On September 6, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued Compliance Assistance Release No. 2024-01, titled “Cybersecurity Guidance Update.” The updated guidance clarifies that the DOL cybersecurity guidance applies to all ERISA-covered plans, and not just retirement
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Tracking Users’ Web Browsing Activity Does Not Constitute Illegal Wiretapping under Massachusetts Law
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a significant decision for website operators, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court clarified that tracking users’ web activity does not constitute illegal wiretapping under the state’s Wiretap Act. The court found that person-to-website interactions fall outside the Act’s…
Careful Data Governance Is a Must Amid Enforcement Focus
Corporations face unprecedented challenges in safeguarding sensitive data and mitigating privacy risks in an era marked by the rapid proliferation of Internet of Things, or IoT, devices.
Recent developments, including federal and state regulators’ heightened focus on privacy enforcement, highlight…
BIPA Damages Reform Bill Signed in Illinois
On August 2, 2024, Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker signed legislation reforming Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). Senate Bill 2979 immediately amends BIPA to limit a private entities’ potential liability for collecting or sharing biometric data without consent.
The…
Surprising Plot Twist: The European Data Protection Supervisor Reprimands the European Union for its use of Microsoft 365
The European Union (EU)’s government organizations are just like any another entity trying to function in a world where global companies and even government entities are reliant on digital platforms for messaging and collaboration. For years, there has been debate…
Upcoming Client Webinar: Charting the Course: AI’s Influence on Legal Practice and IP Protection
On Wednesday, March 20, Seyfarth attorneys Rebecca Woods, Owen Wolfe, Lauren Leipold, and Puya Partow-Navid will present and Ken Wilton will moderate, the first session of the 2024 Commercial Litigation Outlook webinar series: Charting the Course: AI’s…
SEC Publishes Public Company Cybersecurity Disclosure Final Rule
This blog post is co-authored by Seyfarth Shaw and The Chertoff Group and has been cross-posted with permission.
What Happened
On July 26, the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted its Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure…
Adequacy for the US (kind of) – But What Are the Side Effects?
This post was originally published to Seyfarth’s Global Privacy Watch blog.
On July 10th, the European Commission issued its Implementing Decision regarding the adequacy of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (“DPF”). The Decision has been eagerly awaited by US…
Texas Joins the Privacy Party
2023 has brought several states into the privacy limelight. As of Sunday, June 18, and with the signature of Texas governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (“TDPSA”) was enacted, making the Lone Star state the tenth…
Federal Court Rejects Application of BIPA Statute of Limitations to Privacy Act Violations
Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois recently denied Plaintiff’s motion to reconsider a prior dismissal of his privacy action due to untimeliness. In a case titled Bonilla, et al. v. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., et…