Do you want a simple way to keep current on important privacy changes? Avoid sleepless nights wondering whether you missed a privacy speed bump or pothole between annual updates? Worry no longer. Troutman Pepper is pleased to...more
The Illinois appellate court finally issued its long-awaited ruling in Tims v. Black Horse Carriers regarding the applicable statute of limitations for claims under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The...more
On June 4, the European Commission (Commission) adopted new standard contractual clauses (SCCs) for the transfer of personal data to third countries. SCCs have long been an important tool for EU data transfers, as one of only...more
Identifying data processing obligations is tricky, especially as overlapping privacy laws are enacted. Compliance will always hinge on understanding what laws jurisdictionally apply and a firm grasp of the data collected and...more
Do you want a simple way to keep current on important privacy changes? Avoid sleepless nights wondering whether you missed a privacy speed bump or pothole between annual updates? Worry no longer. Troutman Pepper is pleased to...more
2/3/2021
/ Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Privacy Laws
Do you want a simple way to keep current on important privacy changes? Avoid sleepless nights wondering whether you missed a privacy speed bump or pothole between annual updates? Worry no longer. Troutman Pepper is pleased to...more
1/8/2021
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Internet of Things ,
NIST ,
Personal Information ,
PHI ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws
California voters passed Proposition 24 in last week’s general election to adopt the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA), which amends the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) in several ways intended to...more
On September 28, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB-713 into law, which relaxes some of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) compliance challenges faced by the health care and life science industries — more...more
10/2/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Clinical Trials ,
CMIA ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Exemptions ,
Governor Newsom ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Life Sciences ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Privacy Laws
The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) went into effect January 1, 2020. While the CCPA was amended in October of 2019 to exempt certain employment and personal information involved in business-to-business (B2B)...more
9/2/2020
/ B2B Organizations ,
B2B Transactions ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Exemptions ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Privacy Policy ,
Public Information
Enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) began July 1, 2020. Our privacy team at Troutman Pepper includes several attorneys who worked in an attorney general’s office. This privacy regulatory team has...more
8/11/2020
/ Advertising ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Personal Information ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Social Media ,
State Attorneys General ,
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) ,
Website Owner Liability
The draft of the Official Voter Information Guide for California’s November 3, 2020 General Election has been released for public display and examination before publication and distribution to voters. Included with this...more
7/29/2020
/ Ballots ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
General Elections ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Voter Fraud ,
Voter Registration
As we reported in March, the COVID-19 pandemic is being leveraged by malicious cyber actors to make various cybersecurity attacks. ...more
4/21/2020
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Hackers ,
Homeland Security Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ,
Information Technology ,
Malware ,
NCSC ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Phishing Scams ,
Ransomware ,
UK
COVID-19’s strain on businesses has prompted the federal and state governments to relax certain regulatory standards. Regardless of the pandemic’s increasing momentum in the United States, and in California particularly, the...more
3/27/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General
In July 2019, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (SHIELD Act), which amended New York’s data breach notification law to broaden notification obligations and...more
On February 7, 2020, the California Attorney General released modifications to the proposed regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the state’s sweeping privacy law that took effect on January 1. ...more
2/18/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Information Governance ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General