Around the country, the weather is turning wintery, but in the privacy arena, there will be a blizzard as five state comprehensive privacy laws become effective.
Here is an overview of businesses needing to prepare.
The Consumer Financial Protection Board (CFPB) recently issued guidances titled Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-06: Background Dossiers and Algorithmic Scores for Hiring, Promotion, and Other Employment Decisions | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2023-03: Adverse
A healthcare provider delivering pain management services in Florida and other states faces a $1.19 million civil monetary penalty from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR). The OCR investigation stems from
No organization can eliminate data breach risks altogether, regardless of industry, size, or even if the organization has taken significant steps to safeguard their systems and train employees to avoid phishing attacks. Perhaps the most significant reason these risks remain:
Massachusetts’ highest court recently issued an opinion that delves into the complex intersection of privacy law and modern technology. The case centers around whether the collection and transmission of users’ web browsing activities to third parties without their consent constitutes
On November 8, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) voted to proceed with formal rulemaking regarding artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity audits. This comes on the heels of the California Civil Rights Department moving forward with its own regulations
The California Civil Rights Council published its most recent version proposed revisions to Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) regulations that include automated decision-making and extended the comment period to 30 days. You can read more about the proposed revisions
Governor Newsom recently signed two significant bills focused on protecting digital likeness rights: Assembly Bill (AB)1836 and Assembly Bill (AB) 2602. These legislative measures aim to address the complex issues surrounding the commercial use of an individual’s digital rights
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has created numerous opportunities for growth and economic development throughout California. However, the unregulated use of AI can lead to a Pandora’s Box of undesirable consequences. A regulatory framework that leads to inconsistent results likely will lead
Announcing its fourth ransomware cybersecurity investigation and settlement, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) also observed there has been a 264% increase in large ransomware breaches since 2018.
Here, the OCR reached an agreement with a medium-size private healthcare
