Business Law & Regulations, Privacy
March 14, 2024
Via: LexBlogEnacted in 1998, Illinois’ Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA) governs the confidentiality and use of genetic testing and genetic information by employers and insurers. The statute was designed to prevent employers and insurers from using genetic testing and information as […]
Business Law & Regulations, Privacy
February 14, 2024
Via: JD SupraThe Connecticut Office of the Attorney General (“CT AG”) has released its first report on enforcement of the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (“CTDPA”), revealing its focus on companies’ privacy policies, protections of “sensitive data” (such as genetic, biometric and geolocation […]
Business Law & Regulations, Privacy
February 13, 2024
Via: LexBlogOn February 9, 2024, the California Third District Court of Appeals in Sacramento overturned a lower court order that postponed enforcement of the California Privacy Protection Agency’s (CPPA) newest rules. The decision restores the authority of the CPPA and California […]
Business Law & Regulations, Privacy
February 12, 2024
Via: JD SupraIn an opinion filed on Friday, California’s Third District Court of Appeal reversed a lower court ruling that postponed until the end of March the enforcement of regulations promulgated pursuant to the California Privacy Rights Act. The CPRA amended the […]
Business Law & Regulations, Privacy
February 9, 2024
Via: JD SupraMost organizations and online platforms use multifactor authentication (MFA) (also called two-factor authentication) to confirm that the user is an authorized individual and not a scammer or fraudster. We have all been trained to use MFA through our workplaces to […]
Business Law & Regulations, Privacy
February 8, 2024
Via: JD SupraIn the first part of this series we discussed why data and privacy legislation has developed and its purpose. We also provided a brief introduction to Bermuda’s privacy legislation, the Personal Information Protection Act 2016 (“PIPA”). While the substantive provisions […]
Business Law & Regulations, Privacy
February 5, 2024
Via: JD SupraIt was a busy week of committee hearings and meetings for consumer data privacy bills. In Maine, another work session was held on January 29 on the two pending consumer data privacy bills (LD 1977 / LD 1973). A work […]
Business Law & Regulations, Privacy
January 31, 2024
Via: LexBlogLast week, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced an investigative sweep of providers of streaming services to determine whether these businesses are complying with California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) opt-out requirements for businesses that sell or share consumer personal information. […]
Business Law & Regulations, Privacy
January 30, 2024
Via: LexBlogNew Jersey and New Hampshire are the latest states to pass comprehensive privacy legislation, joining California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Iowa, Indiana, Tennessee, Montana, Oregon, Texas, Florida, and Delaware. Below is a summary of key takeaways. New Jersey On January […]
Business Law & Regulations, Privacy
January 24, 2024
Via: National Law ReviewIntroduction In 2023, India and Saudi Arabia each published new laws and regulations expanding on existing or setting forth new comprehensive data privacy laws. This article summarizes the notable developments in these jurisdictions, specifically focusing on the updated obligations and […]
Business Law & Regulations, Privacy
January 24, 2024
Via: National Law ReviewThe Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA)i had quite a year in 2023. Building on its newfound stardom and cachet in the hands of the plaintiff class action bar toward the end of 2022, the VPPA just kept growing and growing […]
Business Law & Regulations, Privacy
January 17, 2024
Via: JD SupraAs we have detailed previously, 2023 was a landmark year for privacy law, featuring numerous developments at the federal, state and international levels, ranging from newly enacted statutes to massive regulatory enforcement actions. Early signs already indicate that 2024 is […]
Business Law & Regulations, Privacy
January 10, 2024
Via: JD SupraAs we begin the new year, many are wondering whether the growing list of US state privacy laws apply to them, and if so, what steps they should take to address them. For companies that gather information from consumers, especially […]
Business Law & Regulations, Privacy
January 5, 2024
Via: JD SupraOn December 29, 2023, the Colorado Attorney General (the “AG”) announced that the Global Privacy Control (“GPC”) will become the first universal opt-out mechanism (“UOOM”) the AG considers valid under the Colorado Privacy Act (the “CPA”). Effective July 1, 2024, […]
Business Law & Regulations, Employment & Labor
January 4, 2024
Via: LexBlogYou are the HIPAA privacy official of a hospital or health plan (a covered entity under HIPAA). You receive an email from a vendor that handles protected health information (a business associate), informing you that one month ago an unauthorized […]
Business Law & Regulations, Privacy
December 29, 2023
Via: LexBlogBankInfoSecurity.com reported “Google reached a preliminary settlement in a class action lawsuit that alleged the tech giant had misled consumers about their privacy protections when using the private browsing Incognito mode of its Chrome web browser.” The December 28, 2023 […]
Business Law & Regulations, Privacy
December 27, 2023
Via: LexBlogLooking back on 2023, the trend of privacy-based class actions has only increased, and it doesn’t seem poised to halt or even slow down in the new year. Businesses are feeling acutely the threat of future litigation. At the end […]
Business Law & Regulations, Privacy
December 15, 2023
Via: JD SupraOn December 8, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) moved forward with an insurance regulation that could expand the privacy compliance obligations of insurance companies. The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) required the CPPA to undertake a rulemaking to […]
Business Law & Regulations, Privacy
December 14, 2023
Via: LexBlogOn December 12, 2023, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP (“CIPL”) released a white paper on Privacy-Enhancing and Privacy-Preserving Technologies: Understanding the Role of PETs and PPTs in the Digital Age. The paper explores how […]
Business Law & Regulations, Privacy
December 7, 2023
Via: JD SupraOn Friday, December 8, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (Agency) will meet to discuss important items, including drafting proposed regulations for employers. While the Agency has not yet commenced the formal rulemaking process on many of the regulations, the […]