Data Privacy
05.08.20
03.18.20
Vermont sues Clearview AI under state data broker law
Vermont's data broker laws, passed in 2018, were the first of their kind in the United States.
Category Data Privacy
03.10.20
Latest OCR settlement reminds HIPAA-regulated entities to...
A medical practice’s failure to conduct a security risk analysis, failure to implement a risk management plan, and failure to execute a business associate agreement with a vendor leads to a HIPAA penalty.
Category Data Privacy
03.05.20
FCC proposes fines for U.S. wireless carriers
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is cracking down on several wireless carriers by proposing millions of dollars in fines as a result of accusations that some of these companies have been improperly sharing customers’ privacy information.
Category Data Privacy
03.04.20
Broadband industry challenges Maine privacy law in First...
Four broadband industry groups have filed suit against the state of Maine.
Category Data Privacy
02.18.20
New bill proposes creation of a federal Data Protection Agency
A bill introduced by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand last week proposes the creation of the Data Protection Agency, an independent federal agency tasked with defining, arbitrating, and enforcing data privacy laws.
Category Data Privacy
02.10.20
In order to better help companies comply with these new requirements, a new market for privacy expertise and software has emerged.
Category Data Privacy
02.07.20
TCPA Complaint Dismissal Against Subway Affirmed by Seventh...
A Seventh Circuit judge recently affirmed the dismissal of a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) proposed class action against Subway.
Category Data Privacy
01.30.20
U.K. data regulator issues first fine under the GDPR
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the U.K.’s data regulator, recently announced its first enforcement notice under the GDPR, in the form of a £275,000 fine.
Category Data Privacy