Vague Definitions in CISPA Raise Concerns of SOPA 2.0
Maryland recently passed House Bill 962, amending Maryland’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) (Md. Code Ann. Comm. Law 14-3504). As summarized below, House Bill 962 amends certain aspects of PIPA relating to breach...more
The breach notification obligations for Canadian organizations will change significantly in 2018: (i) the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force on May 25, 2018; while (ii) new reporting...more
In an increasingly interconnected and digitized world, data breaches have become ever more common. The wealth of personal information that corporations have in their possession means that such breaches can occur in even the...more
Sophisticated phishing scams and muscular hacking efforts continue to compromise personal and sensitive information held by insurers, hospital systems, and businesses large and small. In response, many states have...more
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner vetoed a bill amending the state’s data breach notification law on August 21, 2015, saying in a letter to the General Assembly that the bill “goes too far, imposing duplicative and burdensome...more