by Editorial Staff | Mar 1, 2024 | Consumer Privacy, Identity Theft, Latest News
On February 9th, 2024, the California Court of Appeals rejected a lower court injunction of a new California privacy law. Previously, the California privacy law, known as the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), was enjoined by a Sacramento trial court. Originally...
by Erick Lange | Oct 31, 2023 | Consumer Privacy, cybersecurity, Federal Labor Law, FTC, Latest News
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently approved an amendment to its Safeguards Rule to introduce the data security breach reporting requirement for all covered entities, including non-banking financial institutions. Specifically, this requirement applies when a...
by PC Editorial Staff | Jul 11, 2023 | Consumer Privacy, cybersecurity, Federal Labor Law, FTC, Latest News
Recently, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a policy statement addressing the use of consumer biometric information and its potential to harm consumers and violate the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act). The policy statement also discussed related...
by PC Editorial Staff | May 31, 2023 | Consumer Privacy, COPPA, Federal Labor Law, FTC, State Labor Law
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently filed a brief in the case of Jones v. Google, stating that the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA) does not preempt state online privacy laws that are consistent with COPPA. The FTC’s brief ultimately...
by PC Editorial Staff | Apr 11, 2023 | CFPB, Consumer Privacy, FCRA, Federal Labor Law, Labor Law Posters
Recently, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published an updated version of its notice, A Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (Summary of Your Rights Under the FCRA). The updated notice replaces the previous version published in...
by PC Editorial Staff | Feb 7, 2023 | Consumer Privacy, cybersecurity, HHS, HIPAA
This month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS’s) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a $1.25 million settlement after a cybersecurity breach exposed a non-profit health organization’s data that was covered by the Health Insurance Portability...
