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Maryland Enacts Comprehensive Consumer Privacy Legislation: What You Need to Know

May 20, 2024

Much like the state privacy legislation that have come before it, the Maryland Online Data Privacy Act of 2024 (MODPA) includes its own unique provisions that will add additional complexities to an organization's compliance efforts and data use strategy.

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How International Firms Comply With the Evolving Landscape of Data Security and Data Protection

April 24, 2024

International firms, particularly those big Tech firms with operations in major markets such as China, EU and the US, are facing an increasingly challenging task in the evolving data security and personal information protection regulatory environment.

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Data Privacy Insights

Unpacking the Executive Order on Data Privacy: A Deeper Dive for Industry Professionals

April 15, 2024

Aimed at restricting the flow of sensitive American data to "countries of concern" like China and Russia, this new executive order, signed by President Biden in February, has been framed by some as a step toward safeguarding the personal data of U.S. citizens from foreign threats.

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Data Protection News

EPIC: State Data Privacy Laws Failing Due to Too Much Business Influence on Legislation, Inadequate Consumer Redress

February 27, 2024

A new report gave almost half of the 14 states that have laws on the books a failing grade and notes that industry lobbying influence on state data privacy laws has been very strong. California is the only state with a model that was not originally drafted by a big tech outfit.

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Data Privacy Insights

Navigating Privacy in 2024: Three Trends to Expect

February 12, 2024

As more states pass not just comprehensive privacy laws, but narrow legislation that focuses on children’s privacy, data brokers, and hopefully, the emerging trend of privacy-for-profit, the pressure to find solutions that support compliance, while saving resources in an unsettled market, is only going to grow.

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Top Privacy and Cybersecurity Issues to Track In 2024

February 5, 2024

In addition to five new state privacy laws, 2024 is expected to bring not only an amplified number of cyberattacks but also increasingly sophisticated attacks, including using emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), in what is a quickly and continuously evolving threat landscape.

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Data Protection News

FTC Proposal Looks to Bolster Children’s Privacy Online With Stronger Restrictions on Personal Information Monetization

January 5, 2024

The FTC’s new COPPA amendments would bolster children's privacy by further restricting how companies can collect, use and monetize the data of underage users, shifting a greater deal of responsibility for privacy online to service providers.

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Data Protection Insights

My Health My Data! Washington Poised to Upend How Companies Handle Health Information

June 26, 2023

Washington’s My Health My Data Act (“MHMDA”) broad scope and definitions will undoubtedly expand its reach to data not normally considered health data and businesses who do not traditionally consider themselves to be health care providers or to be collecting consumer health data.

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Data Protection Insights

Discussing Privacy and Data Protection Beyond the Regulatory Aspects

May 12, 2023

Approaching privacy and data protection with ethics beyond regulations means assessing its potential to harm people and society, generate negative behavior, or reflect discriminatory patterns. This needs to extend not only to data management but also to account security and transactions.

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Data Protection News

New UK GDPR Draft Greatly Reduces Business Compliance Requirements

March 16, 2023

A press release from the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) framed the new UK GDPR draft as a "common sense" reduction of "pointless paperwork" that would save billions of dollars annually.

Data Privacy Regulations

Maryland Enacts Comprehensive Consumer Privacy Legislation: What You Need to Know

How International Firms Comply With the Evolving Landscape of Data Security and Data Protection

Unpacking the Executive Order on Data Privacy: A Deeper Dive for Industry Professionals

EPIC: State Data Privacy Laws Failing Due to Too Much Business Influence on Legislation, Inadequate Consumer Redress

Navigating Privacy in 2024: Three Trends to Expect

Top Privacy and Cybersecurity Issues to Track In 2024

FTC Proposal Looks to Bolster Children’s Privacy Online With Stronger Restrictions on Personal Information Monetization

My Health My Data! Washington Poised to Upend How Companies Handle Health Information

Discussing Privacy and Data Protection Beyond the Regulatory Aspects

CRI Guidance on Ransomware Payments: Carefully Consider All Options, But Payments Not Off the Table

The DOJ and Microsoft Seize 107 Domains Used by Russian Hackers Star Blizzard for Cyber Espionage

T-Mobile FCC Settlement: $31.5 Million Going Toward Penalty for Data Breaches, Cybersecurity Improvements

Crafting a Proactive Strategy for Comprehensive Automotive Data Security