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Unixiz Agrees to Shutter “i-Dressup” Site and Pay Penalty to Settle Charges Under COPPA and the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Dissent

From Hunton Andrews Kurth: On August 3, 2018, California-based Unixiz Inc.(“Unixiz”) agreed to shut downits “i-Dressup” website pursuant to a consent order with the New Jersey Attorney General, which the company entered into to settle charges that it violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) and the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act. The consent orderalso…

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MA: Deal Struck To Protect Consumers Hurt By Data Breaches

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Dissent

Katie Lannan reports: A compromise bill filed Tuesday by a House-Senate conference committee would afford Massachusetts residents a year and a half of free credit monitoring services if their personal data and Social Security number are compromised by a data security breach. The panel, chaired by Rep. Tackey Chan and Sen. Barbara L’Italien, filed its…

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In Wake of Equifax Data Breach, Credit Reporting Agencies Made Subject to NY State Cybersecurity Regulations

Posted on June 27, 2018 by Dissent

Dan Clark reports: Credit reporting agencies will now be required to register with the state and comply with its cybersecurity regulations, the state Department of Financial Services announced Monday. The new rules are the state’s response to last year’s data breach at Equifax, a credit reporting agency, that exposed the personal information of 143 million people. If a…

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Virginia Amends Breach Notification Law Applicable to Income Tax Information

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Dissent

Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On July 1, 2018, HB 183, which amends Virginia’s breach notification law, will come into effect (the “amended law”). The amended law will require income tax return preparers who prepare individual Virginia income tax returns to notify the state’s Department of Taxation (the “Department”) if they discover or are notified of…

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Changes to Louisiana’s Data Breach Notification Law Go Into Effect August 1

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Dissent

Joseph J. Lazzarotti, Jason C. Gavejian, and Maya Atrakchi of Jackson Lewis write that changes to Louisiana’s data breach notification law (Act 382) go into effect on August 1 of this year. Those changes include expansion of the definition of personal information, requirements that notification be made no later than 60 days from discovery of…

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South Carolina Enacts First Insurance Data Security Act

Posted on May 19, 2018 by Dissent

Edward J. McAndrew of Ballard Spahr LLP writes: South Carolina has become the first state to enact a version of the Insurance Data Security Model Law, which was drafted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) in 2017. Governor Henry McMaster signed the South Carolina Insurance Data Security Act into law on May 14, 2018. The Act…

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