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On May 18, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unanimously voted during its open meeting to adopt a new policy statement on biometric information and Section 5 of the FTC Act. In the statement, the FTC warns companies...more
The bulk of the “Law 25” amendments to Québec’s Act Respecting the Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector (“PPIPS”) take effect on September 22, 2023. In a previous post, we discussed the internal policies...more
California Privacy Protection Agency Proposes CPRA Regulations as the ADPPA Continues to Advance in Congress - On July 8, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) filed a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...more
In the past 5 years businesses felt the increasingly intricate data management rules (GDPR, CCPA, BIPA) pressed against an explosion in hacking and ransomware. Companies experience pressure from legislators, regulators,...more
As the world emerged from lockdown, it should come as no surprise that cybersecurity and data privacy remained dominant topics in the media and legal industry. Some of 2021 was much like 2020 – ransomware attacks continued to...more
Introduction - The European Commission (EC) on April 21, 2021, proposed a regulation establishing a framework and rules (Proposed Regulation) for “trustworthy” Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems. ...more
Virginia's legislature has set the stage for the Commonwealth to join California as one of two states with comprehensive consumer privacy legislation. The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA) pulls certain policy...more
Last month, the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) published a report from its Biometrics Subcommittee with recommendations that will affect how the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) deals with biometric privacy...more
Humor isn’t necessary in eDiscovery, but it sure helps. Which is why Ipro has created our own comic strip, eDiscovery Blues™ and included them with articles highlighting insights and best-practices across the legal technology...more
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) requires businesses covered by the CCPA to notify their employees of the categories of personal information the business collects about employees and the purposes for which the...more
Shook Weighs in on Updated CCPA Regulations - In response to extensive public comment, the California Attorney General’s office released modified draft regulations under the CCPA on February 7. Shook has provided initial...more
Volvo’s owner, Li Shufu, is mulling over a move to combine the carmaker with his publicly traded Geely Automobile Holdings—a play that would take Volvo public and “unify the bulk of billionaire Li’s growing stable of...more
Washington may be the next state to enact its own data privacy law after a bill was introduced into the Washington State Senate earlier this month. Known as the Washington Privacy Act, the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Reuven Carlyle,...more
The Florida Senate and House of Representatives are considering two bills (SB 1670 and HB 963) that, if adopted, will amend Florida law to create the state’s first comprehensive privacy law (though they do not go nearly as...more
Security researchers Intezer and IBM X-Force have identified a new ransomware that is seriously vicious. It’s PureLocker—named because it is programmed in PureBasic language, which is apparently unusual. ...more
Facial recognition is a rapidly evolving area of technology with myriad potential commercial uses. Reflecting the rapid growth in this area, regulations related to facial recognition are changing across all levels of...more
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) presents numerous compliance challenges for businesses. Given the heightened focus on consumer privacy and ever-increasing enforcement risks, companies have to move quickly to...more
When the federal government fails to assume responsibility for establishing law and policy in important federal areas of jurisdiction, the individual states then spring into action to fill the vacuum. ...more
FinTech and RegTech Trends to Watch - Much has been written about FinTech and RegTech in the last few years and, for many lenders, such terms aren’t wholly relevant to the day-to-day operations of their businesses – or are...more
DHS Warns Businesses of Risk of Iranian-Backed Wiper Malware Attacks - The tension with Iran has generally increased, and it has been reported that the U.S. has launched a cyber-attack against Iran. In retaliation, the risk...more
Hotel chain Fillmore Hospitality, LLC is the latest target of a proposed class action complaint filed this week, alleging violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)....more
Human resources professionals could certainly be excused for feeling frustrated with the fact that every technological advance improving business operations comes with new legal landmines to manage. For example, increased...more