5-week Privacy Law Series Reason 5 – Things change While there is not a general federal privacy law – yet – there was substantial momentum in the federal legislature last …
5-week Privacy Law Series Reason 4 – Consumer protection and common law liabilities. In addition to specific privacy laws, businesses must be aware of avoiding practices that could mislead or …
5-week Privacy Law Series Reason 3 – Specific laws Even though the United States currently does not have a comprehensive general privacy law in place, it does have a number of …
5-week Privacy Law Series Reason 2 – Security All companies that handle personal information or other confidential or sensitive information should have a written information security program (WISP) in place …
5-week Privacy Law Series Reason 1 – Trust/confidence Individuals care about their privacy. That means they care about what personal information you collect about them and what you do with …
For more information on the Cook Little team and their areas of expertise, click here. (Manchester, NH, November 1, 2022) – Sheehan Phinney is excited to announce the addition of …
President Biden has signed an executive order implementing the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which replaces the EU-US Privacy Shield that was struck down by the by the Court of Justice …
On Wednesday the U.S. House Commerce Committee voted 53-2 to send a bipartisan data privacy bill to the entire House. The bill (H.R. 8152), entitled the American Data Privacy and …
Here’s an update on recent state data privacy law developments. Currently California and Nevada have privacy laws in effect, and the California law is set for a significant update effective …
Connecticut has joined the growing number of states that have enacted comprehensive general privacy laws. California, Colorado, Utah and Virginia now have such laws. The Connecticut law applies to personal …
Utah has joined California, Colorado and Virginia to become the fourth state to enact a comprehensive personal information privacy law. The law applies to any controller or processor with (1) …
You may recall that in 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) (C- 311/18, Data Protection Commission vs. Facebook Ireland Ltd. and Maximilian Schrems) (Schrems II) invalidated …
Well, it’s Data Privacy Day, and it would be great to be able to report that the federal legislature has finally agreed on a comprehensive federal data privacy law – …
On this International Data Privacy Day, we could all use a reminder to focus on what we can control – the extent to which we share private information about ourselves …
A significant recent privacy law development is China’s enactment of a comprehensive privacy law (Personal Information Protection Law), effective November 1, 2021. Similar to other privacy laws, (e.g., the PIPL …
This article, written by attorneys Michael Lambert and JP Harris, was originally published in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly and can be found here. In the last year and a half, many …
There currently is no federal comprehensive data privacy law. Various states, however, have been enacting their own data privacy laws. California was the first (the CCPA), and recently passed a …
In recent months, our firm has counseled clients through data breaches that were the result of unauthorized access into a third party’s systems. In these scenarios, our clients were not …
A decade ago, companies devoted significant resources to creating and maintaining robust databases of customers and potential customers. Salespeople were taught to record not just names, addresses and phone numbers, …
Doug Verge | June 21, 2021 It’s a simple fact – individuals value their privacy. At its core privacy means being free from outside intrusions and keeping our personal information …
Brian Thomas | June 3, 2021 Every business should know how to select, use and protect its trademarks. Failure to do so can diminish its brand, cause financial harm and …
JP Harris and Jennifer Lyon | January 29, 2021 On Dec. 14, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued orders using powers under Section 6(b) of the FTC Act to …
CLIENT ALERT By: JP Harris and Jason Gregoire November 2, 2020 On October 28-29, 2020, the United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and …
This article was originally published in the New Hampshire Business Review and can be found here. Douglas Verge | August 13, 2020 A recent decision from Europe interpreting the EU’s …
CLIENT ALERT By: J.P. Harris March 25, 2020 In the last several weeks, many businesses have significantly increased the number of telecommuters to implement social distancing in response to the …
This article was originally published in the NH Business Review and can be found here. It’s 10 O’clock, Do You Know Where Your Data Is? Using data mapping to comply …
On February 14, 2020, we highlighted a bill under consideration by the New Hampshire General Court, HB 1680, that, if passed, would impose a sweeping privacy law like the one …
This article was originally published in the Union Leader and can be found here. NH Legal Perspective: Data Privacy, Security Laws Closing in from all Directions By: Doug Verge March …
The New Hampshire Legislature is currently considering several bills addressing privacy and protection of electronic information. The most notable of those bills may be HB 1680, which is very similar …
This article was originally published in the New Hampshire Business Review and can be found here. NH Weighs California-like Privacy Law By: JP Harris February 14, 2020 The New Hampshire …
Every company is at risk, no matter how sophisticated. It might have been safe to assume that an entity as large and sophisticated as Equifax had top-notch security. Perhaps that …
The Red Flags law requires creditors to have in place Identity Theft Prevention Programs. In light of recent changes in the Red Flags law, there seems to be some confusion as to whether healthcare providers are categorically excluded from the requirements of the law.