AI tools often drive efficiency and save money, but they have drawbacks. Here’s what to know....more
9/16/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Bots ,
Compliance ,
Consent ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Contract Drafting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HITECH Act ,
Machine Learning ,
Marketing ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Reputation Management ,
Risk Management ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Security and Privacy Controls ,
State Privacy Laws
Business leaders are considering new AI tools that grow more sophisticated each day. For closely held businesses on the lookout for innovative and tech-enabled cost savings, AI can offer a competitive edge by taking on...more
Minnesota has become the 19th state to pass a comprehensive data privacy law. On May 24, Governor Tim Walz signed into law the Minnesota Consumer Privacy Act (H.F. 4757) (the “MCPA”), which takes effect July 31, 2025....more
California continues to serve as the primary driver of privacy law in the United States, but other state laws now warrant compliance. The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), effective January 1, 2023, amends and extends the...more
The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) and other new state data privacy laws are set to take effect in 2023. If you needed an incentive to review your compliance obligations, the California Attorney General recently...more
On August 11, 2022, the Consumer Finance Protection Board issued Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2022-04 for enforcers of federal consumer financial laws. The new Circular reflects the consumer watchdog’s increasing...more
8/22/2022
/ Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Identity Theft ,
Multi-Factor Authentication ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
As we watch the televised Russian invasion of Ukraine with horrific destruction and casualties caused by missiles, tanks, and other conventional warfare the hostilities may seem far away and distant. As Russia continues to...more
Facial recognition technology, drones the size of a butterfly, secure microchips replacing magnetic stripes on credit cards, sensors the size of a grain of sand swallowed by patients that transmit data directly to the...more
1/19/2022
/ Best Practices ,
Big Data ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
CAN-SPAM Act ,
COPPA ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
ECPA ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
GLBA Privacy ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Internet of Things ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Public Health ,
Risk Management ,
State Privacy Laws ,
TCPA ,
VPPA
The European Union limits the transfer of EU personal data to countries whose privacy regimens are not deemed “adequate,” like the United States. American companies have tended to rely upon Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC)...more
As if 2020 has not been bad enough, the world is now reacting to an unprecedented data security breach. Your company should convene its cybersecurity incident response team to survey the landscape, and determine whether you...more
Compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”), a first of its kind commercial privacy law, has been a top business priority since June 2018. With the ink barely dry on the California Attorney General’s...more
What Happened? On July 16, 2020, in Schrems II, the EU Court of Justice invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield mechanism. The EU Court of Justice struck down a similar program, the EU-U.S. Safe Harbor, in 2015....more
What Happened? On July 16, 2020, in Schrems II, the EU Court of Justice, invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield mechanism. The over 5,000 companies that self-certified for Privacy Shield with the U.S. Commerce Department may...more
Just a few months ago, compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (the CCPA) was at the top of many businesses’ priority lists for 2020. With the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses put privacy compliance and the CCPA...more
Coronavirus (COVID-19) has prompted a rush by many organizations to a remote working environment. This alert outlines key security considerations for remote work, plus some resources....more
California’s Attorney General, Xavier Becerra, issued last Thursday the regulations that will likely govern the operation of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The regulations provide begin to flesh out some of the...more
California has some of the most extensive employee protections in the country. California law requires paid leave, paid rest breaks and permits employees to sue for wrongful termination in violation of public policy. ...more
9/30/2019
/ DoorDash ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gig Economy ,
GrubHub ,
Independent Contractors ,
Lyft ,
Misclassification ,
New Legislation ,
Ridesharing ,
State Labor Laws ,
Uber ,
Wage and Hour
Facebook agreed today to settle FTC charges that its privacy practices violated a 2012 Consent Order. Businesses should expect increased scrutiny of their own privacy practices as a result. ...more
A bill banning the non-consensual sale of GPS data sits on the desk of Hawaii’s governor, David Ige. If he takes no action by June 24, 2019, it becomes law....more
California and New York make big waves when they pass laws regulating privacy and data. We have previously described the changes coming in 2020 with the California Consumer Protection Act (“CCPA”)....more
As noted in our two prior alerts, CCPA Part 1 and Part 2, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is bringing GDPR-like data protection to the United States. Other states are now following suit.
The California...more
4/17/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Data Privacy ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Pending Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State Attorneys General
As we explained in our last alert, California’s new comprehensive data privacy law is to take effect on January 1, 2020. For companies subject to this law, compliance will require a substantial investment of time, effort,...more
3/28/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Exemptions ,
Fair Credit Billing Act (FCBA) ,
GLBA Privacy ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HITECH Act ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws
California has enacted the most important data privacy statute the United States has seen to date. The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) brings European-style data privacy regulations to the United States....more
It’s impossible to shop for anything today without coming across a “smart” version of the product you’re interested in. Smart TVs, thermostats, security systems, refrigerators and even vacuums are everywhere....more
Most U.S. businesses have been introduced to the concept of blockchain and Bitcoin by now. Even with scalability and other concerns, investment grows in these technologies. ...more