd position with respect to their compliance efforts. The CCPA was effective on January 1, 2020 but enforcement will not begin...more

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NIST Releases a Standard for Privacy

As states fill the legal void for consumer privacy rights,[1] a new federal standard has emerged to assist companies with their compliance efforts. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) Privacy Framework...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Privacy and Data Security: 2020 Considerations for the Insurance Industry

To stay ahead of the new privacy and data security requirements, such as CCPA and recent data security state laws, insurers need to take steps now to navigate the increasingly complex regulatory landscape. This article...more

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Updated CCPA Summary and Steps to Implementation

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This article is intended to provide an outline summary of some of the key elements of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), including determining if your business is subject to CCPA and what are its primary...more

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The California Consumer Privacy Act Has Gone Into Effect: Implementation and Next Steps for Impacted Companies

California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect on Jan. 1, 2020. While the CCPA has been interpreted as primarily targeting technology companies and data brokers, it has broad reach and applies to any business that...more

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Data Privacy: What to Watch in 2020

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January 28th marks Data Privacy Day which commemorates the signing of the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data.  This international treaty is the first of its kind...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - January 2020 #3

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FBI Warns of Retaliatory Cyber-Attack from Iran - The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning of a heightened likelihood of Iranian cyber-attacks following the escalation of tension between the U.S. and Iran. This...more

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Florida’s Legislature to Consider Consumer Data Privacy Bill Akin to California’s CCPA

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Florida lawmakers have proposed data privacy legislation that, if adopted, would impose significant new obligations on companies offering a website or online service to Florida residents, including allowing consumers to “opt...more

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Will Your Business Be Affected By the New California Privacy Law

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The first communication between two computers occurred on October 29, 1969. One computer was located at UCLA and the other at Stanford. One communicated to the other “LOGIN” and it promptly crashed after receiving “LO”. From...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Did You Ring in the New Year with Confetti…and a New CCPA Privacy Policy?

Californians spent January 1, 2020 like most other Americans:  making (and breaking) New Year’s resolutions, watching college football bowl games and saying farewell to 2019. ...more

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CCPA Compliance – It’s Not Too Late

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The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect on January 1, 2020. For companies within the scope of the CCPA, it’s not too late to start putting together a CCPA compliance program. The CCPA enforcement date is...more

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Should I Be Worried About the GDPR? – EDPB’S Guidelines on the GDPR’S Territorial Scope

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Does the GDPR really apply to my company? From a data protection standpoint, this is the first thing that comes to mind within non-EU companies. In many cases, the GDPR seems like an issue of the Old Continent, so some assume...more

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The California Consumer Privacy Act: Implications for Business Websites

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Effective January 1, 2020, many businesses will be required by California law to amend their website’s privacy policy for California Consumers and to comply with the CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act). The CCPA, modeled...more

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Updates for Employers on the California Consumer Privacy Act

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Seyfarth Synopsis: California’s Attorney General is drafting regulations that will shape employer obligations under the California Consumer Privacy Act....more

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