California enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act on June 28, 2018. This law broadly expands the rights of California residents in their personal information collected through online means. The law imposes requirements...more
7/5/2018
/ Cybersecurity ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Governor Brown ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HITECH Act ,
New Regulations ,
Personal Data ,
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Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action ,
Statutory Damages
In the wake of the latest massive data breach, this one involving Equifax, more and more companies are likely wondering what they should do in the event that they are faced with a data breach that exposes the personal data of...more
The IRS has expanded upon its prior position and announced that employers are permitted to provide identity protection services to their employees before a data breach occurs and without treating such services as income. IRS...more
Recently, another massive data breach was caused, reportedly at least in part, by employee error. Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp disclosed that an employee committed “a clerical error” and compromised the personal...more