The Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued a final rule limiting data transfers to China, Russia, and other designated “countries of concern.” The rule establishes a new national security program that bans specific types of...more
Get ready for U.S. limits on cross border transfers. Departing from decades of established policy encouraging uninhibited global data flows, the U.S. Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries (PADFA) Act of 2024...more
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) updated its guidance concerning compliance obligations for HIPAA covered entities and business associates using online tracking...more
The Biden Administration has issued an executive order to curtail access by China, Russia, and other countries of concern to Americans’ sensitive personal data. The Department of Justice and other agencies are tasked to take...more
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) highlights lessons learned on privacy, data security, truth in advertising, and artificial intelligence (“AI”) in new guidance drawing from recent enforcement actions involving genetic...more
As the popularity of AI technologies has continued to grow in 2023, so has the number of laws and regulations seeking to address the potential risks and societal harms that may arise. The evolving legislation and calls to...more
The California Privacy Protection Agency’s proposal of new regulations for automated decisionmaking technology marks a significant step to govern how businesses may leverage those automated tools. The new framework focuses on...more
Responding to incidents impacting consumer health and wellness technologies, including apps, will be more complex under proposed breach notice rules by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”). Businesses have until August...more
AI technology is surging ahead of regulation and this gap has left companies in quandary. Privacy professionals are asked how can we plan for the lawful use of AI when the legal landscape for its adoption is unsettled....more
Through Aerospace & Defense Insights, we share with you the top legal and political issues affecting the aerospace and defense (A&D) industry. Our A&D industry team monitors the latest developments to help our clients stay in...more
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) and announced “public listening sessions” soliciting input in advance of formal rulemaking under the Cyber Incident...more
9/13/2022
/ Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Ransomware ,
Rulemaking Process
Momentum is growing for a federal privacy law in the United States. A bipartisan group of House and Senate leaders have released a discussion draft of a baseline consumer data protection legislation. The American Data...more
Given the deteriorating security situation in Eastern Europe and the potential for widespread cyber disruptions should hostilities break out, we urge clients to re-examine their cybersecurity posture. The U.S. Cybersecurity...more
On July 19, California’s recently appointed Attorney General, Rob Bonta, launched an interactive tool to aid consumers with drafting notices of noncompliance for businesses who fail to publish the “Do Not Sell My Personal...more
Virginia is on track to be the second U.S. state to enact comprehensive consumer privacy legislation. Both the Virginia House of Delegates and the Virginia Senate have passed nearly identical versions of the Consumer Data...more
2/10/2021
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Information Governance ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Risk Management ,
State and Local Government
There has been a significant development in the ongoing debate regarding the scope of the authority of the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) to issue penalties under the Health...more
On June 1, The California Attorney General (CA AG) submitted the final text of the CCPA regulations to the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) for approval. ...more
6/2/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Information Governance ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General
The COVID-19, and the various restrictions that have been implemented in response to it, are causing extraordinary business disruptions. Many organizations have had to modify their operational controls and accommodate a shift...more
On March 11, The California Attorney General (CA AG) released a second set of modifications to the proposed regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)....more
3/13/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Digital Service Providers ,
Information Governance ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Right to Delete ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General
On Friday, February 7, 2020, the California Attorney General (CA AG) released notice of changes to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) draft regulations. Initial draft regulations were published for public comment on...more
2/10/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Information Governance ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government
Washington State is already shaping up as a center of state privacy legislation for 2020.
Last year, SB 5376 (also known as the Washington Privacy Act, or WPA) gained significant traction in the legislature, passing the...more
1/14/2020
/ Biometric Information ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Portability ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Right to Delete ,
State and Local Government
On October 17, 2019, the Hogan Lovells Privacy and Cybersecurity team discussed key elements of the California Attorney General’s proposed regulations implementing certain provisions of the California Consumer Privacy Act...more
11/5/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Deletion ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Information Governance ,
Opt-In ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Right to Delete ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government
Since the California Consumer Privacy Act’s (CCPA) hasty passage in June last year and minor changes last September, the CCPA has vexed businesses working on compliance. Among many practical challenges, the CCPA often...more
9/25/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Request For Information ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government
Nevada has a new privacy law. On May 29, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak signed Senate Bill 220 (SB-220) into law, making Nevada the first state to join California in granting consumers the right to opt out of the sale of their...more
6/3/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data-Sharing ,
New Legislation ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
State and Local Government
This is the sixth installment in Hogan Lovells’ series on the California Consumer Privacy Act.
The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) adds another set of privacy requirements for health and life sciences...more
10/8/2018
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Clinical Trials ,
CMIA ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Exemptions ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Life Sciences ,
Nonprofits ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws