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Managing Microsoft Teams Records for Legal & Compliance Purposes

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With over 100,000 users connecting every minute, Microsoft Teams has become the go-to communication platform for organizations worldwide....more

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EMEA - Data Privacy, Digital and AI Round Up 2024/2025

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As expected in the data privacy and digital space, 2024 shaped up to be a year full of guidance, consultations, regulatory focus areas and legislative updates. Artificial Intelligence (AI) remained a hot topic with...more

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Preparing for Data Privacy Expansion in 2025: Is Your Business Ready?

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As we step into 2025, data privacy laws in the United States are evolving rapidly. With eight new state privacy laws taking effect, businesses face an increasingly complex web of compliance obligations—even in states without...more

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Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – January 2025 # 2

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week....more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Data Brokers Must Provide Full 2023 Metrics in CPPA Registrations

Data brokers who are registering with the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) this month should prepare to provide full metrics about their responses to privacy rights in calendar year 2023....more

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Veritas Means Truth: The Ninth Circuit Affirms Oregon’s Restriction on Unauthorized Recordings

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On Tuesday, January 7, 2025, the Ninth Circuit upheld Oregon’s conversational privacy statute as constitutional, finding that Oregonians have an interest in knowing when in-person conversations are recorded and that these...more

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[Podcast] 2024 DSIR Deeper Dive: Preserving Ephemeral Messaging – Capture Data Before Its Ghosts Haunt Your Compliance

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We’re back with a deeper dive into the 2024 Data Security Incident Response Report, which features insights and metrics from 1,150+ incidents in 2023. This episode dives deeper into information governance and...more

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DOJ restricts data transfers to protect national security; research exemptions expanded in final rule

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has finalized its rule on “Preventing Access to U.S. Sensitive Personal Data and Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern or Covered Persons,” which restricts data brokerage...more

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OCR Announces Proposed Updates to HIPAA Security Rule, Raises the Bar for Healthcare Cybersecurity

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On December 27, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR), issued proposed changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)...more

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Justice Issues Final Rule Restricting Transfer of Personal U.S. Data to Countries of Concern, Effective in April 2025

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The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) published its final rule (“Final Rule”) on January 8, 2025, that will prohibit or restrict transfer of certain data of U.S. persons to countries of concern, including to China. The Final...more

McDermott Will & Emery

ASTP Adopts New Protecting Care Access Exception

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On December 17, 2024, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ASTP) published the Health Data,...more

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DOJ/CISA finalize new rules regarding data transfers to countries of concern

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On December 27, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its final rule on the transfer of certain bulk sensitive personal data to China, Russia, and other countries. Following this, on January 3, 2025, the U.S....more

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New York Amends Data Breach Notification Law to Enhance Notification Requirements, Expand Definition of ‘Private Information’

On December 24, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law amendments to New York’s private-sector data breach notification law (General Business Law § 899-aa) and government agency data breach notification law (New...more

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Top 5 Surprising Takeaways as Fisher Phillips Launches Digital Wiretapping Litigation Tracker

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Some businesses might be surprised to learn that digital wiretapping litigation claims are one of today’s fastest-growing compliance risks, with over 1,560 lawsuits filed in 28 states since a groundbreaking 2022 decision...more

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A Landmark Lawsuit in Data Privacy: Texas v. Allstate

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In a groundbreaking enforcement action, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Allstate Corporation and its subsidiary Arity, alleging systematic violations of the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act...more

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Data protection guidance for firms sharing customer information for the prevention of fraud

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The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (the ICO) has published guidance to help firms take steps to protect customers’ personal information when data is shared between firms to prevent fraud and scams....more

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Frequently Asked Questions About the New Jersey Data Protection Act, Effective January 15, 2025

The New Jersey Data Protection Act (NJDPA), N.J. Stat. § 56:8-166.4 et seq., will go into effect on January 15, 2025, as New Jersey joins eighteen other states with comprehensive data privacy laws. ...more

Pullman & Comley - School Law

The Latest on FERPA, FOIA and School Videotapes

Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) generally provides access to records created by public agencies (including school districts).  However, the FOIA contains an exemption from disclosure for “educational records”...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

HHS-OCR Announces Proposed Modifications to the HIPAA Security Rule

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (HHS-OCR) has announced proposed modifications to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule (the Proposed Rule). The...more

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EU & UK AI Roundup – January 2025

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The second half of 2024 saw a myriad of Artificial Intelligence (AI) related legal and regulatory developments for the EU and UK, critically with the EU AI Act coming into force on 1 August 2024. This has been followed by...more

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The Importance of Opting In: Pitfalls of AI Enablement Without Client Buy-In

Imagine you’re an associate at a consulting firm. You’re surprised to see a new “AI Assist” button appear in your email application one morning. Without any training or guidance from your firm’s IT department, you decide to...more

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EU: EDPB Opinion on AI Provides Important Guidance Though Many Questions Remain

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A much-anticipated Opinion from the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) on AI models and data protection has not resulted in the clear or definitive guidance that businesses operating in the EU had hoped for. The Opinion...more

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CHINA: Draft Regulation on Certification for Cross-Border Data Transfers Published

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On 3 January 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC“) released for public consultation the draft Measures for Certification of Personal Information Protection for Cross-Border Transfer of Personal Information...more

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Analyze This: OCR Kicks Off 2025 with Two New HIPAA Enforcement Actions Against Business Associates as Part of New Risk Analysis...

Just two weeks into the year, 2025 is already shaping up to be a busy year for privacy lawyers, especially those tasked with helping covered entities and business associates comply with the HIPAA Security Rule.  As we...more

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Wellness Programs Under Scrutiny in EEOC’s New Wearable Devices Guidance

In December 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) published a fact sheet addressing how federal nondiscrimination laws, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), may apply to an employer’s...more

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