Fox Rothschild’s Privacy and Data Security practice group maintains this searchable PDF document as well as the Data Breach 411 app to inform businesses of the breach notification statutes in each of the 50 states, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, so they can better understand their rights, obligations and potential liability. Download…
Category: State/Local
Vermont’s Amendments to Data Breach Law and New Student Privacy Law Effective July 1, 2020
From Hunton Andrews Kurth: On July 1, 2020, amendments to Vermont’s data breach notification law, signed into law earlier this year, will take effect along with Vermont’s new student privacy law. Security Breach Notice Act The amendments to Vermont’s Security Breach Notice Act include expanding the definition of Personally Identifiable Information (“PII”), expanding the definition of a…
Citing NY’s SHIELD Act, NYSBA Approves Cybersecurity CLE Requirement for All Attorneys
Caroline Morgan of Fox Rothschild reports that the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) has approved a new requirement that New York attorneys take one cybsersecurity CLE credit. The proposal is presently before the New York CLE board for consideration. Read more on Privacy Compliance & Data Security.
Minted hit with California data breach lawsuit after ShinyHunters hack
We anticipated a lot of lawsuits would be filed under California’s new law, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as it imposes a data security duty on organizations. But will any of the complaints filed withstand early motions to dismiss? The CCPA requires complainants to give the organization 30 days to “cure” a violation and…
Amidst A Pandemic, New York Quietly Implements Its Enhanced Data Security Law
Timothy Carter and Susan Kohn Ross of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP write: While much attention and focus has rightly been placed on the California Consumer Privacy Act and the dramatic expansion of privacy rights for California residents that it heralds, a number of other states have quickly followed suit, working to strengthen their respective…
Vermont Updates its Data Breach Notification Law
Joseph J. Lazzarotti, Jason C. Gavejian, Mary T. Costigan and Maya Atrakchi of JacksonLewis write: As the COVID-19 pandemic presses on, privacy and security matters continue to be at the forefront for federal and state legislature. We recently reported that Washington D.C. updated its data breach notification law. Now, the Vermont legislature also amended its data breach…