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California’s DELETE Act has come into force: what are the new requirements for data brokers?

Legal IT Group

Analyze your personal data collection and processing practices and align your personal data protection practices. Develop criteria and a system for handling consumer inquiries under the California Consumer Privacy Act and cooperating with your counterparties under the upcoming ADM.

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Emerging Areas of Legal Practice: How Technology Has an Impact

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There are a few proposed federal laws to manage deepfakes, but so far there is no comprehensive piece of legislation. Some states have enacted laws to prohibit deepfakes in limited circumstances, such as a Texas law that makes it illegal to create a deceptive video to injure a candidate or impact an election outcome.

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Russia Introduces New Requirements for Processing of Publicly Disclosed Personal Data

Debevoise Data Blog

On 1 March 2021, Federal Law No. 519-FZ on Amendments to the Federal Law on Personal Data dated 30 December 2020 (the “Law”) came into force. This is additional to general data processing consent, which is still required under pre-existing data protection law. Special Consent.

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The FCC Expands Scope of Data Breach Notification Rules

Inside Privacy

The Order makes several notable changes to the prior rules, including broadening the definitions of a reportable “breach” and “covered data,” requiring covered entities to notify the FCC in addition to federal law enforcement of breaches, and modifying certain customer notification requirements.

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Face Forward Part 2: Proposed Legislation and Strategies for Compliant Use of Facial Recognition

Debevoise Data Blog

In this part, we assess where the law seems to be heading and offer some practical risk reduction strategies. Federal and State Legislation There is currently no federal law that specifically regulates biometric privacy. No comprehensive and preemptive federal law seems likely to pass anytime soon.

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Face Forward: Strategies for Complying with Facial Recognition Laws

Debevoise Data Blog

Both Colorado’s Privacy Act and Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA) , effective on July 23, 2023 and January 1, 2023, respectively, go beyond the CCPA and CPRA by requiring that companies refrain from processing biometric identifiers without consent, defined as a freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous agreement.

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2024 Law Firm Data Security Guide: How to Keep Your Law Firm Secure

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HIPAA : The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a federal law that requires healthcare providers and “ business associates ” to protect protected health information (PHI) from inadvertent disclosure. Check out our blog post on understanding HIPAA compliance for more information.