Massachusetts highest court upheld a state trial court’s decision which allowed a closely watched climate-disclosure related challenge filed by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey against ExxonMobil (Exxon) to proceed...more
Although the Connecticut legislature was not successful in passing a privacy law similar to those passed in California, Colorado and Virginia, on June 24, 2021, the “Act Incentivizing The Adoption Of Cybersecurity Standards...more
Last week started and ended with big announcements in the privacy world. At the end of the week, on August 14th, the regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) were finally declared final -...more
8/20/2020
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Inside the Privacy Shield Annual Review -
Dozens of senior US and EU government officials were joined by officials from data protection authorities in Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany and Hungary to discuss whether the...more
10/9/2019
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Delta Sues Software Provider Over Data Breach -
Delta Airlines sued its customer service chat provider, [24]7.ai Inc., in New York federal court accusing it of lax digital security practices that allowed a hacker to steal...more
9/12/2019
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Equifax to Pay up to $700 Million as Part of Settlement for 2017 Data Breach -
Equifax has agreed to pay at least $575 million, and potentially up to $700 million, as part of a global settlement with the FTC, the CFPB, and...more
8/13/2019
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