Yesterday (May 20, 2020), Apple and Google launched software that will allow public health authorities to create mobile applications that notify people when they may have come in contact with people who have confirmed cases of
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House and Senate Democrats Introduce Public Health Emergency Privacy Act
Today, Senators Blumenthal (D-CT) and Mark Warner (D-VA) introduced the Public Health Emergency Privacy Act (“PHEPA”) into the Senate. A companion house bill was introduced by Reps. Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), and Suzan DelBene (D-WA), which was co-sponsored
U.S. House of Representatives Introduces Contact Tracing Resolution and Grant Appropriation
On May 1, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives introduced House Resolution 6666, the COVID-19 Testing, Reaching, And Contacting Everyone (“TRACE”) Act. The resolution, sponsored by Bobby Rush (D-IL) would authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award
U.S. Senate Introduces COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act
As they had previously announced their intent to do so, the leadership of several Senate Committees introduced the “COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act” on May 7, 2020.
The Act would:
- Require companies under FTC jurisdiction to obtain affirmative express consent
“CCPA 2.0” Amendments Qualify for November 2020 Ballot
On May 4, the Californians for Consumer Privacy (led by Alistair McTaggart, the real estate investor and activist behind the original ballot initiative that led to the CCPA), announced in a letter that it had collected over 900,000 signatures to
U.S. Senate Announces Introduction of COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act
On April 30, 2020, U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, John Thune (R-SD) chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, Jerry Moran (R-KS), chairman of the Subcommittee
White House Issues Executive Order Restricting Foreign Equipment in Bulk Power System
Last Friday, May 1, the White House signed an executive order prohibiting Federal Agencies and U.S. persons from acquiring, importing, transferring, or installing any bulk power system (“BPS”) equipment in which:
- the transaction involves bulk-power system electric equipment designed, developed,
Cyber Insurance Found to Cover Fraudulent Wire Transfer
Note: This post was originally posted in our Southeast Financial Litigation Monitor.
Gregory C. Cook & Brandon N. Robinson
The story is becoming all too common. A merchant (or consumer) is convinced to wire money to a fraudulent account
FERC and NERC Provide Industry Guidance to Ensure Grid Reliability Amid Potential Coronavirus Impacts
On March 18, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) announced steps to ensure that operators of the bulk electric system can focus resources on safety and reliability during the COVID-19 emergency.
Ensuring Data Security and Privacy During Coronavirus
As more and more businesses send their employees home to self-quarantine and work remotely as part of their COVID-19 mitigation measures, it is important to remember that working remotely carries with it unique data privacy and security concerns of which