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California Attorney General’s Public Hearings on CCPA Regulations in Los...
This week, the California Attorney General held public hearings on the draft California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations it issued in October. We attended the hearings in both Los Angeles and...
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CCPA Review: The CCPA May Prohibit Some, But Not All, State Consumer...
In less than one month, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) will go into effect and begin a new era of data breach litigation. While the California Attorney General is charged with...
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Trends in Student Data Privacy
Across the country, school districts use technology to facilitate learning and assist in classroom management. From tracking grades and communicating with parents to monitoring bathroom breaks,...
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The IOT is Here and so is the Regulation
For years, we have waited with bated breath the arrival of the “Internet of Things” (IoT) to transform garages into smart factories, cars into autonomous vehicles and ordinary homes into smart homes...
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Will Virginia Follow California’s Lead on Consumer Privacy Legislation?
On January 8, 2020, the Virginia General Assembly will begin its 60 calendar day legislative session. Legislation relating to privacy will be on the agenda, including HB 473, titled the “Virginia...
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On January 7, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) released its 2020 examination priorities. OCIE is prioritizing practices,...
View ArticleFINRA 2.0: FINRA Releases Its 2020 Risk Monitoring and Examination Priorities
FINRA’s examination program has undergone its most significant reorganization in decades. As stated in a press release, Oct. 1, 2018, FINRA’s goal for the reorganization was to “consolidate its...
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Virginia Punts Several Privacy-Related Bills to Out of Session Study
Last week a committee of the Virginia House of Delegates voted to send several privacy-related bills to a legislative commission for study after the current legislative session. Among those bills is...
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California Attorney General’s Modified CCPA Regulations: Top Ten Changes
On February 7, 2020, the California Attorney General (AG) published a set of Modified Regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The Modified Regulations take into account some of...
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Industry Insight: The CCPA’s Elusive “Reasonable Security” Safe Harbor
“[P]rivacy legislation should have some kind of safe harbor provision in it so that companies understand that if they take certain steps, what they are doing is consistent with the law.” Karen...
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The California Genetic Information Privacy Act: How This Proposed Legislation...
There are many laws at the state and federal level that regulate the processing of genetic information. There may soon be one more. Earlier this month, the California Senate took up consideration of...
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Small Businesses Are Not Safe from Big HIPAA Liability
In the first published enforcement action of 2020, a gastroenterology practice in Ogden, Utah, has agreed to pay a $100,000 settlement to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for...
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California Attorney General’s Second Set of Modified CCPA Regulations:...
Here we go again. On March 11, 2020, the California Attorney General (AG) published a second set of modifications to its Regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act. Unlike the AG’s...
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NYDFS Seeks Assurances from Regulated Entities in the Wake of COVID-19
The New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) has issued a series of Industry Letters requiring regulated institutions to submit information regarding plans to manage risks associated with...
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Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Issues Initial Guidance on...
As many industries transition to alternate working arrangements in response to COVID-19, certain sectors and functions essential to the nation’s public health, safety and community well-being must...
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Coronavirus Cyber Scams: Outbreak Map Used to Spread Malware and Cyber Attack...
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, hackers are capitalizing on fears surrounding the outbreak by crafting COVID-19-themed attacks aimed to infect computers with malware or obtain sensitive,...
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HHS Limited Waiver and Guidance on HIPAA and the Privacy Rule During COVID-19...
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued various guidance documents on compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and...
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California Attorney General: CCPA Enforcement on Schedule Despite COVID-19
COVID-19 is delaying just about everything these days—except the CCPA. In letters submitted on March 17 and March 20, a coalition of nearly sixty business and organizations called on California...
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Three Cybersecurity and Privacy Recommendations When Navigating COVID-19
While businesses grapple with the COVID-19 crisis, data privacy and data security regulation remains a pressing concern. Some significant state laws regarding data privacy and security have gone into...
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Update: Coronavirus Cyberscams and Other Attacks – Scammers Are Still at It
The global coronavirus pandemic continues on, and the cyberattacks and scams continue to multiply. In the midst of the pandemic, hackers are capitalizing on fears surrounding the outbreak by crafting...
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