State Law Privacy Video Series | Privacy and Sensitive Information
Podcast: CFIUS Update: Key Takeaways from the FIRRMA Implementing Regulations
While the US federal government is largely scaling back its rulemaking and compliance efforts, one critical exception is where personal data and technology intersect with national security. Exemplifying this trend, on April...more
Le 26 mars 2025, le Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada (le « CPVP ») a déployé, à l’intention des organisations, un outil d’autoévaluation du risque réel de préjudice grave à la vie privée (l’« outil »)....more
The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) once again delivered an outstanding 2025 Global Summit. Hinshaw partners and associates were proud to participate in the event and are pleased to provide our...more
Kilpatrick’s Tony Glosson recently spoke at the German Accelerator New York City Cohort during the organization’s “Immersion Week.” He discussed recent developments in the ever-evolving legal landscape of U.S. data...more
On January 8, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a final rule under Executive Order 14117, which established the Rule Preventing Access to US Sensitive Personal Data and Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern...more
What's Changed? The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published a Data Security Program (DSP), pursuant to a final rule (Final Rule), which became effective on April 8, 2025....more
U.S. organizations should carefully review and ensure their privacy and cybersecurity practices comply with a wide-ranging new federal rule establishing data transfer restrictions regarding sensitive U.S. personal data. The...more
The guide outlines the requirements of a newly implemented Data Security Program designed to prevent China, Russia and other foreign adversaries designated by the U.S. Department of Justice from accessing American’s sensitive...more
On April 22, FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak delivered the opening keynote at the IAPP Global Summit, where she emphasized the importance of vigorously enforcing privacy laws while warning against stretching the FTC’s...more
On April 11, the Department of Justice issued an extensive set of FAQs on its Bulk Data Access Rule and advised that it “will not prioritize civil enforcement actions against any person for violations” of the Rule through...more
IAPP’s Global Privacy Summit kicked off on April 22 with keynote remarks from Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioner Melissa Holyoak, who highlighted her top priorities for privacy enforcement and the digital economy. ...more
Hello, everyone. My name is Allan Medina. I am a partner in Goodwin’s Washington, DC, office, with a practice focus on government investigations. I’m here with Liza Craig, who is also a partner in the DC office. We are...more
Many “good government” initiatives continue to be enacted or implemented on Capitol Hill or in the Executive Branch — notwithstanding changes in political control. While working on Capitol Hill, the bulk of the legislative...more
On January 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued its final rule to implement Executive Order 14117 aimed at preventing access to Americans' bulk sensitive personal data and government-related data by...more
In a Press Release issued April 11, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) indicated that it would prioritize “facilitating compliance” over civil enforcement actions for the first 90 days of its new US-China data...more
Life sciences companies have long been outside the scope of US national security regulations and benefited from significant exemptions under US privacy laws. ...more
On April 11, 2025, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released additional detail regarding the Final Rule implementing former President Biden’s Executive Order 14117, “Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal...more
DOJ rule to implement Executive Order 14117, which restricts the exchange of sensitive personal data with certain “countries of concern,” took effect April 8. The order, which was issued under the prior administration,...more
23andMe, a pioneer in the DNA testing kit industry, announced that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and recently asked to select an independent customer data representative regarding any sale of user data....more
In the final days of the Biden administration the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a sweeping set of regulations which are in effect as of yesterday, April 8, 2025. The regulations focus on cross-border data transfers...more
Today, the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) Final Rule implementing former President Biden’s Executive Order 14117, “Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by...more
Today, April 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Final Rule restricting transfers of bulk sensitive personal data and U.S. government-related data becomes effective, implementing former President Biden’s Executive Order...more
On April 8, 2025, a sweeping rule issued by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) will take effect. The rule imposes restrictions—and in some cases, outright prohibitions—on US companies in connection with certain types of data...more
On January 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (Department or DOJ) issued new rules required by then-President Biden’s February 2024 Executive Order (EO) 14117 to establish a new regulatory framework aimed at “Preventing...more
In the ongoing saga of the 23andMe bankruptcy, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson recently sent a letter to the Trustee overseeing the 23andMe bankruptcy proceeding stating, “As Chairman of the Federal Trade...more