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Utah amends data breach reporting requirements

The State of Utah recently amended its general data breach notification statute to update the content that must be reported to the Utah Attorney General or the Utah Cyber Center. The amendments also clarify when notifications...more

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German Employment Law Changes for 2024

In Germany, every new year brings with it changes and updates in employment law. We have summarized below which new regulations may want to prepare for in the course of 2024....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Approves Amendments to Personal Data Protection Law and Confirms September 2023 Effective Date

On March 27, 2023, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Council of Ministers approved a series of 27 amendments (the Amendments) to the KSA Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) pursuant to Royal Decree No. M148 of 05/09/1444H...more

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2023 State Employment Law Updates: From Pay to Hair, Cannabis, and More

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The coming new year brings new changes, new goals, and newly amended employment laws. Although some jurisdictions jumped the gun (looking at you D.C. noncompete law), starting on January 1, many states are implementing new...more

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Saudi Arabia Issues Amended Data Protection Law for Consultation

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The amendment proposes business-friendly changes regarding data localization and legitimate interests. On November 20, 2022, the Saudi Data and AI Authority (SDAIA) published an amended version of the Kingdom of Saudi...more

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Virginia Amends New Privacy Law

Governor Glenn Youngkin of Virginia recently approved legislation to amend the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA). In a time when data privacy bills creep through state legislatures only to die in committee,...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Indiana Amends Breach Notification Law to Require Notification Within 45 Days

Indiana has amended its breach notification law to require entities to notify individuals “without unreasonable delay, but not more than forty-five (45) days after the discovery of the breach.” It clarifies that a delay is...more

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2021 Data Privacy Overview: New Regulations and Guidance

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While everyone hoped that 2021 would be less tumultuous than 2020, it certainly did not turn out that way in the end. The same was true in the world of data privacy – with sweeping new data protection regulations and guidance...more

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California Broadens Security and Breach Laws, Includes Genetic Data

California recently updated both its data security and breach notice laws to include genetic data. With the passage of AB 825, the data security law now includes in the definition of “personal information” genetic data. The...more

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Germany’s Works Constitution Act: Important Changes to the Law Effective June 2021

The Act to Promote Works Council Elections and Works Council Activities in a Digital Working World (which is also known as the “Works Council Modernization Act” or Betriebsrätemodernisierungsgesetz) went into effect in...more

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Amendments to Hong Kong Data Protection Law to Widen the Definition of “Personal Data” - Part 5 of 6

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Hong Kong proposes to widen the current definition of “personal data” to cover not just “identified” persons but also “identifiable” persons. The amendment is expected to cover the use of online tracking technologies such as...more

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CCPA 2.0 Passes: The California Privacy Rights Act To Become Law

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On November 3, 2020, California voters convincingly approved the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) ballot initiative. The CPRA builds upon and amends the California Consumer Protection Act (“CCPA”), aligning it more with...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 20, Number 11. Privacy Briefs: November 2020

Report on Patient Privacy 20, no. 11 (November 2020) - HHS Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology (ONC) is giving health care organizations more time to meet new rules on information...more

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CA Privacy Law Reboot – CCPA 2.0

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The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) is going to be on the November 3 ballot. The CPRA would amend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to provide a greater level of rights for consumers and more stringent...more

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Vermont Attorney General Provides Guidance on Security Breach Notice Act

On March 5, 2020, Gov. Phil Scott (VT-R) signed into law amendments to the Security Breach Notice Act (the “Act”). The amendments, which originated in the State Senate as part of an initiative addressing a number of data...more

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What Your Company Needs to Know About the March 2020 Amendment to the New York SHIELD Act

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New York residents will soon benefit from greater protections following a data breach when an amendment of New York’s data breach notification law - the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act, or SHIELD Act -...more

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CCPA QOTD: What are the employee/applicant and “business to business” exemptions?

Because the term “consumer” is so broad in the CCPA (remember: it’s any California resident), it would have applied to employee and job applicant data and all business contact information across the board. After much...more

McAfee & Taft

New year to ring in nation’s most comprehensive privacy law

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In a June tIPsheet article titled “Privacy Gone Public: How growing push for privacy laws may affect U.S. Businesses,” we gave an update on the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and some pending amendments that could...more

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New California Legislation Enhances Employees’ Privacy Rights

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With the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) set to take effect on January 1, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed amendments in October 2019 providing businesses some temporary shelter from the CCPA...more

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Seven amendments to CCPA answer the statute’s open questions – sort of

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The California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”), as initially passed, was the hastily-drafted alternative to an even more stringent ballot initiative, resulting in a seemingly endless list of open questions about how it...more

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CCPA Amendments – What did California Actually Do?

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The rush for California to get all of the “rules of the road” ready for next year has seemed to cause a bit of confusion with California’s privacy law. Draft regulations were published the same day the Governor signed into...more

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The CCPA Amendments that Survived the California Legislature - After months of deliberation and negotiation, the California...

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As the legislative session came to a close last week, the California Legislature passed five bills that amend the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"). Here are the five bills that are now headed to the governor for...more

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Illinois Joins States Requiring Breach Notice to AG

Illinois has updated its breach notice law to require, effective January 1, 2020, notice to the Illinois Attorney General of a data breach involving more than 500 Illinois residents. The law contains specific requirements...more

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Maryland Adds Requirements to Breach Notice Law

Maryland has amended its breach notification law to require businesses that maintain data, not just those that own or license the data, to conduct “a reasonable and prompt investigation” into whether personal information has...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

US Data Breach and Privacy 2019 Legislative Recap

A few weeks ago, Texas signed into law an amendment to its data breach law, capping off a busy first half of 2019 for state lawmakers in this arena. As we gear up for the second half of 2019, we thought a recap was...more

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