Efforts to Address the Lack of Federal Data Privacy Legislation in the U.S. Have Continued -
The need for federal data privacy legislation was reiterated in the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on...more
8/7/2023
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Data privacy laws have been progressing globally, but federal legislation in the U.S. has been lacking -
Businesses are facing a growing number of data privacy regulations. This is especially apparent among those in highly...more
5/22/2023
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State Privacy Laws
In 2023, a number of state data protection laws will be coming into effect and a number of entities who previously were not subject to data security and data privacy obligations will soon be within the scope of these laws....more
Beginning in January 2023, three new state privacy laws (and their applicable regulations) come into effect. They largely follow in the footsteps of the California Consumer Privacy Act that took effect in 2018. The new laws...more
Beginning in January 2023, three new state privacy laws (and their applicable regulations) come into effect. Additionally, several other countries have taken steps to implement or shore up their own privacy and data...more
Legislation was introduced this week that, if passed, would create the Ohio Personal Privacy Act.
HB 376, initiated by Lt. Governor Jon Husted, was introduced this week by Representative Rick Carfagna (R- Westerville) and...more
The European Commission’s long-awaited updates to the Standard Contractual Clauses (“SCCs”) have arrived. Data protection lawyers globally have eagerly anticipated these changes, which are necessary to address a legal...more
6/15/2021
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The White House’s National Security Council released a list of 20 advanced technologies considered to be critical to the country’s national security position, including military, intelligence and economic interests, for which...more
On July 16, 2020, Europe’s Court of Justice issued a much-anticipated judgment on the validity of Decision 2016/1250 on the adequacy of the EU-US Data Protection Shield (the “US/EU Privacy Shield”) and Decision 2010/87 on...more
7/22/2020
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Surveillance
On June 1, 2020, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced bipartisan legislation known as the Exposure Notification Privacy Act (Act), in the Senate. The Act would regulate the coronavirus...more
July 1, 2020, will mark the official start of the long-heralded United State Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) as it replaces the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The USMCA will modernize free trade between...more
This past week, United States Senator Sherrod Brown proposed a draft data privacy bill aptly named the Data Accountability and Transparency Act of 2020 (DATA). The DATA seeks to restructure the current “consent” privacy...more
Enforcement Begins July 1 -
On July 1, businesses operating in California and collecting and processing California consumer personal data will begin to experience enforcement of California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”)...more
On June 1, 2020, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced bipartisan legislation, or the Exposure Notification Privacy Act (“Act”), to the Senate. The Act would regulate coronavirus...more
Imagine waking up to an email, or receiving a text message, that alerts you to the news that you have or may have been exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19. No, this is not a hoax and, no, your email and/or...more
It’s that time. The December 6, 2019, deadline to submit comments on the proposed California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations has come and gone and the CCPA will go into effect in 14 days. Submitted comments - 1,726...more
California’s data protection law is set to go into effect in early 2020, and California lawmakers continue to propose significant amendments that would substantively change material provisions of the law, including provisions...more
California “Connected Devices” Law -
On September 28, 2018, California passed a new law that raised the baseline for the security of Internet of Things (“IoT”) devices, or “connected devices.” Under this new law,...more
12/5/2018
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In a 5 to 4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that states have the right to require online retailers to collect sales tax. Their decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., et al. No. 17-494 overturns previous precedent...more
6/22/2018
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Legislation was recently introduced in Ohio encouraging businesses to take steps in protecting consumer data. Ohio Senate Bill 220, The Data Protection Act (the “Act”), provides businesses that take certain commercially...more
11/21/2017
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Data Collection ,
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State and Local Government
Equifax, the international credit reporting agency, confirmed that a data breach exposed the personal information of approximately 143 million U.S. consumers. The breach occurred from May through July of this year. Breached...more
On May 25, 2018 the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation and Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications (the “ePR”) will go into full force and effect. That gives companies that do business in the EU,...more
Christmas came early for the European Commission, as a multi-year effort to reform the continent’s aging data protection framework was finally agreed upon with the European Parliament and Council, which will significantly...more
In this Issue:
- Not-for-Profit Spotlight
- IP and IT Procurement for Not-for-Profit Organizations
- Starting Off Right: Recruiting, Training and
Retaining Fundraising Staff
- Guidance Released...more
Anthem, Inc., the country’s second biggest health insurer, announced on Wednesday, February 4, 2015, that it suffered a data breach containing the personal information for about 80 million customers and employees due to an...more
2/6/2015