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Connecticut and Nevada Legislatures Pass Health Data Laws

Hunton Privacy

On June 2 and June 5, 2023, the Connecticut and Nevada state legislatures, respectively, voted in favor of sending legislation to their governors for signature that would impose restrictions, among others, on the processing of consumer health data, including geofencing provisions. Nevada S.B. Connecticut’s S.B. Connecticut’s S.B.

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List of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in November 2022 – 32 Million Records Breached

IT Governance

Welcome to our November 2022 review of data breaches and cyber attacks. The first was a data breach at Twitter, in the latest PR disaster for the social media giant. The second was a cyber attack on the Russian scooter-sharing service Whoosh, which was discovered after customers’ data was put up for sale on the dark web.

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List of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in October 2022 – 9.9 Million Records Breached

IT Governance

Welcome to our October 2022 review of data breaches and cyber attacks. By contrast, comparatively little personal data was breached, with our figures confirming that at least 9,990,855 records were compromised. For now, it’s unclear what damage the data could cause if exposed, so we’ve omitted the figure from our tally.

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Delaware Could Become the 13th State to Enact a Comprehensive State Privacy Law

Hunton Privacy

On June 30, 2023, the Delaware House of Representatives passed the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act ( H.B. state to enact comprehensive privacy legislation. 154 ) (the “DPDPA”), a day after the Delaware Senate passed the legislation. The DPDPA heads to Governor John Carney for a final signature.

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New Nevada Privacy Law With “Sale” Opt-Out Right Will Take Effect Before the CCPA

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

Nevada has a new privacy law. On May 29, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak signed Senate Bill 220 ( SB-220 ) into law, making Nevada the first state to join California in granting consumers the right to opt out of the sale of their personal information. New Consumer Right to Opt-out of the “Sale” of Personal Information.

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CCPA Marches On: California Attorney General Proposes Further Revisions to CCPA Regulations, Industry Pleads for Enforcement Delay Amid COVID-19 Crisis

Data Matters

While the world seems to have ground to a halt in so many ways, time still marches on, and along with it, the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) enforcement date (July 1, 2020) inches ever closer. Restoration of privacy policy disclosures (§ 999.308).

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Automated Security and Compliance Attracts Venture Investors

eSecurity Planet

It was also a drag on the sales cycle, and then there was the need for maintaining compliance. The growing number of data privacy regulations has raised the potential consequences of cybersecurity breaches, spurring demand for GRC (governance, risk, and compliance) software. Lawyers have already filed a class action lawsuit.