On May 24, 2019, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed into law Senate Bill 684 (SB 684). SB 684 amends the Oregon Consumer Identity Theft Protection Act (“OCITPA”) by extending data breach notification obligations to vendors and by broadening the definition of “personal information” to include information used to access an online account. SB684 extends breach […]
Nevada Law Gives Consumers Right to Opt Out of Sale of Personal Information
On May 29, 2019, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak signed into law Senate Bill 220, an act that amends Nevada’s existing online privacy notice law. This amendment will make Nevada the first state to join California in granting consumers the right to opt out of the sale of their personal information. While providing similar rights to […]
Legislative Roundup: New Laws Passed in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Maryland That Revise Cyber Security Measures
Arkansas In April, Arkansas’ Governor signed H.B. 1943 as Act 1030 expanding the scope of personal information, as used in the Personal Information Protection Act, to include “biometric data.” The Bill defines “biometric data” as “data generated by automatic measurements of an individual’s biological characteristics, including without limitation: (a) Fingerprints, (b) Faceprint, (c) A […]
Federal Prosecutors Announce Indictment of Chinese Hackers Involved in 2015 Anthem Data Breach
On May 9, 2019, a federal grand jury unsealed an indictment of two members of a Chinese hacking group charged with a series of computer intrusions, including their involvement in the 2015 data breach at Anthem Inc., which affected the data of over 78 million people. In an announcement by the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, […]
Which CCPA Amendments Made the Cut?
We may now have more clarity on what the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”) will look like when it goes into effect on January 1, 2020. The California Assembly’s Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection approved a series of bills last week that will now advance to the Appropriations Committee before being put to […]