Virginia Amends the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (“VCDPA”)
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. As many of you know, the VCDPA is scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2023. In advance of the effective date, the Virginia Legislature has passed several amendments to the Act. The amendments are as fo
Raconteur: Richard Sheinis on Disconnect Between Cyber Attack Policy Coverage vs. Actual Need
In a Raconteur article about the need for companies to ensure they have the right insurance policies to contend with rising cyber attacks, Richard Sheinis, partner and head of the Data Privacy & Cyber Security Service Area at Hall Booth Smit
Utah About To Become The Fourth State To Pass Privacy Law
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. On March 3, 2022 the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (“UCPA”) was passed by the Utah legislature and sent to the Governor to sign, which he is expected to do. Most of you will be familiar with the requ
Journal of Healthcare Risk Management: Richard Sheinis on the HIPAA Safe Harbor Law
In a Journal of Healthcare Risk Management article about the HIPAA Safe Harbor Law in which HIPAA-covered entities and their business associates receive certain protections when potentially facing fines and other penalties under HIPAA, Richard S
ACC Docket: Richard Sheinis on Developing a Strategic Privacy Program Across Different Jurisdictions
In an article published in the Association of Corporate Counsel’s ACC Docket, Hall Booth Smith Partner Richard Sheinis and ParkMobile Chief Legal and Privacy Officer Tony Stewart share what it takes to develop a strategic privacy program that
The Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022 Is Introduced
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. Several Democratic legislators have introduced the Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022 (the “Act”). This legislation is a redo of the 2019 Algorithmic Accountability Act. While this piece of legis
The Turf War Over Personal Data Continues
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. As many of our readers know, the transfer of personal data from the EU to countries outside the EU is heavily regulated by the GDPR. Companies that transfer personal data from the EU to the US typically use Sta
European Cookie Rules Continue To Evolve
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. CNIL, the French Data Privacy Supervisory Authority, has fined Google 150 Million Euros, and Facebook 60 Million Euros, for having websites that do not make refusing cookies as easy as accepting them. Prior GD
Healthcare Risk Management: Richard Sheinis on What Providers Should do When Medical Devices Are Compromised
In the January issue of Healthcare Risk Management, Richard Sheinis, Partner and leader of Hall Booth Smith’s Data Privacy & Cyber Security Service Area, discusses what health care providers and hospitals should do when a medical device ha
FTC Starts Process to Adopt Privacy Rules
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. In September 2021, Senator Richard Blumenthal and eight other Democratic Senators sent a letter to FTC Chair Lina Kahn requesting that the agency begin a rulemaking process to address data privacy. Blumenthal