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A flurry of legislative activity over the past year has brought meaningful changes to a variety of privacy and security provisions in state and federal law. At the state level, as in 2022, we have seen a handful of changes to...more
With the unanimous passage of Senate File 262 by the Iowa House and Senate and the Governor's signature Tuesday, the Hawkeye State joins California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, and Utah as one of six states with a...more
While new comprehensive state privacy laws took most of the headlines this year, security threats and incident response remain key risk factors for privacy compliance programs and the subject of important legal developments....more
On October 1, 2021, two Acts overhauling data privacy and cybersecurity in Connecticut took effect—the latest instance of stronger state breach reporting requirements with a safe harbor protection from litigation for...more
On June 16, and then on July 6, 2021, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law a pair of bills that together address privacy and cybersecurity in the state....more
The Texas Legislature, which meets every other year, pushed a change to its data breach notification law at the end of the session in late May, and yesterday Governor Greg Abbott signed the bill into law...more
Navigating the ever changing waters of consumer privacy could become much more challenging if the “It’s Your Data Act” (IYDA) is passed in New York. Some provisions of the proposed law may apply to any person or business,...more
The new decade has barely begun, and the world of privacy already seems set to change quickly. Here is a brief overview: New Laws In Effect as of January 1 - On January 1, 2020, new data breach notification requirements...more
Complying with changing state-level privacy laws will be a business priority in 2020. Because the United States does not have a uniform Federal privacy law, a patchwork of state rules based on where customers live poses new...more
New York’s recently enacted Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (SHIELD Act) enhances data breach notification requirements and requires covered organizations to “develop, implement and maintain” a...more
With so much attention being paid to the impending California Consumer Privacy Act, it can be easy to forget that other states have privacy and data security laws too. And those laws change routinely, with potentially...more
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
As more and larger data breaches come to light, states continue to update and expand their breach notification statutes, adding to the patchwork of notification obligations that now exists in every state. Generally speaking,...more
On June 14, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law HB 4390 to amend the state’s data breach notification law, and with that Texas joins a growing list of states passing privacy legislation in 2019. In addition to breach...more
As the unofficial start of summer begins, Washington and New Jersey have recently enacted two new pieces of cybersecurity legislation. ...more
The much-anticipated amendment to North Carolina’s data breach notification law that we reported on earlier this year (see here) has finally been introduced to the state’s General Assembly. The bill entitled, an Act...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more
Massachusetts’ breach notice law has been amended, requiring companies who suffer a data breach to provide more information to the Attorney General about the incident. The law will go into effect in a month, on April 11,...more
As of April 11, 2019, Massachusetts data breach victims will be entitled to enhanced rights and protections under An Act Relative To Consumer Protection From Security Breaches....more
On Jan. 10, 2019, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed legislation that will significantly amend the state’s data breach notification law. The amendments become effective on April 11, 2019....more
The changes keep coming! In 2018, state legislatures have been active in enacting and amending data breach notification laws. With Alabama’s recent enactment, all 50 states now have data breach notification laws....more
Snell & Wilmer’s Breach Response Team regularly guides clients through all phases of data breach and cyber incident response, including leading internal investigations related to data breaches and cyber incidents in...more
We have rounded up the latest changes to data breach notification laws. During 2018, there have been several significant revisions to U.S. state data breach notification laws. Also, with the recent enactment of the Alabama...more
With South Dakota and Alabama’s new statutes, all 50 states and the District of Columbia have now enacted data breach notification laws. The Oregon and Delaware amended statutes will enhance requirements, and Canada’s new law...more
Alabama has officially joined the data breach notification party. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed Act No. 2018-396 into law on March 28, 2018. The law will take effect on May 1, 2018....more