Please visit here to visit our Mintz Matrix page with the latest edition of the Mintz Matrix, which is a 50-state resource we have maintained since 2009 to break down and summarize requirements of U.S. state data breach...more
3/3/2025
/ Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
New Legislation ,
Privacy Laws ,
Risk Management ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Privacy Laws
2024 was a busy year for state consumer data privacy laws in the United States. Seven states enacted comprehensive data privacy statutes throughout the year, and laws enacted in 2023 went into effect in Montana, Florida,...more
1/3/2025
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Data Controller ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Enforcement ,
Notice Requirements ,
Opt-Outs ,
Penalties ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
State Privacy Laws
To round out this year’s series on new state consumer privacy laws, we are covering the statute passed by Kentucky earlier this year. Please also keep your eye out for our 2024 round-up article that will be published soon, as...more
1/2/2025
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Enforcement ,
Exemptions ,
Minor Children ,
Opt-Outs ,
Penalties ,
Personal Data ,
PHI ,
Popular ,
State Privacy Laws
We are moving westward this week from Iowa to Nebraska in our series of articles providing in-depth summaries of state consumer privacy laws taking effect across the nation.
Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen (R) signed the...more
11/27/2024
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Covered Entities ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Enforcement ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fines ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Penalties ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Security and Privacy Controls
Comprehensive consumer privacy laws continue to hit the desks of governors in states across the country, with nineteen state laws now on the books. Since we wrote our 2023 Round-Up on State Consumer Data Privacy Laws article...more
10/30/2024
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Minor Children ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Right of Access ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Targeted Digital Advertising
Texas has joined the growing list of states enacting comprehensive consumer data privacy laws. On June 18, 2023, Governor Abbott (R) signed H.B.4, otherwise known as the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (“TDPSA”). The...more
Our May Madness series is getting you caught up on comprehensive privacy legislation passing state legislatures across the nation. In April, governors signed legislation in Tennessee and Indiana, and this month ahead of...more
The Volunteer State became the eighth state to enact a comprehensive data privacy law after Gov. Bill Lee (R) signed the Tennessee Information Protection Act (“TIPA”) into law yesterday, May 11.
Tennessee joins a growing...more
5/12/2023
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Farm Credit Administration ,
Fines ,
GLBA Privacy ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
NIST ,
Nonprofits ,
Opt-Outs ,
Penalties ,
Personal Information ,
Private Right of Action ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Tennessee
Amid the flurry following former FBI Director James Comey’s firing last week, President Trump marked his 111th day in office on Thursday, May 11th by signing an executive order targeting national cybersecurity....more
After a quiet winter there has been significant activity in state legislatures to enact, strengthen or clarify their data breach notification statutes. The latest happenings are summarized below and we have updated our “Mintz...more
In an effort to combat the growing prevalence of large-scale corporate cyberattacks, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) is rolling out a revamped cybersecurity regulation for financial services companies...more
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has filed a lawsuit against device manufacturer D-link for allegedly deceiving the marketplace about the security of its products and, in turn, unfairly placing customer privacy at...more
Smart machines connected to the internet have become ubiquitous in our daily lives. They make up the Internet of Things (“IoT”), a vast web of interconnected iPhones and Fitbits, tablets and cameras, even baby monitors and...more
You may not realize how much personal information your insurance company has about you. Scarier still is that much of this data is sensitive and valuable to hackers – such as your Social Security number, financial...more
10/25/2016
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Health Insurance ,
Insurance Industry ,
NAIC ,
Notification Requirements ,
Penalties ,
Preemption ,
Private Right of Action ,
The Model Law ,
Vendors