The American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 (APRA), a bipartisan and “historic” comprehensive data privacy bill unveiled April 8, 2024, would preempt state data privacy laws and be enforced by the Federal Trade Commission,...more
Despite its misleading title, Washington’s My Health My Data Act will regulate many things most people would not think of as health-related data. It will also regulate non-Washington entities, mere processors of...more
Data Privacy Day is this weekend. Here are some tips and pointers individuals and businesses should keep in mind going forward.
1. Transparency is front and center for regulators in the United States and Europe, so if...more
A recent conversation with a colleague in California prompted me to write this. He said that as part of its back-to-school plan, his children’s elementary school district “highly encouraged” that all students be tested for...more
Fox Rothschild’s Privacy and Data Security practice group maintains this searchable PDF document as well as the Data Breach 411 app to inform businesses of the breach notification statutes in each of the 50 states, Guam,...more
7/21/2020
/ Attorney General ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Exceptions ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Safe Harbors
Some twenty-three years ago, the first well-publicized incident of the re-identification of de-identified personal health data was brought to the attention of the American public. It involved the then governor of...more
As Fox partner Odia Kagan posted yesterday, early enforcement of CCPA will focus on data related to kids. In addition, according to a recent article in the San Francisco Chronicle, the California Attorney General will focus...more
Fox Rothschild’s Privacy and Data Security practice group maintains this searchable PDF document as well as the Data Breach 411 app to inform businesses of the breach notification statutes in each of the 50 states, Guam,...more
Why Covered Entities and Business Associates Cannot Ignore the New California Data Privacy Law-
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) applies to a wide range of for-profit businesses that collect the personal...more
Companies that are getting acclimated to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) have a new and just as significant compliance challenge to confront: The California Consumer Privacy Act.
Signed into...more
10/16/2018
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action ,
Right to Delete
BY FAILING TO PREPARE, many companies have prepared to fail when it comes to thwarting cyberattacks. Fox Rothschild’s survey of corporate leaders reveals endemic misperceptions about what is necessary for privacy and data...more