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OFCCP Publishes Notice of New FOIA Request for Certain EEO-1 Reports and Calls for Government Contractor Objections by December 9,...

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On October 29, 2024, the Office of Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) published a notice in the Federal Register about a request for Type 2 Consolidated EEO-1 Reports (the “Consolidated Reports”) for 2021. (The request is...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Honeywell Asserts Barcode-Scanning Patents Against Scandit AG

Swiss company Scandit AG created an application called ShelfView, which enables retailers to verify the prices of various products and ensure that associated promotions are correctly updated. The application utilizes barcode...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Justice Proposes to Restrict U.S. Personal Data to Countries of Concern, Including China

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The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Proposed Rule”) on October 21 that would prohibit or restrict the transfer of certain data of U.S. persons to China and other countries of...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

IRS IP PIN for the 2025 Tax Season

On 10/23/24, the IRS released Notice IR-2024-278 to encourage all taxpayers to sign up for an IRS IP PIN (identity protection personal identification number) to safeguard their identity and help protect against tax-related...more

Carlton Fields

California Privacy Protection Agency Announces Delete Act Enforcement Sweep

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Keeping the season spooky for data brokers, the enforcement division of the California Privacy Protection Agency announced on October 30, 2024, that it is conducting a public investigative sweep of data broker registration...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Scary Halloween News: Jumpy Pisces Using Play Ransomware to Attack Organizations

Unit 42 recently reported that it has identified “Jumpy Pisces, a North Korean state-sponsored threat group associated with the Reconnaissance General Bureau of the Korean People’s Army, as a key player in a recent ransomware...more

Hogan Lovells

Security Snippets: U.S., Australian regulators release joint Safe Software Development guidance

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The shared Safe Software Deployment guidance calls software manufacturers to implement safe software development programs supported by verified processes including robust testing, rollout, and feedback loops....more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Web Scraping: 16 Data Protection Authorities Say Controllers Need to Protect Their Properties

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Sixteen data protection authorities recently confirmed that controllers must protect their properties from web scraping. And that includes web scraping for the purpose of training AI....more

Cooley LLP

CFPB Finalizes Section 1033 Rule on Personal Financial Data Rights

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On October 22, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its long-awaited final rule implementing Section 1033 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) concerning personal financial data rights....more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Expresses Concerns About Use of Worker Profiling Data

Most consumers are aware that their personal data is collected, compiled, analyzed, and sold to third parties for marketing and other purposes. Many employees may not know of similar data collection practices relating to...more

Maynard Nexsen

Health Infrastructure Security and Accountability Act: A New Era for Healthcare Cybersecurity

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In September 2024, Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Mark Warner (D-VA) introduced the Health Infrastructure Security and Accountability Act, which is new legislation aimed to improve healthcare cybersecurity by imposing greater...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

DOL Outlines Best Practices for Employers Using AI

The United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently published “Artificial Intelligence and Worker Well-Being: Principles and Best Practices for Developers and Employers,” which is intended to inform employers’ use of...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

NIS2: Where do European Countries Stand on Implementing Cybersecurity Strategies?

Country Status Legislation* Commentary Austria Available here Austria has submitted the “Network and Information Security Act” for Parliament’s consideration. It is anticipated that the “Network and Information Security Act”...more

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Just Say No!  HIPAA and Requests for Reproductive Health Information

On April 22, 2024, the Office of Civil Rights issued a Final Rule titled HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy (2024 Final Privacy Rule). Originally Published by the American Bar Association....more

Ropes & Gray LLP

SEC Announces Settlements with Four Issuers regarding Cybersecurity Disclosures

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On October 22, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filed settled enforcement orders involving four current and former public companies – Unisys Corp., Avaya Holdings Corp., Check Point Software Ltd, and...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

NYDFS Issues Guidance to Mitigate AI Cybersecurity Risks

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Keypoint: The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) circulated an industry letter offering guidance to NYDFS “Covered Entities” for assessing and managing AI-related cybersecurity risks, including threats...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

TCPA Text Lawsuits Are a Dangerous Play!

On October 28, 2024, The Sports Prophets Inc. (“Defendant”) was sued in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California for allegedly violating the Internal Do Not Call (“DNC”) list compliance...more

Saiber LLC

N.J. App. Div. Permits Teacher’s Defamation Suit Based on Social Media Posts to Proceed

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On October 24, 2024, the Appellate Division in New Jersey issued a decision in Herman v. Muhammad affirming a trial court’s denial of a motion to dismiss a defamation and false light invasion of privacy action filed by a...more

Shipman & Goodwin LLP

See You In Court - November 2024

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Sometimes we hear that opposites attract, and such was the case between two members of the Nutmeg Board of Education. Board members Penny Pincher and Mal Content rarely see eye to eye on the challenges the Board faces, with...more

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Trick or Treat: Colorado AG Announces Public Hearing on Proposed CPA Regulations

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On October 30, 2024, the Colorado attorney general (AG) announced a November 7, 2024, public rulemaking hearing to receive feedback on its latest proposed Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) regulations...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

EDPB Provides Insight for Use of Tracking Tools

The EDPB released guidance last month to help companies understand their obligations when using newer tracking tools. These include pixels, URL tracking, IP-tracking, and the like. First, some background: an EU law that...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

BAAs: If and when third parties receiving PHI for research qualify as BAs under HIPAA

A business associate agreement (BAA) is a written contract between a covered entity (CE) and a business associate (BA) that—among other requirements—(1) establishes the permitted and required uses and disclosures of protected...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

The EU Artificial Intelligence Act of 2024: What You Need To Know

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On August 2, the European Union Artificial Intelligence Act (the Act) became effective. It is the world’s first comprehensive legal framework for regulating artificial intelligence (AI) and aims to ensure that AI products and...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #419 – Apple Issues Security Updates

Apple product users—update your new Apple security patches now! Apple released security patches iOS 17.7.1 and iPadOS 17.7.1 on October 27, 2024, and patches to iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1 on October 28, 2024, to address...more

Ius Laboris

Using Fingerprints for Time Recording May Violate GDPR

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In a recent decision, the Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) indicated that it is unlikely that valid consent to the processing of biometric data can be given in the context of an employment...more

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