Arbitration agreements are increasingly common for manufacturers of consumer electronics equipment (you read all of those small print terms and conditions when you purchased your new smart phone, right?). A case this year underscored how companies can proactively use binding arbitration agreements to manage litigation risk. In re: Wyze Data Incident Litigation, Case No.
Lydia de la Torre is a frequent CPW contributor with deep insight and knowledge on cutting edge developments in data privacy and cybersecurity. For some of the fantastic pieces she has co-authored recently, see here and here. Well, we are very pleased to share that the legal publication Daily Journal has selected Lydia among
In 2019, the health care sector was the most frequent target of cybercriminals. This trend has persisted in 2020. As CPW’s Kristin Bryan covered, in response to this growing threat, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a
This fall California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 713 into law, which more closely aligns CCPA to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and other laws governing scientific research. Although this measure may help ease compliance challenges for the health care and life sciences industries, the changes only exempt from
In a development that will bring dramatic changes to the California data privacy realm, on November 3, 2020, a majority of Californians voted to approve a new ballot initiative – Proposition 24, or the “California Privacy Rights Act of 2020” (“CPRA”). Five of CPW’s privacy experts, Lydia de la Torre, Lauren Kitces, Glenn A. Brown
The California Attorney General (“AG”) proposed changes to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) regulations on October 12, 2020. Many of the proposed changes align with provisions that the AG withdrew over the summer during the California Office of Administrative Law (“OAL”) approval process. Although most businesses likely won’t need to materially alter current
It almost beggars belief, but after numerous drafts and hundreds of comments, the regulations promulgated under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 are now final, though with a few unexpected changes. Read more about it here at our sister blog Security & Privacy Bytes!
Just a few weeks ago, Plaintiff Logan Mitchell filed a class action against Plaid on behalf of himself and other similarly situated class members. Read more HERE. Logan Mitchell was not the only Plaintiff who was going after Plaid’s alleged “egregious violation of [privacy and] social norms,” however. Soon after Mitchell filed his complaint,
As of today, July 1, 2020, the California Attorney General (“AG”) will begin enforcing the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”), which went into effect on January 1, 2020. Under the CCPA, the AG may recover civil penalties of up to $2,500 for each violation and up to $7,500 for each intentional violation. The
