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Vermont’s Amendments to Data Breach Law and New Student Privacy Law Effective July 1, 2020

Hunton Privacy

On July 1, 2020, amendments to Vermont’s data breach notification law, signed into law earlier this year, will take effect along with Vermont’s new student privacy law. Login credentials are not part of the definition of PII, but the law’s definition of a security breach now covers “personally identifiable information or login credentials.”

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California Legislature Passes Bill to Establish the Genetic Information Privacy Act, Pending Governor’s Signature

Hunton Privacy

Not disclosing, subject to specified exceptions, a consumer’s genetic data to certain entities ( e.g. , those responsible for making decisions regarding health insurance, life insurance or employment). The Act also excludes from the definition of genetic data, “deidentified data,” as defined in the Act.

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Security Compliance & Data Privacy Regulations

eSecurity Planet

See the Top Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Tools. are subject to laws such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (the HITECH Act), as well as regulations such as the Clinical Laboratory Improvements Amendments (CLIA).

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We Infiltrated a Counterfeit Check Ring! Now What?

Krebs on Security

According to the FBI, BEC scams netted thieves nearly $2 billion in 2020 — far more than any other type of cybercrime. percent in 2019 to 33 percent in 2020 , according to the National Bureau of Statistics. The nation also is among the world’s most corrupt, according to 2020 findings from Transparency International.

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Regulatory Update: NAIC Summer 2019 National Meeting

Data Matters

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Summer 2019 National Meeting (Summer Meeting) in New York City from August 3 to 6, 2019. NAIC Evaluating Definition of “Best Interest” to Determine Whether to Impose Such a Standard in the Suitability in Annuity Transactions Model Regulation.

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Business ID Theft Soars Amid COVID Closures

Krebs on Security

For 2020, the company estimates an overall 258 percent spike in the crime. She shared with me a copy of the lease, which included a fraudulent ID and even a vehicle insurance card for a Land Cruiser we got rid of like 15 years ago. In 2019, Dun & Bradstreet saw more than a 100 percent increase in business identity theft.

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US: In Washington State’s landmark facial recognition law, public sector practices come under scrutiny and regulation

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

The law also includes a first-in-the-nation definition of “decisions that produce legal effects concerning individuals or other similarly significant effects concerning individuals.” Effective date, scope of application, key definitions. It applies to all state and local government agencies except for the department of licensing.

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