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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) › Genetic Testing

The California Consumer Privact Act (CCPA), effective January 1, 2020, enhances privacy rights and consumer protections of California residents. Follow this channel for latest guidance and updates on the CCPA,... more +
The California Consumer Privact Act (CCPA), effective January 1, 2020, enhances privacy rights and consumer protections of California residents. Follow this channel for latest guidance and updates on the CCPA, including implications for business conducting business in California.  less -
Jackson Lewis P.C.

Privacy Versus Cyber – What is the Bigger Risk?

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“Cybersecurity” has emerged as one of top risks facing organizations. Considering the steady stream of massive data breaches affecting millions (sometimes billions), the debilitating effects of ransomware on an organization’s...more

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23andMe Hack: The Legal Fallout From the Breach and What it Means in PA

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In October of 2023, a hacker claimed online that they had 23andMe users’ profile information. We know this as a result of 23andMe’s required statement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on December 1, 2023. ...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Are You Ready? How CCPA-Regulated Businesses Can Plan for Compliance with California’s Forthcoming Cybersecurity Regulations

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The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) released initial draft regulations for cybersecurity audits (which have since been amended) and risk assessments late this summer. The agency’s board of directors addressed the...more

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Workplace Law Update: 22 Essential Items on Your August To-Do List

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Three More California Privacy Bills Become Law: CPPA Rulemaking Responsibility, Genetic Data Breaches, and New Genetic Information...

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Californians voted to enact the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) almost one year ago. Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom signed three new privacy bills into law....more

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California Governor Pulls the Plug on Genetic Information Privacy Act

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Governor Gavin Newsom of California vetoed a bill that would have created new limitations on data sharing for direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies. The Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA) asked testing companies...more

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Genetic and COVID-19 Testing Companies Set To Be Regulated in California

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In the last days of the most recent legislative session, the California State Legislature was busy passing several privacy bills set to impact businesses. The most recent, the Genetic Information Privacy Act, would require...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - November 2019 #2

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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

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - June 2019

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Vicious malware continues to be deployed by China-based attackers. A new strain of malware, dubbed “HiddenWasp,” which has the ability to remotely infect computers, has been discovered by a security researcher at Intezar. The...more

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