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Permission to Record: Considerations for AI Meeting Assistants

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 2/21/2025

A “low rumple,” followed by a “metallic ‘squink,’” a “mysterious ‘glonk,’” and someone yelling “Dear God!” After over-thinking an ill-timed throat-clearing by a board member of the Susan Ross Foundation, a paranoid and...more

Hawaii Issues Guidance to State Agencies on AI

Fox Rothschild LLP on 2/18/2025

Hawaii’s State Data Office recently issued a series of guidance documents for its state agencies on how to handle artificial intelligence. This includes guidance on data protection, data retention and use of Generative AI....more

The Ethics of AI in Recruiting: Bias, Privacy, and the Future of Hiring

Mitratech Holdings, Inc on 2/4/2025

If you’re in recruiting, you know that AI is thrown around a lot. AI in recruiting is no longer a concept to keep an eye on for the future. It’s here, reshaping how businesses find talent and build hiring processes....more

Staying Ahead of the Curve: Adapting to Evolving Cyber Regulatory Enforcement

Benesch on 9/25/2024

As calls for executive accountability for cybersecurity intensify, it is essential for companies to scrutinize the adequacy of ephemeral messengers, such as Signal, WhatsApp, WeChat, and Snapchat, in light of both present and...more

New guidelines for retention of emails

Ius Laboris on 8/8/2024

The Italian Data Protection Authority has adopted an updated version of a guideline document on email retention that it originally issued in December 2023, but which had been suspended....more

FTC Enters Consent Agreement With Blackbaud Following Major Data Breach

WilmerHale on 2/23/2024

On February 1, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or “the Commission”) announced that it had reached a settlement with Blackbaud, a software company, resolving claims related to a 2020 data breach that resulted in the...more

The best data retention policy template to get you started (Updated)

Reveal on 8/14/2023

Editor’s note: This post was originally published in October 2020 and has been updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness. They say more is better. And that’s true in many cases, but not when we’re talking about a stockpile...more

Increase in In-House Oversight of Privacy

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 6/23/2023

The Association of Corporate Counsel and Major, Lindsey & Africa recently released their 2023 Law Department Management Benchmarking Report (Report) which tracks key trends in law department financial and operational data....more

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 4, April 2023

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 4/25/2023

Tech Vendors and Cybersecurity – Are They Responsible? It has long been recommended that when you contract with a technology vendor that you include an indemnity clause in the contract wherein the vendor will indemnify you...more

Federal Trade Commission Finalizes Order Holding Drizly, LLC and Its CEO Accountable for Data Security Failures

Snell & Wilmer on 1/25/2023

On January 9, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) finalized an order with Drizly, LLC, an online marketplace for alcohol delivery services, and its Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), James Cory Rellas over alleged...more

[Webinar] Luminary Series: How Recent Regulatory Rulings Are Shaping Compliance - July 28th, 1:00 pm ET

Hanzo on 7/8/2022

When it comes to ensuring enterprise data is safe, understanding recent rulings from different regulatory bodies and how they affect your organization is a vital first step, followed by reasonable measures to further...more

The RIPTA Data Breach May Provide Valuable Lessons About Data Collection and Retention

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 1/13/2022

Efforts to secure systems and data from a cyberattack often focus on measures such as multifactor authentication (MFA), endpoint monitoring solutions, antivirus protections, and role-based access management controls, and for...more

[Webinar] Privacy, Data and Cyber Security: The Current Legal Landscape - November 11th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti,... on 10/15/2021

Companies and consumers alike are under perpetual assault from bad actors as IoT, work from home, and cloud migration – all intended to improve productivity – have expanded the cyber attack surface. The continually evolving...more

Updata: Your quarterly privacy & cybersecurity update - April to June 2021

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 7/16/2021

Welcome to the latest edition of Updata - the international update from Eversheds Sutherland’s dedicated Privacy and Cybersecurity team. Updata provides you with a compilation of privacy and cybersecurity regulatory and...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - January 2021

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/4/2021

In this month's edition, we examine the European Commission's Digital Services Act and its potential regulatory impact, the National Institute of Standards and Technology's draft guidance on internet-of-things devices'...more

End of the EU's Data Retention Saga? CJEU Clarifies Conditions for State Surveillance Regimes

Jones Day on 11/6/2020

The Situation: On October 6, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") held that the national security laws of the United Kingdom, France, and Belgium, which each require that providers of electronic...more

New Tech, New Threats: Effectively and Safely Implementing New Technology

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP on 10/16/2020

As technology plays an increasing role in our society, organizations should ensure they are aware of the contractual, privacy and risk mitigation best practices associated with emerging technologies. Below are five key...more

How to Develop An Effective Data Retention Policy

Reveal on 10/9/2020

Every organization needs to develop an effective data retention policy to gain visibility and control over its information. But given the increasing complexity of today’s data systems and the constantly evolving regulatory...more

How to Maintain CCPA Compliance in the Cloud

Reveal on 10/2/2020

As more organizations find themselves under scrutiny for the way they collect and use consumer data, maintaining CCPA compliance has never been more important. CCPA has been introduced to give control back to consumers,...more

Compliance Perspectives: Regulatory Conflicts in Data Privacy Laws

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics... on 5/7/2020

It’s tough complying with data privacy laws. You spend gazillions of dollars complying with GDPR, and then you have to spend a bunch more in response to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Job done, right? Not...more

Federal Consumer Data Security Bill in a Nutshell

White and Williams LLP on 3/24/2020

United States Senator Jerry Moran (R. Kan.), Chairman of Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, has introduced legislation, Senate Bill 3456, to establish a national standard for protecting consumer data and personal...more

House Democrat Introduces Legislation to Strengthen Children’s Online Privacy

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 2/12/2020

On January 30, Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL) introduced H.R. 5703, the Protecting the Information of our Vulnerable Children and Youth Act (Kids PRIVCY Act) that would expand requirements under the Children’s Online Privacy...more

Data Privacy Is Not a Law, It’s a Lifestyle

NAVEX on 2/10/2020

The words “hodgepodge” and “patchwork” are overused in the world of risk and compliance, but they’re certainly appropriate for describing the myriad data privacy regulations popping up around the world. In 2018, the world...more

The eData Guide to GDPR: New York’s SHIELD Act Defines Records Management as a Reasonable Safeguard

Morgan Lewis on 1/29/2020

New data retention limitations and disposal requirements on some types of businesses in New York will go into effect on March 21, 2020, under the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD Act) that was signed...more

Though CCPA Is Now Live, Questions Concerning Its Constitutionality Linger

McDermott Will & Emery on 1/10/2020

As businesses have scrambled to obtain compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in recent months, questions surrounding its constitutionality have arisen. As a broad, sometimes unclear state law that imposes...more

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