Arkansas’s New Breach Reporting Requirements Go Into Effect This Month
Written by: Anthony E. Stewart, Esq. Earlier this year, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson signed HB 1943, which amends the Personal Information Protection Act. It goes into effect on July 23, 2019. The new law expands the definition of ‘per
Nevada’s New Privacy Law Goes Into Effect in October
Written by: Anthony E. Stewart, Esq. Does your business have a website? If so, it will likely need to comply with yet another new online privacy law that goes into effect in a little over three short months. Nevada recently passed SB220, whi
Maine Enacts Internet Privacy Legislation to Go Into Effect Next Year
Written by: Anthony E. Stewart, Esq. California and New York are not the only states making waves in the world of technology and privacy. Earlier this month, Governor Janet Mills of Maine signed into law one of the nation’s strictest int
Why Businesses Throughout The Country Should Be Worried About New York’s SHIELD Act
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. New York’s SHIELD Act has passed the New York Senate, and now awaits passage in the Assembly before it goes to the Governor to sign into law. While the Act contains new rules regarding data breaches and
India’s Controversial Personal Data Protection Bill, If Passed, Goes Into Effect in 2020
Written by: Anthony E. Stewart, Esq. India’s draft privacy law, Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018, is an important step as India moves toward a digital economy; however, it is one of the more controversial privacy laws amongst privacy expert
GDPR: A Year in Review and the Need for Clarity
As the first year of GDPR’s governance comes to a close, the hysteria has subsided, but the reality of the reach of GDPR is all the more real. Since its May 25, 2018 effective date European State Data Protection Authorities (“DPA
California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018
Written by: Chase Langhorne, Esq. It may come as a surprise, but only 11 states have constitutional provisions that contain an explicit right to privacy. Specifically, California voters amended their state constitution to include the right of pr
Scam Alert: Virtual Kidnappings Are on the Rise
Written by: Anthony E. Stewart, Esq. Your cell phone rings. You look down, and to your delight, it’s your daughter. She’s in college now and remembering to ‘give mom a call every once in a while’ seems to be an impossible task. Yo
Pennsylvania Court Holds Employer Liable For Breach Of Employees’ Personal Information
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. In a recent case, Dittman v. The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court found that the Medical Center owed a duty to their employees to exercise reasonable care in collecting an