California Attorney General Xavier Becerra released today a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Action and Proposed Regulations for the California Consumer Privacy Act. The Attorney General will hold four public hearings to address these regulations on December 2, 3, 4, and 5, 2019. The written comment period will then end on December 6, 2019. These regulations […]
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New York, Model Cybersecurity Law Influence Other States
In March 2017, New York’s path breaking cybersecurity law for financial services companies went into effect. Influenced by the New York law (“New York Part 500”), the National Association of Insurance Commissioners adopted an “insurance data security” model law 668 late in 2017. Today, in 2019, it is clear that model law 668 is indeed […]
FTC Announces New Cybersecurity Requirements, Privacy Rule Update
In March, the Federal Trade Commission announced proposed updates to two key privacy and security regulations, the Safeguards Rule and Privacy Rule. Both rules implement regulations under the federal Gramm Leach Bliley Act, and the FTC seeks comments for both. The FTC’s proposed update to the Safeguards Rule would impose a number of information security […]
The FTC Decides to Uphold the CAN-SPAM Rule Without Any Changes
On February 12, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it completed its first review of the CAN-SPAM Rule, a rule governing commercial e-mail. Based on its review, the FTC announced its decision, available here, to “retain the [R]ule in its present form.” The FTC reviewed public comments and proposals in making its determination. According […]
Illinois Supreme Court Empowers Claims Under Biometric Information Privacy Act
In an opinion issued Friday, the Illinois Supreme Court handed a potentially significant victory to plaintiffs advancing claims under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act and seeking statutory damages under that law. The Court held that plaintiffs do not need to assert injury or harm outside of a relevant violation of the statute itself in order […]