JD Supra Law

AUGUST 16, 2023

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed into law the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (OCPA) (Senate Bill 619) on July 18, making Oregon the twelfth state to enact comprehensive data privacy legislation. The OCPA is primarily based on other existing state privacy laws, particularly those in Connecticut and Colorado, but it differs in a few ways.

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Likelihood of Confusion

MARCH 3, 2022

Understanding more about your rights about the types of data being collected about you in today’s privacy sensitive age is important. Things are definitely tightening up where companies can’t collect. The post Your Privacy Rights in the Realm of Data Collection appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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IPilogue

JUNE 1, 2022

Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, academic discussions indicated that artificial intelligence (AI) would signify the fourth industrial revolution with tangible economic benefits and potential privacy concerns. Nowadays, privacy concerns exceed personal information protection. . No specific definition or limit on electronic monitoring.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 15, 2023

Montana Governor Greg Gianforte has signed SB 351, the Genetic Information Privacy Act (GINA), which “requires an entity to provide consumer information regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of genetic data; providing for limitations and exclusions; providing for enforcement authority; and providing definitions.”

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 25, 2022

The newest state data privacy law, the Utah Consumer Privacy Act, was signed into law by Utah Governor Spencer J. This makes Utah the fifth state to pass its own privacy law instead of waiting for the federal government to enact a nationwide federal law. Cox on March 24, 2022. The law becomes effective on December 31, 2023.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

In its article , “Consumer watchdog: ‘Smart toys’ put kids’ privacy at risk,” PIRG outlines the privacy risks associated with smart toys. The devil is definitely in the details, and the details in the privacy policy are what you should be reading carefully before you gift a smart toy to any child.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Therefore, part of the due diligence process of any M&A deal must include an assessment of the applicability of the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (collectively, CCPA). Of course, this is only one piece of privacy due diligence during a deal. Remember to do your homework.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 12, 2021

Instead, the allegations recount Microsoft’s numerous (robust) privacy-related representations made to customers. Claim under Washington’s CPA : The court says first that plaintiffs “overpayment theory” (that they would not have paid as much in price had they known of Microsoft’s lax privacy practices”) states a cognizable injury.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 22, 2022

state data privacy laws to contend with; a continued regulatory focus in Europe, including a new suite of proposed legislation relating to the digital data ecosystem; and the deprecation of third-party cookies. As with much of the terminology used in this space, the definition of “clean room” may depend on whom you ask.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 25, 2022

Congress is considering omnibus privacy legislation, and it reportedly has bipartisan support. If passed, this would be a massive shake-up for American consumer privacy, which has been left to the states up to this point. The ADPPA includes a much broader definition of sensitive data than we’ve seen in state-level laws.

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Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

I will cover some definitions, practical considerations, and background you need to know as you navigate your world. Data Privacy & Security Issues Your SaaS Company Needs to Think About Every employee and department in your SaaS company interacts with different personal data and vendors with which you share personal data.

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Michael Geist

MAY 29, 2024

There are many reasons to be concerned about Bill S-210 , the mandated age verification bill that raises significant privacy and freedom of expression risks and which is being improbably backed by Conservative MPs. We have one definition of sexually explicit material in the Criminal Code. ‍1(1) of the Criminal Code.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

A bipartisan bill is making the rounds in Congress that would constitute the largest privacy and data protection legislation in US history. To date, such legislation has been left to the states, with states like California’s Consumer Privacy Act and Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act taking the lead.

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Olartemoure Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

This definition is specific and does not refer to other matters. The PIPL expressly excludes anonymized information from this definition. Sensitive Data is defined as the personal data that affects the privacy of the Data Subject or whose inadequate use may lead to discrimination against the Data Subject. Sensitive Data v.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 14, 2022

In a time when data privacy bills creep through state legislatures only to die in committee, Virginia has not only passed a privacy law, but has also now amended that law. ” Nonprofits that meet this new definition will not have to comply with the VCDPA. Three bills were recently signed by the Governor to amend the VCDPA.

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Michael Geist

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The policies it should have prioritized such as stronger privacy and competition rules were largely left to languish with Bill C-27 still in committee and now subject to mounting opposition over the decision fold AI regulation with minimal consultation into the bill. That can’t possibly meet the definition of common sense for many Canadians.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Canada is getting serious about consumer privacy, or so our lawmakers claim. i] Ottawa’s response is Bill C-27 and the proposed Consumer Privacy Protection Act ( CPPA ), meant to govern the future collection, use, and disclosure of personal information for commercial purposes. [i] Pina D’Agostino’s IP Innovation Program.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 18, 2021

In the October edition of our Privacy and Security Roundup , we dive into the latest details surrounding OFAC’s efforts to stifle ransomware attacks, how organizations should carefully assess the new Personal Information Protection Law in China, the new EU Standard Contractual Clauses requirement effective Sept. 27, and more.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

MARCH 30, 2021

What does the “data” in data privacy mean? In the data privacy context, most people likely think of things like one’s name, email address, phone number and so on, all of which is correct. But might the definition stretch even further? In June 2018, California enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

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Michael Geist

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The first involves the definitions for harms such as inciting violence, hatred, and bullying. However, the definitions are not without risks that they may be interpreted in an over broad manner and have implications for freedom of expression. The definitions are where there may concerns in some instances. How are these defined?

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

Output post-processing: converting predictions to probabilities when definitiveness is harmful. (2) 4) Robustness, safety, reliability, and data privacy of AI models. Robustness, safety, reliability, data privacy, are just some of the most noticeable pain points in training and deploying AI systems.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) recently met to discuss automated decision-making technology, privacy risk assessments and cybersecurity audits under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). What kind of changes?

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IPilogue

AUGUST 11, 2022

On June 16, 2022, the Canadian government tabled Bill C-27 “ An Act to enact the Consumer Privacy Protection Act, the Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act and the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts.” A detailed comparison between the two bills can be found here.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In our latest Privacy and Security Roundup , we cover the Senate-passed bill that includes nearly $2 billion in national cybersecurity funding, recent sanctions by the SEC on investment advisors and broker-dealers, a new initiative that aims to improve defense planning and information sharing between the public and private sectors, and more.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 2, 2023

Without a license from the Dutch Data Protection Authority, linking the IP address to the subscriber’s information would violate privacy law. The Mircom Angle Dutch courts are required to weigh privacy rights against the interests of rightsholders to determine whether ISPs are required to comply with disclosure requests.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 4, 2022

However, since VPNs are commonly used as a way to ensure privacy while engaging in pirate activities, it could definitely have impacts there. The move is not directly copyright-related and actually is meant to better empower the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) to deal with cybersecurity and to unmask criminals.

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Trading Secrets

JANUARY 19, 2023

Privacy The greatest legal concern is one of privacy. By definition, ransomware attacks gain access to the internal systems maintained or owned by a business. However, not all ransomware attacks are created equal and privacy obligations differ from one attack to another.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 19, 2023

Introduction Personality rights refer to a person’s ability to safeguard his or her identity in the context of a property or privacy right. Second, the right to privacy, which protects individuals from having their identities disclosed to the public without their consent. Puttaswamy v.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 23, 2023

Italian authorities are reporting that officers of the Special Privacy Protection and Technological Fraud Unit of the Guardia di Finanza of Rome have carried out a new operation against pirate IPTV. As a result they were able to seize assets worth over 620,000 euros. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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Traverse Legal Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Introduction Uptik in Threat Letters & Legal Actions: A Wake-Up Call for Companies Using Meta Pixel In recent years, the digital landscape has become a battleground for privacy rights, with Meta Pixel at the epicenter of numerous legal disputes. alleges violations of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act among other claims.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 9, 2023

I worked within the legal team, under the supervision of Denise Lacombe, Head of Legal and collaborated with Lynne Sweeney, Legal Counsel and Cristina Aguirre, Privacy Officer as well. The new Guidelines could affect how improvement medicines are priced and change the ‘excessive price’ definition.

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Patently-O

JUNE 6, 2024

Accessing evidence and testimony from India to definitively trace the leak may prove onerous. As more AI tools come online, the risk continues to grow – especially because the privacy protections of many of these are difficult to understand and trust and because their operations continue to change on a regular basis.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 25, 2023

Whether your focus is privacy, advertising or both, there is a good chance that you have bumped into some thorny issues involving the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Here we discuss VPC in more depth. It would only estimate age and would not identify the person providing consent.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Introduction Uptik in Threat Letters & Legal Actions: A Wake-Up Call for Companies Using Meta Pixel In recent years, the digital landscape has become a battleground for privacy rights, with Meta Pixel at the epicenter of numerous legal disputes. alleges violations of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act among other claims.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 19, 2023

Privacy The greatest legal concern is one of privacy. By definition, ransomware attacks gain access to the internal systems maintained or owned by a business. However, not all ransomware attacks are created equal and privacy obligations differ from one attack to another.

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43(B)log

MARCH 28, 2024

Princeton insured Wonderland from 2016-2018 (with a broad exclusion for defamation, invasion of privacy, and various forms of advertising injury in the second year called the Exhibitions and Related Marketing Exclusion), and agreed to defend the club but reserved the right to deny insurance coverage.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 19, 2022

Every Indian citizen has the fundamental right to liberty and the right to privacy thanks to the protections provided by Article 21 of the Indian Constitution. The Information Technology Act’s Section 66E outlines the penalties for violating privacy laws, among other things.

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