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California Assembly Passes Sweeping Age-Appropriate Privacy Legislation
September 6, 2022 | Blog | By Kevin Hiraki, Cynthia Larose
First California AG Enforcement Action Under CCPA – And It’s a Big One
August 24, 2022 | Blog | By Cynthia Larose
“Commercial Surveillance” Questions Take Center Stage at the Federal Trade Commission
August 18, 2022 | Blog | By Michael Goldberg, Cynthia Larose
California Privacy Protection Agency Unanimously Opposes the American Data Privacy and Protection Act
August 4, 2022 | Blog | By Cynthia Larose, Kevin Hiraki
New York Attorney General: Data Breaches Will Cost You
August 1, 2022 | Blog | By Michael Graif
Protecting Health Information Post Roe – Part 2: Steps for Health Care Providers
July 21, 2022 | Blog | By Cynthia Larose, Dianne Bourque
In this second of our two-part blog series on protecting health information post Roe, we discuss legal and practical strategies that health care providers can take to protect the information of their patients. State laws that restrict or criminalize abortions will require significant amounts of health information to enforce, putting new pressure on health care providers caught in the middle of competing obligations to their patients and to regulatory and law enforcement authorities making lawful requests for this information.
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Protecting Health Information Post Roe Part 1: Steps for Women
July 5, 2022 | Blog | By Dianne Bourque, Cynthia Larose
Much has been written about how existing privacy laws such as HIPAA are unhelpful to women in the wake of Dobbs vs. Jackon Women's Health Organization ruling. In the first of this two-part blog post series, the Mintz team breaks down the legal rights and practical strategies that women can use to protect their own information.
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What Would the American Data Privacy and Protection Act Mean for the Health Industry?
June 23, 2022 | Blog | By Kate Stewart, Pat Ouellette
Understanding the American Data Privacy and Protection Act
June 8, 2022 | Blog | By Christian Tamotsu Fjeld, Cynthia Larose
Massachusetts Information Security and Privacy Act Sent to “Study”
June 2, 2022 | Blog | By Cynthia Larose, Daniel Connelly
FTC to Twitter: Do What You Say (Or Pay $150M If You Don’t)
June 1, 2022 | Blog | By Christopher Buontempo, Cynthia Larose
FBI Director Wray Says FBI Blocked Planned Cyberattack on Boston Children’s Hospital
June 1, 2022 | Blog | By Cynthia Larose
Connecticut is on the Privacy Move
May 4, 2022 | Blog | By Christopher Buontempo, Cynthia Larose
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has signed the country’s fifth comprehensive consumer privacy act. Our breakdown below outlines key concepts on how the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CDPA) will impact businesses, and several notes about how its provisions compare to other US state privacy laws.
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Health Care Organizations Warned of Aggressive Ransomware Threat
April 28, 2022 | Blog | By Cynthia Larose
Ransomware is the “business pandemic.” Warnings have been issued by multiple agencies around the world to alert businesses to increase their protection and awareness. Most recently, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a warning to health care organizations related to what it calls “an exceptionally aggressive” ransomware group known as Hive.
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President Says Russia “Exploring” Cyberattacks Against U.S.
March 21, 2022 | Blog | By Cynthia Larose
On March 21, President Biden warned U.S. companies to be on guard against Russian cyberattacks, citing intelligence as a call to action.
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Utah Consumer Privacy Act – Mintz’s Hot Take
March 17, 2022 | Blog | By Cynthia Larose, Christopher Buontempo
Utah is on the brink of joining California, Colorado, and Virginia to become the fourth state in the US to enact a major comprehensive privacy law. On February 25, the Utah Senate passed the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (“UCPA”), and on March 2, it was passed by the Utah House. The Mintz privacy team has reviewed the UCPA for answers to business’ most pressing questions about how this new law will affect them if it is enacted.
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Facebook to Pay $90 Million to Settle Data Privacy Lawsuit
February 18, 2022 | Blog | By Cynthia Larose
Facebook’s parent company Meta has agreed to settle one of the longest-running data privacy lawsuits in the country for $90 million. This dispute, originally filed in 2012 in a total of 21 related cases, alleged that Facebook continued to track its users even after they logged out of the social media platform. Specifically, the plaintiffs’ alleged that Facebook used cookies and various plug-ins in order to track and save information about its users’ visits to third-party websites and then sold to advertisers.
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The New UK International Data Transfer Agreement Is Ready To Go From March 21, 2022
February 1, 2022 | Blog
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has just published the final form of its much-anticipated new International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA), along with a separate addendum to the EU SCCs (SCCs Addendum). The IDTA and the SCCs Addendum offer important alternative ways to ensure that UK personal data is adequately protected when exported from the UK. They have been laid before Parliament and, assuming there are no objections from MPs, will go into effect on March 21, 2022.
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SEC Chair Gensler Wants Public Companies to Upgrade “Cyber Hygiene”
January 24, 2022 | Blog | By Cynthia Larose
Data Privacy Week kicked off with a major message for US publicly-traded companies: the Securities and Exchange Commission will be looking at cybersecurity. SEC Chairman Gary Gensler asked SEC staff to make recommendations regarding companies’ cybersecurity practices and risk disclosures. Gensler also indicated that he will also be considering whether companies should update disclosures to investors when cyber events occur.
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FTC Warns Companies to Remediate Log4j Security Vulnerability
January 5, 2022 | Blog | By Cynthia Larose
Before the holidays, we warned of a critical vulnerability in a widely-used Java logging utility that could affect tens of thousands of companies. Since that original alert, multiple US and foreign government cybersecurity agencies published a joint advisory and guidance for affected organizations recommending that patches or workarounds be applied immediately to mitigate the vulnerabilities and exposure. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency also ordered US federal civilian executive branch agencies to patch within days of the order.
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Viewpoint Editors
Cynthia J. Larose
Member / Chair, Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice
John B. Koss
Managing Director, E-Data Consulting Group
Dianne J. Bourque
Member
Christopher J. Harvie
Member
Kevin M. McGinty
Member / Co-chair, Class Action Practice
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