Chris Hart and Colin Zick, both Partners at Foley Hoag and Co-Chairs of the Privacy and Data Security Practice joined Mass Technology Leadership Council for their regular update on CCPA and other global and state privacy regulations.
This program, which was planned prior to the COVID-19 outbreak in the US, did provide an update on what California is currently enforcing and who is leading the charge.… More
The Supreme Court on May 6, 2020 heard oral argument on a widely-watched First Amendment case that may have broad ramifications for the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and, potentially, government restrictions on telecommunications more broadly.
Originally passed in 1991, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act is enforced by the Federal Communications Commission and contains various restrictions on telemarketing, including the use of auto-dialers (sometimes called “robocallers”). The FCC has strengthened the law’s restrictions over time and adapted them to newer communications technologies,… More
On March 21, 2020, the last of the features of the NY Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (“SHIELD Act”) became effective: its data security requirements. The SHIELD Act is a sweeping statute governing individual rights relating to data breaches. It was adopted in July 2019 and has been rolled out in the months since then: its breach notification provisions took effect on October 23, 2019, and its data security requirements have now taken effect. … More
What do businesses need to do to comply with privacy and data security laws? The first place to look is to relevant statutes. If you store or process the personal information of Massachusetts residents, then you will at least be subject to the Massachusetts Data Breach Notification Statute and related security regulations. These are important guides that require certain operational activities, such as maintaining a written information security program,… More