Monthly Archives: December 2019

For the first time in over a decade, the U.S. Department of Education (DoE) and the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OCR) have released updated joint guidance addressing the application of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule to records maintained on students.… More

Editors’ Note:  This is the fourth in our fourth-annual end-of-year series examining important trends in data privacy and cybersecurity in the coming year.  Our previous entry discussed the CCPA, energy, and Brexit.  Up next:  trends in state enforcement.

2020 is likely to be an interesting year for health data privacy legislation, both in the United States and internationally. … More

Editors’ Note:  This is the third in our fourth-annual end-of-year series examining important trends in data privacy and cybersecurity in the coming year.  Our previous entries discussed the CCPA and threats to the energy grid.  Up next: changes in health care privacy.

On Thursday, December 12, voters in the United Kingdom went to the polls and delivered a decisive victory for the Conservative Party (aka the “Tories”),… More

Editors’ Note:  This is the second in our fourth-annual end-of-year series examining important trends in data privacy and cybersecurity in the coming year.  Our previous entry discussed the CCPA.  Up next:  a look at the effect of Brexit on the GDPR.

The electric power grid is subject to escalating threats of attack by foreign adversaries and individual bad actors. … More

As you may already be aware, the CCPA goes into effect on January 1, 2020. California’s Attorney General has issued draft regulations under the CCPA and final regulations are expected to be issued shortly. Below are some frequently asked questions and answers about the CCPA as a short guide to assist you with understanding what the CCPA may require.

What is the CCPA?

It is the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) that creates new “consumer” rights relating to the access to,… More

Editors’ Note:  This is the first in our fourth-annual end-of-year series examining important trends in data privacy and cybersecurity in the coming year.  Up next:  a look at trends in the energy space.

Lists of “top” things used to come in a standard size of 10: The 10 Commandments, 10 Things I Hate About You, David Letterman’s Top 10,… More

Partner Colin Zick recently joined a Bloomberg Law webinar on GDPR and healthcare.  Topics included: GPDR compliance requirements impacting the health care industry, the costs of data privacy and security failures and strategies for developing data privacy programs for GDPR compliance specific to health care. Click here to download the materials. More