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Biden to Create Monument to Emmett Till Amid Fights Over Black History
The murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till and the activism of his grieving mother helped galvanize the civil rights movement in America.
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Biden Takes His Battle for Democracy Case by Case
President Biden’s decisions on when to speak out forcefully for democracy can prove tricky.
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CPRA Shuffle: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Court Temporarily Halts CPRA Regulation Enforcement as CPRA Enforcements Begins
CPRA Regulations Delayed. On June 29, 2023, two days before enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) was to begin, a Sacramento Superior Court issued a temporary injunction, enjoining enforcement of newly promulgated regulations under the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), which amended the CCPA earlier this year. The new regulations were promulgated and…
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FTC and HHS Send Letter Warning of Risks From Online Tracking Technologies
On July 20, 2023, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent a joint letter to approximately 130 hospital systems and telehealth providers to alert them to the “serious privacy and security risksâ€� stemming from the use of online tracking…
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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider – July 2023 – #2
CYBERSECURITY – Patch Adobe ColdFusion Vulnerabilities Being Exploited in the Wild ASAP – Adobe has issued alerts on three vulnerabilities affecting its ColdFusion product. The first alert, issued on July 11, 2023, announced patches for CVE-2023-29298, an improper access control issue that can lead to a security feature bypass, and CVE￾2023-29300, a deserialization issue that…
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Diving into the Washington My Health My Data Act – Part Eight: Individual Rights
This is Part Eight in a series of legal updates on the Washington My Health My Data Act (“WMHMDAâ€�) where Quarles continues its deep dive into the various factors and intricacies of WMHMDA that are creating waves in the privacy space – and not just for the health and life sciences industry….By: Quarles & Brady…
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Electronic Trade Documents Act: Paper to Data
On 20 July 2023 the long awaited Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023 (the Act) received Royal Assent, and will come into effect in the UK on 20 September 2023….By: Mayer Brown – Retained Interest
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Corebridge Financial, Inc. Confirms MOVEit Data Breach Leaked “a Significant Number” of SSNs
On June 26, 2023, Corebridge Financial, Inc. filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission disclosing a data breach discovering that a vulnerability in the MOVEit file transfer program used by the company resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access confidential consumer information. In this notice, Corebridge explains that the incident resulted in…
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Rite Aid Corporation Posts Notice of Data Breach Affecting Customers’ Protected Health Information
On July 20, 2023, Rite Aid Corporation posted a Security Incident Notice” after learning that a vulnerability in software used by the company allowed an unauthorized actor to access confidential customer information. In this notice, RiteAid explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information, which includes their…
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Physicians Insurance Files Notice of Data Breach Following Unauthorized Access to Employee Email Account
On July 18, 2023, Physicians Insurance A Mutual Company, its affiliate MedChoice Risk Retention Group, Inc., and its subsidiary Experix, LLC (collectively “Physicians Insurance”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Montana after discovering that an unauthorized party gained access to an employee’s email account. In this notice, Physicians Insurance explains…
