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Oregon and Arizona Amend Breach Notification Laws

June 25, 2018 By Nameir Abbas

Amended breach notification laws recently took effect in Oregon or will soon take effect in Arizona. In both cases, the amended laws heighten existing requirements and reflect broader trends in the breach notification landscape at the state level, including by expanding the scope of “personal information” that triggers notification and requiring notification within a specified […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Protection, Data Security Tagged With: US State Law

Vermont Passes New Data Broker Law

June 14, 2018 By Privacy & Data Security Team

Under a Vermont law, data brokers that process information regarding Vermont residents are now subject to registration and security requirements beginning January 1, 2019. Included in the new law are three notable components: (1) a broad statutory definition of a “data broker,” (2) an annual registration requirement for data brokers, and (3) reporting on data […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Legislation, Uncategorized Tagged With: Big Data, US State Law

Colorado Enacts Expanded Data Breach Notification Law

June 5, 2018 By Kate Hanniford

Consistent with recent expansions to state data breach notification laws, Colorado recently enacted an expanded data privacy law that strengthens the state’s existing breach notification law and that requires policies and procedures concerning the protection and destruction of personal identifying information (“PII”).  The law applies to any individual or commercial entity that maintains, owns, or […]

Filed Under: Data Breach, Data Protection, Data Security, Security Breach Tagged With: Data Breach Notification, US State Law

Georgia Court of Appeals Reaffirms Lack of Duty to Safeguard Personal Information

May 17, 2018 By Gavin Reinke

The Georgia Court of Appeals recently reaffirmed its prior conclusion that there is no duty to safeguard personal information under Georgia law.  In McConnell v. Ga. Dep’t of Labor, — S.E.2d —-, 2018 WL 2173252 (Ga. App. May 11, 2018), the Court of Appeals addressed whether a plaintiff whose social security number and other personal […]

Filed Under: Data Breach, Data Protection, Data Security, Privacy Litigation, Security Breach Tagged With: cybersecurity, Litigation, US State Law

Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Schnuck Markets Data Breach Lawsuit

April 24, 2018 By Ashley Miller

The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently affirmed the dismissal of a putative class action brought by financial institutions against Schnuck Markets, Inc., following a data breach impacting Schnuck beginning late 2012. The plaintiffs attempted to assert claims of negligence, negligence per se, various contract claims, and violation of Illinois consumer […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Security, Privacy Litigation, Security Breach Tagged With: Class Action, Litigation, US State Law

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