Kevin O'Keefe

JANUARY 25, 2023

Overviews of Iowa’s state laws and regulations related to farming and agriculture, including those pertaining to zoning, land use, and conservation. Information on the rights and responsibilities of Iowa farmers and agricultural businesses, such as labor laws and workplace safety regulations.

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Legal IT Group

OCTOBER 24, 2023

This document defines new requirements for data brokers that also work with information about California residents. Data brokers must register with the California Attorney General, pay a registration fee, and provide relevant information about their activities. On October 10, the Governor of California signed Bill No.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 17, 2024

The pertinent question should not be whether contracts mimic copyright, but whether they undermine the policies underlying copyright law. If a contract does that, it should not be enforceable as a matter of federal law. How to Correctly Answer the Right Question: Applying Conflict Preemption In X v.

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Lineal Services

APRIL 11, 2025

Even if an employer owns the device, collecting browser history, app usage, or personal messages can trigger violations of the Stored Communications Act (SCA), the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), and other federal laws. This is where having a regionally informed, legally grounded approach becomes essential.

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Debevoise Data Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The Draft Regulations define ADMT as any technology that processes personal information and uses computation to execute a decision, replace human decisionmaking, or substantially facilitate human decisionmaking. This includes using biometric information, vocal intonation, facial expression, and gesture ( g. ,

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LawSites

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

This practice may include the law of their licensing jurisdiction or other law as permitted by ABA Model Rule 5.5(c) c) or (d), including, for instance, temporary practice involving other states’ or federal laws.

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Attorney at Work

APRIL 30, 2021

Educational-based marketing is already a winning strategy for many lawyers, but the ability to produce regular low-cost informational content using Facebook Live has added an important personal dimension during the pandemic. The audience is encouraged to contact the law office for further information or assistance.

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Inside Privacy

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced an updated joint publication describing the privacy and security laws and rules that impact consumer health data. Specifically, the “ Collecting, Using, or Sharing Consumer Health Information? HIPAA: The guidance reminds businesses that HIPAA applies to covered entities (i.e.,

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Inside Privacy

JANUARY 4, 2024

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. state data breach notification laws.

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Debevoise Data Blog

AUGUST 19, 2021

On 1 July 2021, [1] Federal Law No. 236-FZ on the Internet Activities of Foreign Entities in the Russian Federation (the “Law”) [2] came into force, requiring establishment of local presence, such as a branch, a representative office, or a subsidiary, for foreign Internet companies whose activities are focused on Russian users.

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Brett Trout

AUGUST 19, 2024

This applies to all workers, whether paid or unpaid, without regard to the worker’s title or the worker’s status under any other State or Federal laws, including, but not limited to, whether the worker is an employee, independent contractor, extern, intern, volunteer, apprentice, or a sole proprietor who provides a service to a person.

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Clio

JANUARY 30, 2024

Law firm data security should be a top priority for any practice, and here’s why: Clients trust you with their most confidential information. Since clients entrust lawyers with so much of their sensitive data, law firms make prime targets for cybercrime. To hackers and criminals, law firms are remarkably interesting.

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Debevoise Data Blog

APRIL 19, 2021

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. The way the Law will be interpreted and enforced remains to be seen. Transfer of Publicly Disclosed Personal Data.

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Martindale-Avvo

MAY 7, 2024

Deep fakes are used to damage reputations, manipulate public opinion, and spread false information. Also, Texas and California have passed laws restricting any deep fakes that could influence political campaigns. Federal Law No federal law currently exists that addresses deep fakes.

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MatterSuite

DECEMBER 12, 2024

In today’s world, industries rely heavily on data to inform decisions and drive innovation. But with the increase of business information in layers, comes the challenge of protecting personal and sensitive information, too. This prevents information breaches that are very costly.

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Martindale-Avvo

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

However, these tools are trained on information that is the intellectual property of individuals and organizations. There are a few proposed federal laws to manage deepfakes, but so far there is no comprehensive piece of legislation. Because of their artificial nature, creators and distributors can face legal consequences.

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Debevoise Data Blog

APRIL 24, 2024

Under federal law, whistleblowers who provide the SEC with original, timely, and credible information that leads to a successful enforcement action may be eligible for awards ranging from 10 to 30 percent of the money collected, when monetary sanctions exceed $1 million. [3]

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Debevoise Data Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Indeed, ChatGPT itself often issues warnings that it might generate incorrect information. For example, the risk is lower when it is summarizing news stories on a particular topic for internal awareness than it would be for generating essential code for the core operations of the company’s information systems.

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Technology Law Dispatch

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

At the request of the state officer for data protection and freedom of information of Thüringen, X-FAB and its group companies dismissed FC as DPO with immediate effect. Facts FC was an employee, chair of the works council, and the DPO of X-FAB Dresden GmbH & Co. KG. (“ X-FAB ”) and several of its group companies.

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The North Carolina Journey of Law and Technology

JANUARY 26, 2023

However, federal law requires airlines to reimburse passengers for canceled or, in some situations, “significantly delayed” flights. Here is more general information from the DOT about flight refunds. Department of Transportation (“DOT”) make things “right?”

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Inside Privacy

JULY 20, 2023

14028 (the “Cyber EO”) regarding standardizing cybersecurity requirements for unclassified federal information systems (FAR Case 2021-019), cyber threat and incident reporting and information sharing (FAR Case 2021-017), and supply chain software security (FAR Case 2023-002). government’s de-carbonization goals.

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LawSites

JANUARY 4, 2023

Xcential was disappointed, but after investing many hours and dollars to build the demo, and after disclosing our trade secrets and confidential information to Akin Gump (under a EULA and mutual NDA), Xcential wasn’t about to walk away from our invention. The proposal, however, was rejected, Agnello told us, as too costly.

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Debevoise Data Blog

AUGUST 2, 2023

In the wake of MHMDA, other states have introduced similar bills and, on June 16, 2023, Nevada’s Governor Lombardo signed into law Nevada Senate Bill 370 (SB 370), which is similar but narrower to MHMDA. The MHMDA does not apply to deidentified data that cannot be linked back to a consumer nor publicly available information.

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Debevoise Data Blog

AUGUST 2, 2023

The law has far-reaching implications for organizations inside and outside of Washington as it is broadly applicable, both in terms of the entities it regulates as well as the types of data it covers. The MHMDA does not apply to deidentified data that cannot be linked back to a consumer nor publicly available information.

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Centerbase

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

We’ll also dive into how to make your law firm website accessible and why, above all, accessibility matters and should be strived for. The ADA is a federal law enacted in 1990. At its most basic, WCAG is a series of guidelines that provide information about website accessibility. Let’s get moving! What is the ADA?

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Debevoise Data Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

These laws do not target facial recognition in particular but regulate the use of biometric information (which includes many forms of facial data) among the many types of personal data that they cover. The law contains two main requirements. Jurisdictions vary on whether photographs are covered as a form of biometric data.

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Rocket Matter

AUGUST 22, 2024

In the United States, the legal validity of eSignatures is firmly established through federal and state legislation. Two primary laws govern the use of eSignatures in the U.S.: Stay Informed Keep up-to-date with the latest legal developments and best practices related to eSignatures.

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Debevoise Data Blog

JULY 13, 2021

between (i) a plaintiff’s statutory cause of action to sue a defendant over the defendant’s violation of federal law and (ii) a plaintiff’s suffering concrete harm because of the defendant’s violation of federal law.” The Supreme Court identified “an importance difference.

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Debevoise Data Blog

JULY 7, 2021

Individuals whose personal information was compromised in a data breach have had mixed success in bringing lawsuits in federal court against the companies that held their data. One of defendant’s employees accidentally sent a companywide email that included the personal identifying information (PII) of 130 current and former employees.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

JUNE 29, 2023

Federal laws and regulations provide specific protections to people with disabilities. This is why Justia recently added the Justia Disability Law Center to our Justia Legal Guides for consumers. It aims to help empower people with disabilities by informing them about legal options of which they may not be fully aware.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

MARCH 12, 2024

However, the laws can be complex, and employees may not always know the full scope of their rights. The Employment Law Center in the Justia Legal Guides aims to inform and empower them. Federal law requires a minimum wage of $7.25 Below are some examples. Am I an Employee or an Independent Contractor?

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

AUGUST 31, 2023

Thus, the Insurance Law Center at Justia summarizes some of the key provisions in these laws, while discussing other health insurance issues. This section of the Justia Legal Guides also informs consumers about many other forms of insurance, such as auto insurance, homeowners’ insurance, and life insurance.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

JUNE 1, 2023

We also support the efforts of traditionally marginalized populations to achieve equal treatment under the law. To help inform and empower LGBTQ+ Americans, we discuss their legal rights and potential concerns in the LGBTQ+ Legal Resource Center in our Legal Guides. At Justia, we firmly believe in the values of diversity and inclusion.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Since we affirm the district court’s rulings on the state law claims, we need not resolve the federal law cross appeal.” ” The court summarized: According to plaintiffs, Letgo created an illusion that accounts like Mr. Nevertheless, the Tenth Circuit dodges it: “We need not reach this issue.

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Clio

MARCH 14, 2024

ESIGN, UETA, and laws governing e-signatures in the US In the US, there are two primary laws governing electronic signatures: The Electronic Signature in Global and National Commerce (ESIGN) Act is a federal law that serves to create a US standard for electronic signatures. The ESIGN Act applies nationwide.

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Debevoise Data Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Federal and State Legislation There is currently no federal law that specifically regulates biometric privacy. Among other proposed federal legislation, the National Biometric Information Privacy Act of 2020 died in Congress last year. No comprehensive and preemptive federal law seems likely to pass anytime soon.

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Debevoise Data Blog

MARCH 16, 2022

While the Act has many of the same themes as previously proposed cybersecurity reporting laws , it does not create substantive cybersecurity obligations outside of incident reporting, and does not provide CISA with the rulemaking authority to adopt and enforce such cybersecurity obligations. Expanding Federal Cybersecurity Enforcement.

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