Last week, Taft’s Privacy and Data Security team sponsored and presented at Northern Kentucky University’s (NKU) 17th Annual Cybersecurity Symposium. Our presentation centered on (i) new consumer health data laws being enacted at the state level across the country;
Three years after the European Commission’s (Commission) adoption of the updated Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs), new clauses are on the horizon.
The Commission announced a recent initiative in which the SCCs would be open for public consultation beginning the fourth
On Aug. 15, the DoD issued another proposed rule regarding the forthcoming Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) standard. As part of the release, the DoD proposed some additional verbiage for the DFARS regarding future cybersecurity obligations and offered clarifications of
Earlier this month, the Swiss Federal Council approved the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (Swiss-U.S. DPF). Beginning September 15, 2024, companies may rely on the Swiss-U.S. DPF as a lawful basis to transfer personal data of Swiss residents to companies in
On Aug. 2, 2024, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed SB 2979 into law, bringing significant reform to the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The much-anticipated BIPA amendment took effect immediately and will provide welcome relief to businesses.
The amendment
On January 27, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) new one-to-one consent requirement will go into effect. For background, the FCC published its final rule targeting and eliminating unlawful text messages under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) on January
Special thanks to Taft summer associate Tanner Wilburn for his significant contributions to this post.
On July 12, 2024, the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) was published in the EU Official Journal.
This comprehensive legislation establishes the first
Believe it or not, we are now more than halfway through 2024. As of July 1st, we now have additional state privacy laws in effect in Florida (narrow applicability), Oregon, and Texas – with more on the way later this
Special thanks to Taft summer associates Tanner Wilburn and Lizzie Dobbins for their contributions to this post.
On June 20, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated a portion of guidance issued by the Department
Special thanks to Taft summer associate Tanner Wilburn for his significant contributions to this post.
Earlier this year, we provided a law bulletin on changes coming to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). To recap briefly, in April
