In response to President Biden’s Executive Order authorizing increased data privacy measures, Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Matthew G. Olsen announced that the National Security Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ)...more
4/16/2024
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Compliance ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Executive Orders ,
National Security ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
White Collar Crimes
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) held a board meeting on October 28 - 29, 2022 (the “Meeting”) to review proposed modifications to the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). The CPRA is effectively an amendment...more
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) took effect on January 1, 2020, instituting requirements on certain businesses processing personal information about California consumers. Businesses subject to the law currently...more
On June 4, 2021, the European Commission (the “EC”) adopted the highly anticipated updated Standard Contractual Clauses (the “Updated SCCs”) for international data transfers following the Court of Justice of the European...more
In a recently published survey of 2,832 businesses about their concerns related to the pandemic’s impact, 82 percent were interested in pursuing federal assistance, but only four percent of respondents expressed concerns...more
On April 4, 2020, Interpol issued a warning to hospitals and healthcare companies at the forefront of the COVID-19 pandemic that cybercriminals are targeting them with ransomware attacks. Cybercriminals are using ransomware...more
4/9/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Hackers ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
INTERPOL ,
Ransomware
On October 11, 2019, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra signaled his enforcement priorities and released the long awaited proposed regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), which was signed into...more
12/2/2019
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Comment Period ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Minors ,
Notice Requirements ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Public Comment ,
Right to Delete ,
Right To Know ,
State Attorneys General ,
Verification Requirements
Snell & Wilmer’s Breach Response Team regularly guides clients through all phases of data breach and cyber incident response, including leading internal investigations related to data breaches and cyber incidents in...more
6/7/2018
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Hackers ,
Notification Requirements ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes ,
Young Lawyers
This Friday is the deadline for General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), yet many companies are still in the process of planning for compliance. Companies not able to meet the deadline may want to consider,...more
5/23/2018
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Officers (DPOs) ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Governance ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Risk Management