Cybersecurity is a critical element of effective family office operations management, yet many family offices need to further prepare for the range of cybersecurity threats they may face. Family offices manage significant...more
Technological advancements and cyber threats are keeping privacy and data security issues at the forefront of lawmaker and regulatory agency agendas on “the Hill,” in particular the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC),...more
With the flurry of new consumer privacy laws enacted in states across the country, it is vital for companies operating in multiple states to remain informed of this changing landscape in order to plan and execute their...more
The ever-evolving data privacy landscape continues to become more complex as new developments play out on the global stage. In the United States, a number of individual state laws have come into force, with more following in...more
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) exemptions for employee and business-to-business (B2B) personal information have not been extended, further complicating the privacy regulatory landscape for businesses in...more
World events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, have accelerated the need for business operations to grow more digitally reliant and driven. As the global network grows and becomes more interconnected, privacy and...more
9/15/2022
/ Biometric Information ,
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) ,
Popular
A majority of California voters approved the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA) on November 3. The CPRA expands provisions of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), creates new consumer privacy rights,...more
11/11/2020
/ Ballot Measures ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Retention ,
Data Sellers ,
Data-Sharing ,
Information Governance ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
State and Local Government
In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, technology companies and public health authorities around the world have been developing contact tracing apps as a way to track and thus slow the spread of the virus....more
California recently approved the final regulations to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which took effect August 14, 2020. This article highlights some of the most notable changes to the final regulations and...more
9/1/2020
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Information Governance ,
Office of Administrative Law Judges (OALJ) ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
State and Local Government
The California Consumer Privacy Act authorizes only the state attorney general to enforce the statute, but a pending statutory amendment and a recent California Supreme Court ruling could end up expanding enforcement power to...more
7/13/2020
/ Abbott Laboratories ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Information Governance ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Despite the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the California attorney general intends to enforce the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) beginning July 1, 2020, pending the anticipated approval from the California Office of...more
6/26/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Information Governance ,
Office of Administrative Law ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General
With the July 1 enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) less than a month away, the state attorney general has finally submitted the final text of the proposed CCPA regulations to the California Office of...more
6/4/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Information Governance ,
Office of Administrative Law ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General
With the July 1 enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) less than a month away, the state attorney general has finally submitted the final text of the proposed CCPA regulations to the California Office of...more
6/4/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Information Governance ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Risk Management ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government
While the final CCPA regulations remain pending, written comments on the recently released proposed modifications are due by February 25, 2020. This article highlights some of the most notable changes to the proposed...more
2/19/2020
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Information Governance ,
Mobile Apps ,
Mobile Devices ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General
California is the fifth largest economy in the world. Its new laws and regulations have an impact far beyond its borders. Many Non-US companies do business in California. The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which...more
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) gives California residents various new rights regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of their personal information, and imposes a number of obligations on businesses covered...more
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) gives consumers the right to request that a business (1) respond to a consumer with a list of the categories or specific pieces of personal information that the business has...more
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) gives consumers the right to request that a business (1) respond to the consumer with a list of the categories or specific pieces of personal information that the business has...more
11/22/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Opt-In ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Right To Know
The California attorney general released the highly anticipated proposed regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) on October 10, providing detailed guidance on CCPA compliance for affected...more
The second article in our Guide to the CCPA series focuses on verifying consumer requests received pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The California attorney general’s recently proposed regulations...more
Nevada Senate Bill (SB) 220 will go into effect on October 1, 2019. SB 220 amends Nevada’s data privacy law to require that website operators honor a consumer’s request not to sell the consumer’s personal information. Exempt...more
In a significant ruling for businesses operating in Illinois, the Illinois Supreme Court held that plaintiffs are not required to allege actual harm to sue for liquidated damages and/or injunctive relief under the state’s...more
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper recently signed into law House Bill 1128, which will take effect on September 1, 2018. The new law requires businesses owning, maintaining, or licensing personal information of Colorado...more
The GDPR will apply to the UK when it is effective on May 25, 2018, but the government will need to adopt domestic data privacy legislation upon the UK’s pending exit from the EU....more
3/22/2017
/ Breach Notification Rule ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Data Protection Act
Data transfers can be suspended until investigation is complete.
In Maximillian Schrems v. Data Protection Commissioner (case C-362/14), the Advocate General ruled that EU data protection authorities do have powers to...more
9/28/2015
/ Advocate General ,
Binding Corporate Rules ,
Cloud Computing ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Data Security ,
Edward Snowden ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Privacy Policy ,
Public Disclosure ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework