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
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
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
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
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 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
What is the GDPR?
The GDPR is the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, a comprehensive set of strict privacy laws and regulations. The EU passed GDPR in 2016, but granted a two-year grace period which ends...more