On February 28, 2024, President Biden announced an Executive Order (“EO”) directing the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) to promulgate regulations that restrict or prohibit transactions involving certain bulk sensitive personal data or United States Government-related data and countries of concern
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In Bloomberg Law Article, Attorneys Analyze Washington State’s New Privacy Law That Safeguards Consumer Health Data
In a Bloomberg Law article, attorneys examined Washington State’s comprehensive new privacy law, the My Health My Data Act, the first state law that specifically safeguards consumer health data.
The article discusses the new law’s scope, applicability, and ensuing…
NIST Publishes Long-Awaited Cybersecurity Framework 2.0
On February 26, 2024, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) released version 2.0 of its Cybersecurity Framework (“CSF 2.0”)—the first significant update to the cybersecurity guidance since its initial publication a decade ago.[1] While the original guidance…
Employee Monitoring Technologies – Key Takeaways from Recent UK and EU Enforcement Decisions
Employee monitoring isn’t new, but its extent and how it has been conducted has seen significant changes in the last few decades; we have come a long way from the punch cards of the 1900s to the current use of…
New Executive Order Would Restrict Transfer of Certain Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data to China and Other Countries of Concern
On February 28, 2024, President Biden announced an Executive Order directing the Department of Justice to promulgate regulations that restrict or prohibit transactions involving certain bulk sensitive personal data or United States Government-related data and countries of concern or covered…
DoorDash and California Attorney General Reach Settlement Over Privacy Allegations
Following up on announcements of sweeps from late January, last week California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a settlement with the popular food delivery service DoorDash related to allegations that DoorDash breached the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the…
California Court of Appeal Restores CPPA Authority to Enforce Privacy Regulations
On February 9, 2024, a California state court of appeal unanimously vacated a lower court ruling, green-lighting the California Privacy Protection Agency’s authority to commence enforcement of the Agency’s first set of regulations. Until now, the Agency’s authority to enforce…
2024 Is Set To Be Democracy and Deepfakes’ Biggest Year. Is U.S. Legislation …Ready For It?
The FCC has issued a declaratory ruling, employing the protection of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) to outlaw robocalls that use AI-generated voices. The Commission’s unanimous decision was spurred by public fallout from the doctored audio message of…
The Data Day: Protecting Your Company and Your Data in the Wake of a Cyber Incident
Tune in to Ropes & Gray’s podcast series, The Data Day, brought to you by the firm’s data, privacy & cybersecurity practice. This series focuses on the day-to-day effects that data has on all of our lives as well as…
The Data Day: Protecting Your Company and Your Data in the Wake of a Cyber Incident
Tune in to Ropes & Gray’s podcast series, The Data Day, brought to you by the firm’s data, privacy & cybersecurity practice. This series focuses on the day-to-day effects that data has on all of our lives as well as…