Editor’s Note: In recent regulatory and enforcement developments, the White House announced a new executive order aimed at strengthening cybersecurity at U.S. ports, and another executive order was issued to protect sensitive...more
3/7/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FCC ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Robocalling ,
TCPA ,
UDAAP
NIST Publishes Report on the Cybersecurity of Genomic Data. On December 20, 2023, the NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) published Final NIST IR 8432, Cybersecurity of Genomic Data. Informed by direction...more
2/13/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Fraud ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
NIST ,
Personal Information ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Putative Class Actions
Editor’s Note: The FTC continues to crack down on privacy and cybersecurity, including issuing a new warning to tax preparation companies and entering into a consent decree with 1Health.io. VPPA and BIPA litigation continues...more
11/28/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
Consent Order ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
NIST ,
Personal Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Policy ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Safeguards Rule ,
State Attorneys General
Editor’s Note: As the summer months come to an end, there has been no shortage of privacy news and updates. Oregon signed both a comprehensive privacy law and data broker law, and the SEC adopted new rules regarding the...more
9/15/2023
/ Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fingerprints ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Editor’s Note: Iowa became the sixth state in the nation to enact a comprehensive privacy law, and California’s latest privacy regulations came into effect. At the federal level, Congress experienced a leak of sensitive...more
Editor’s Note: The U.S. Marshals Service suffered a data breach, demonstrating that no one is immune from such an occurrence. In regulatory news, government agencies remained focused on privacy, as the SEC proposed amendments...more
Editor’s Note: As the nation celebrated National Privacy Day on January 28, in regulatory news, the Colorado AG published a third version of its proposed regulations, and the CPPA voted to submit its draft regulations to the...more
Editor’s Note: In regulatory news, the Federal Trade Commission extended the deadline to comply with the Safeguards Rule, and Health and Human Services issued guidance for the use of online tracking technology under HIPAA. In...more
Editor’s Note: The California Privacy Protection Agency released amendments to its draft regulations, and the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau contemplates rulemaking on sharing financial data. In U.S. litigation, the first...more
Editor’s Note: In the U.S. laws and regulation space, the White House is focusing on privacy, evident through its session on accountability for big tech and the recent executive order highlighting cybersecurity risks....more
10/18/2022
/ Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
CFIUS ,
COPPA ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
GAO ,
Popular ,
Proposed Regulation
Editor’s Note: In the U.S. laws and regulation space, the California attorney general announced the first-ever CCPA settlement, the California Privacy Protection Agency raised objections to the ADPPA, and the FTC announced...more
Editor’s Note: In the U.S. laws and regulation space, federal lawmakers continued to push the American Data Privacy and Protection Act forward, and the FTC pledged to enforce the law against the illegal use of highly...more
Editor’s Note: In the U.S. laws and regulation space, federal lawmakers formally introduced bipartisan comprehensive federal privacy legislation titled, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act. Meanwhile, California...more
Editor’s Note: This past month featured increased activity in privacy and data protection. U.S. Legislation and Regulation. Connecticut’s governor signed a comprehensive privacy bill, and President Biden has before him a bill...more
Editor’s Note: Utah became the fourth state in the nation to successfully pass a comprehensive privacy bill, following California, Colorado, and Virginia. Meanwhile, seven other states failed at their own attempts, including...more
Editor’s Note: It may be the shortest month of the year, but February 2022 saw a flurry of privacy — especially biometric — legislation move closer to enactment. Kentucky, California, Maryland, and New York state introduced...more
Editor’s Note: Organizations continue calling for a comprehensive federal privacy law, and U.S. states continue trying to fill the void by proposing their own such laws. The latest states to do so include Mississippi and...more
Q. My company uses dash-cams to monitor driver conduct, but the company is not located in Illinois. Do I still have to comply with the Biometric Information Privacy Act? ...more
EDITOR’S NOTE: There was no respite in privacy and cyber law in December 2021, despite the holidays and COVID-19 case surge. Domestically, U.S. regulators stepped up their efforts, signaling their focus on privacy policies...more
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11/11/2021
/ Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Fraud ,
Popular ,
TikTok
Do you want a simple way to keep current on important privacy changes? Avoid sleepless nights wondering whether you missed a privacy speed bump or pothole between annual updates? Worry no longer. Troutman Pepper is pleased to...more
The Illinois appellate court finally issued its long-awaited ruling in Tims v. Black Horse Carriers regarding the applicable statute of limitations for claims under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The...more
Do you want a simple way to keep current on important privacy changes? Avoid sleepless nights wondering whether you missed a privacy speed bump or pothole between annual updates? Worry no longer. Troutman Pepper is pleased to...more
9/9/2021
/ Communications Decency Act ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Robocalling ,
VoIP
Do you want a simple way to keep current on important privacy changes? Avoid sleepless nights wondering whether you missed a privacy speed bump or pothole between annual updates? Worry no longer. Troutman Pepper is pleased to...more
On June 4, the European Commission (Commission) adopted new standard contractual clauses (SCCs) for the transfer of personal data to third countries. SCCs have long been an important tool for EU data transfers, as one of only...more