With the effective date of Washington’s My Health My Data Act only six months away, Meghan O'Connor and Kiana Baharloo of Quarles & Brady, LLP discuss the key concepts, including its broad application to businesses, wide-ranging scope, significant...
China's cybersecurity regulator, the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission (CAC), recently conducted its first major cybersecurity investigation and findings against a multinational company. This, along with the CAC’s first administrative enforcement...
The greatest data privacy threat companies now face is their vendors: the third-party businesses a company must do business with. Companies are increasingly engaging third-party vendors to provide a host of services. Can companies manage vendor risk in a way similar...
Financial Scams are becoming increasingly sophisticated, thanks in large part to artificial intelligence. But the problems created by this new wave of technology are so numerous and complicated that addressing them will not be easy. Fraud Boom May Be Looming...
As promised, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken action against privacy violations involving children’s data, most recently including its allegations and hefty fines against Amazon Alexa and Microsoft. Stay on top of enforcement actions and their...
With four states’ comprehensive consumer privacy laws in effect (CA, VA, CO, and CT), and eight others waiting to follow in 2024, 2025, and 2026 (IA, IN, MT, TN, TX, FL, OR, and DE), Utah is the next state to watch. Be ready for compliance with this Utah...
Following last week’s introduction of our new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Legislation Tracker comes its timely counterpart. Our new AI Legislation State Law Survey covers enacted state and notable local legislation spanning numerous AI-related topics/industries...
With technological gains and public interest in artificial intelligence (AI) at an all-time high, public officials and legislatures have become increasingly focused on the potential risks and benefits of its use. AI bills have already spanned several topics/industries...
In June, the U.S. Supreme Court adopted a narrow view of what constitutes identity theft under 18 U.S.C. § 1028A in the context of health care fraud, rejecting a two-year sentence enhancement for a man who used a patient's name on a fraudulent Medicaid...
Halfway through 2023, data privacy regulation remains a high priority for state lawmakers and business leaders alike. Here’s an update on the rapidly shifting, balkanized landscape of data privacy policies. Online Businesses Sue to Stop Arkansas Social...
Federal courts in data breach litigation have recently rejected assertions of privilege and ordered the production of forensic reports. In this new video, Squire Patton Boggs partner Kristin Bryan discusses four important takeaways from these cases suggesting certain...
Government agencies in the United States and United Kingdom have been taking action against cybercriminals, with sanctions imposed most recently against individuals involved with the Russia-based cybercrime group Trickbot. Zachary K. Goldman and Andrew L. Lindsay...
Episode 7 of the Practical Guidance Podcast: Data Privacy Series discusses the rise in privacy class actions being brought by plaintiffs under federal and state wiretapping and video privacy laws—and how the courts are reacting to these causes of action....
While the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), imposes comprehensive requirements on businesses that collect personal information, specific regulatory notice requirements must not be overlooked, especially...
By Kevin Hylton | LexisNexis Practical Guidance In-house counsel are on the alert in 2023 for class action lawsuits that could be filed at any time related to how their company safeguards the data privacy of consumers. “In the U.S., class actions are...