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The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) Rule, which became effective in 2000 and was amended only once in 2013, aims to protect children’s privacy by establishing requirements for websites and online services...more
On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) published a final rule updating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule (Final Rule). This Final Rule follows a January 2024 notice of...more
Who may be interested: Investment Companies; Investment Advisers; Broker-Dealers; Transfer Agents - The SEC adopted amendments to Regulation S-P imposing new data privacy and security requirements on broker-dealers,...more
Does anyone else feel like Bill Murray in Groundhog Day, where his character keeps experiencing the same day over and over and over again? It seems like the Federal Trade Commission just amended the Safeguards Rule yesterday,...more
Key Point: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has amended the Safeguards Rule to require non-banking financial institutions to inform the FTC within 30 days of discovering any unauthorized acquisition of unencrypted customer...more
On October 27, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) further tightened requirements to safeguard customers’ financial information in the hands of financial institutions, with their release of a new amendment (Amendment) to...more
On May 27, 2023, Texas’ Governor signed Senate Bill 768 amending Texas’ data breach notification law. The law in question, Section 521.053 of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, sets out the specific requirements any person...more
What Employers Can Do When a Union Knocks on Their Door - When a union knocks on an employer's door, it can be a shock and awe experience for the unprepared employer. It is important for employers to understand their...more
Under the updated Rule, FIs are obligated to implement data security measures that will protect against data breaches and cyberattacks in order to prevent financial harm to consumers, including identity theft and loss of...more
Cyberattacks continue to plague businesses, making the fallout of data breach notification and response as critical as ever. This year, like 2021, has been relatively quiet as it relates to state updates to breach...more
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine expanded data breach notification laws in New Jersey and Washington state, as well as the SEC's risk alert regarding cloud-based storage solutions. We...more
In this month's Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine recent trends and court decisions, including a new law in Ohio that provides a safe harbor from tort-based data breach claims if the company adopts certain security...more