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California AG Turns on CCPA Investigation of Streaming Services
To close out Data Privacy Week, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a new investigative sweep probing streaming apps’ and devices’ compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The announcement highlights three key areas of focus for the AG in this investigation……By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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Web Publisher Seeks Injunctive Relief to Address Web Scraper’s Domain Name Maneuvers Intended to Avoid Court Order
Late last year, Chegg Inc. (“Chegg”), an online learning platform, obtained a preliminary injunction based on allegations that the various operators of the Homeworkify website (“Defendants”) – which allows users to view Chegg’s paywalled solutions without creating an account – violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). (Chegg Inc. v. Doe, No. 22-07326 (N.D.…
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Biden’s AI Executive Order Achieves First Major Milestones (AI EO January Update) — AI: The Washington Report
On January 29, 2024, the White House published a fact sheet detailing the actions that have been taken pursuant to President Joe Biden’s October 30, 2023 executive order on “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence” (“AI EO”). As covered in our timeline of the executive order, a number of provisions were…
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Stirring Up the Artificial Intelligence Pot
On October 30, 2023, President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. This Executive Order sweeps across many categories of products and programs, with its purpose generally being to protect consumers and employees from privacy, discrimination, and other potential harms presented by the widespread…
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Closing the Privacy Gap: Understanding the Nuances and Heightened Risk of Washington’s My Health My Data Act
Washington’s My Health My Data Act (MHMDA) was enacted in an effort to close a perceived gap in privacy protection for consumer health data. MHMDA’s focus on consumer health data and right of private action deviate from privacy laws recently enacted in other states and create higher litigation and regulatory risk….By: Bass, Berry & Sims…
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A Review of 2023 Efforts to Broaden Wrongful Death Acts
Several states over the past year have eliminated limitations that have been part of Wrongful Death Acts. In Maine, the Legislature enacted “An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Damages Awarded for Wrongful Death.”…By: Goldberg Segalla
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Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Responds to Cyber Attack, Raising Data Breach Concerns
On February 4, 2024, the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago posted a website notice confirming that the hospital is currently experiencing a “cybersecurity matter.” In this notice, Lurie Children’s Hospital explains that the incident is still under investigation….By: Console and Associates, P.C.
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Emmanuel College Reports Data Breach Affecting the Personal Information of 89k Individuals
On January 31, 2024, Emmanuel College filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Maine after discovering that a cybersecurity incident affected the personal information of nearly 90k individuals. In this notice, Emmanuel College explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information, which includes…
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Prestige Care Notifies Residents of Data Breach Affecting Their Sensitive Information
On January 31, 2024, Prestige Care, Inc. filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of California after determining that suspicious activity within its IT network resulted in patient data being exposed to unauthorized access. In this notice, Prestige Care explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access…
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Community Memorial Healthcare Announces Data Breach Affecting Patients Sensitive Information
On January 18, 2024, Community Memorial Healthcare (“CMH”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Montana after discovering that an unauthorized party had accessed the company’s IT network. In this notice, CMH explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access patients’ sensitive information, which includes their…
