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Immediate Steps to Safeguard Your Genetic Data Amid 23andMe Bankruptcy Concerns

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Since its 2006 founding, 23andMe’s (the “Company”) service of collecting, analyzing, and reporting customers’ genetic information has raised privacy concerns among many. Worsening those concerns, the Company filed for...more

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More Scrutiny of California Data Brokers

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As with many other areas of privacy law, it is not surprising that California continues to lead the nation in regulating data brokers – from promulgating new regulations to issuing a cluster of recent settlements. ...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #437 – 23andMe Files for Bankruptcy—What to Do If It Has Your Genetic Information

Genetic testing company 23andMe has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and its CEO has resigned. It is seeking to sell “substantially all of its assets” through a reorganization plan that will have to be approved by...more

McDermott Will & Emery

CPPA Proposes Accessible Deletion Mechanism Regulations for Data Brokers

Ahead of its next board meeting, scheduled for March 6 and 7, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) released even more proposed regulations, adding to an already full slate of proposed regulations, to amend...more

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New York on Verge of Enacting Sweeping Health Data Privacy Law: Answers to Your Key Questions and 6 Steps to Prepare

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In a major development for all businesses handling health data, New York lawmakers passed a sweeping health data privacy bill Wednesday that could have far-ranging consequences across the country. S929, also known as the New...more

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The 5 Things Every Business Needs to Know About the Modern Consumer Privacy Landscape

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It’s no longer good enough for your business to have a reactive approach to consumer privacy – you need a proactive strategy to manage compliance, foster consumer trust, and stay competitive in this modern era. While many...more

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How Much Data is Too Much? 4 Steps Businesses Should Take as California Focuses On Data Minimization Requirements

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Businesses take heed: California state officials just warned that the law prohibits you from collecting unnecessary data and retaining data for longer than necessary. The California Privacy Protection Agency published its...more

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Workplace Law Forecast 2024 - Your workplace law recap for 2023 and predictions for 2024 to help you prepare for the coming year.

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When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month Series: Cybersecurity in the Hoosier State

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This year, Indiana joined several other states to pass a comprehensive consumer privacy law, that becomes operative on January 1, 2026. Like other consumer privacy laws, Indiana’s law requires businesses to establish...more

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Beyond HIPAA: What Businesses Need to Know as States Join Trend to Protect Consumer Health Data

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For decades, medical providers and other covered entities have satisfied their health-data privacy obligations by complying with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) — but this is changing...more

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FTC Announces Enforcement Actions Against Amazon’s Alexa and Ring Divisions for Violations of User Privacy

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On May 31, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) announced two separate enforcement actions against Amazon—one involving its cloud-based voice service, Alexa, and the other involving Ring, its smart doorbell...more

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Washington to Pass Benchmark Privacy Protections for Consumer Health Data: The 10 Most Important Questions for Businesses

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Washington State lawmakers just passed the most consequential privacy legislation in the country since the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) was adopted in 2018, which will soon require businesses to take significant...more

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California Consumer Privacy Act, California Privacy Rights Act FAQs for Covered Businesses

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The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), considered one of the most expansive U.S. privacy laws to date, went into effect on January 1, 2020. The CCPA placed significant limitations on the collection and sale of a...more

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Updated CCPA Summary and Steps to Implementation

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This article is intended to provide an outline summary of some of the key elements of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), including determining if your business is subject to CCPA and what are its primary...more

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Did You Ring in the New Year with Confetti…and a New CCPA Privacy Policy?

Californians spent January 1, 2020 like most other Americans:  making (and breaking) New Year’s resolutions, watching college football bowl games and saying farewell to 2019. ...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - January 2020

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After much anticipation and trepidation, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect on January 1, 2020. Many companies are understandably still grappling with the details of the law, the amendments, and the...more

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The CCPA Is in Effect and It Is Not Too Late to Get Started in 2020

Happy New Year! At long last, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) went into effect yesterday, January 1, 2020. For those who have not yet heard, the CCPA establishes a comprehensive legal framework to govern...more

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New CCPA amendments bring clarity prior to the January 1, 2020 deadline

In the run-up to January 1, 2020, the California legislature and Attorney General are rushing to provide clarity to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) - and businesses are rushing to interpret and implement...more

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CCPA Draft Regulations – What You Need to Know (Webinar Materials)

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On October 17, 2019, the Hogan Lovells Privacy and Cybersecurity team discussed key elements of the California Attorney General’s proposed regulations implementing certain provisions of the California Consumer Privacy Act...more

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California Consumer Privacy Act Update: Less Than Three Months To Go For Compliance

Recent Amendments and Regulations Set the Stage for the Statute’s Scope and Enforcement - October has been an exciting time for anyone keeping an eye on developments involving the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”),...more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Client Alert: California Attorney General Releases Draft Regulations for Implementing the CCPA

As most are now already aware, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), a law that provides extensive privacy rights to California residents and places numerous requirements on businesses who process personal data of...more

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