Earlier we posted an article regarding the amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act by AB 25 and AB1355 creating a moratorium on the application of much of the CCPA to employee personal information—subject to...more
Following in the footsteps of California, and the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, the State of Washington is taking steps to adopt a comprehensive privacy law focused on protecting consumer information....more
4/11/2019
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State and Local Government
With major consumer data breaches making headlines on a semi-regular basis, legislators around the country are starting to hold businesses more accountable for cybersecurity compliance. Industry-specific laws such as HIPAA...more
2/7/2018
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
FTC Act ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State and Local Government ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Recently the state of New Mexico enacted the Data Breach Notification Act, making it the 48th state in the United States to enact a statute requiring notice to individuals impacted by a data breach. In doing so, New Mexico...more