Opinion: How the U.S. Government’s Efforts Can Improve Data Privacy and Protection in 2021
This year, cybersecurity incidents, such as data breaches, have led to the proliferation of identity theft and fraud, facilitated by ..
California Passes Suite of New Privacy Laws
California continues to be at the vanguard of privacy protection. On October 11, 2021, California’s Governor Newsom signed several bills ..
DOJ Will Use False Claims Act to Target Cybersecurity Fraud
On October 6, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced the launch of the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Cyber-Fraud ..
Senate Hearings Call for Creation of New Data Privacy Bureau
On Wednesday, September 29, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held a hearing on data privacy titled, “Protecting ..
The Information Transparency and Personal Data Control Act
On March 11, 2021, Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA) introduced the House of Representatives' first major privacy bill in the 117th ..
Minnesota Privacy Act Unveiled
On Monday, September 27, the Minnesota legislators held a preliminary hearing on the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act” (HF1492). With ..
UK Ranks Second Highest in GDPR Fines
A new report from cybersecurity company ESET found that the UK ranks second highest in average GDPR fine value ($10
Implementing the NIST Privacy Framework – Govern Function
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Privacy Framework is a widely known control set used to assist organizations …
Implementing the NIST Privacy Framework – Identify Function
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Privacy Framework, published in January 2020, is quickly becoming the mainstream control …
French Regulator Cracks Down on Cookies
In June, the CNIL–France’s regulatory body for data privacy and protection–issued notices of noncompliance to approximately 40 companies that had
The Impact of Data Security Incident Trends on Commercial Transactions
The 2021 edition of BakerHostetler’s annual Data Security Incident Response Report – a report based on the firm’s experience with
Colorado Privacy Act: Another Piece to the Data Privacy Puzzle
Introduction Privacy laws have entered the compliance world by storm and are quickly changing data privacy practices. The most recent