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On Friday, June 4, 2021, the European Commission adopted two sets of standard contractual clauses, one for use between controllers and processors and one for the transfer of personal data to “third...more
Don’t wait to implement your California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) compliance as it could require changes to your operations. CCPA can apply to businesses even if they do not have offices or employees in California. It can...more
This is one of several client alerts in a series counting down to the date when CCPA applies (Almost 1 month to go) -
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) takes effect for businesses January 1, 2020. Don’t wait to...more
11/27/2019
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Sellers ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Public Comment ,
Website Owner Liability
This is one of several client alerts in a series counting down to the CCPA effectuation date.
Don’t wait to implement your California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) compliance mechanisms as changes to your operations may be...more
10/24/2019
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
COPPA ,
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Data Collection ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Policy ,
Right to Delete ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes
Don’t wait to implement your California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) compliance as it could require changes to your operations. CCPA can apply to businesses even if they do not have offices or employees in California. It can...more
9/16/2019
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws
Don’t wait to implement your California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) compliance as it could require changes to your operations. CCPA can apply to businesses even if they do not have offices or employees in California. It can...more
8/2/2019
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Right to Delete
The California State Assembly has passed several amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) this legislative session. Among the total of four CCPA amendments that were passed in the Assembly this week, two have...more
6/3/2019
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Customer Information ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
E-Commerce ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation
California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) will go into effect on January 1, 2020. CCPA can apply to businesses even if they do not have offices or employees in California. For-profit businesses that collect or use personal...more
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) observes that the US healthcare system lost $6.2 billion dollars as a result of data breaches in 2016 and that 4 out of 5 US physicians have experienced some form of...more
1/14/2019
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices (HICP) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
NIST ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
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Risk Mitigation
Now a business that was hacked may be successfully sued under state common law by data subjects whose information was compromised in the crime. For the first time, a state supreme court has held that a company that was...more
1/3/2019
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Economic Loss Doctrine ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Negligence ,
PA Supreme Court ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
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Reasonable Care
Our government is telling us that bringing home that new holiday iPhone® should be a more complicated process than most of us realize. New US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) guidance is appropriately timed to coincide...more