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State Privacy Law ChartTo assist privacy practitioners keep track of new state laws, below is a chart containing links to the major enacted state privacy laws and their respective regulations.  Bookmark this page, and we will update this chart periodically as new laws are enacted.
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Regulators across the world are reacting to Generative AI programs. On March 31, 2023, the Italian Data Protection Authority (“IDPA”) temporarily banned ChatGPT from use in Italy and launched a probe into the AI program, citing numerous privacy justifications, including the allegations that: (i) individuals are not always informed that their data is collected and

Debriefing the 2023 U.S. National Cybersecurity Strategy – Part I: Impacts on Federal Funding and InvestmentsThe National Cybersecurity Strategy defines five pillars, involving critical infrastructure, threat actors, market forces, future investments and foreign partnerships. This blog post focuses on the collective federal policy initiatives and directives detailed amongst these pillars which will impact U.S. businesses

With Recent Enforcement Action, DOJ and FTC Join the FCC in Targeting the Use of Ringless VoicemailsOn February 17, 2023, the FTC brought its first civil enforcement action under the Telemarketing Sales Rule, 16 C.F.R. Part 310 (“TSR”), in nearly one year.  In U.S. v. Stratics Networks Inc., et al., which was filed in

Navigating the Biometrics Minefield: Illinois Supreme Court Rules That a BIPA Claim Accrues With Each Scan or TransmissionIn an eye-opening 4-3 decision issued on Friday, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that a separate Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) claim accrues “with every scan or transmission of biometric identifiers or biometric information without prior informed consent.”

Illinois Supreme Court Applies Uniform Five-Year Statute of Limitations to BIPA ClaimsThe Illinois Supreme Court has issued its highly anticipated ruling in Tims v. Black Horse Carriers, Inc., 2023 IL 127801, which expands the statute of limitations period for certain claims under the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) from one year to five years.

The Growing Need to Adopt Properly Implemented Multi-Factor Authentication to Accomplish Reasonable Data SecurityMFA is a security control that requires system users to present a combination of two or more types of authenticators to verify their identity. The different types of authenticators are: (1) something the user knows (e.g., a password), and (2) something the

The Ohio Supreme Court recently ruled that the “Electronic Equipment” endorsement of a property insurance policy does not provide coverage for a policyholder’s losses following a ransomware attack.  In EMOI Servs., LLC. v. Owners Ins. Co., 2022-Ohio-4649 (Ohio 2022), the Ohio Supreme Court reversed an appellate court’s decision which held, among other things, that there