The California legislature adjourned the 2022 session without extending certain exemptions set to expire on January 1, 2023, the effective date of the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”). The expiring exemptions include those for employee and transactional business (“B2B”) data as associated with the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). Such […]
Technology & Intellectual Property Update
FinCEN Finalizes Rule Requiring Companies to Report Beneficial Ownership Information to U.S. Government
Late last month, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued its final rule establishing beneficial ownership information reporting requirements for most U.S. businesses (the “Rule”). The Rule is issued pursuant to the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) and is intended to support the U.S. government’s efforts to crack down on […]
Session Replay Litigation and Privacy
A number of lawsuits have been initiated recently over the use of “session replay” software. Session replay software allows a website to capture a user’s interaction and use of a website. This software can capture a user’s keystrokes, mouse clicks, page scrolls, conversion rates, and more. There are many legitimate […]
Treasury Department Seeks Public Comment on Potential Federal Cybersecurity Insurance Response
On September 29th, the Federal Insurance Office (“FIO”) within the U.S. Department of Treasury, issued a request for comment in the Federal Register to solicit comments on the possibility of implementing a federal insurance response to catastrophic cyber incidents. The comments will provide the FIO with information as it responds […]
CISA is Open for Comments
On September 12, 2022, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced that they have begun the process of soliciting input to draft the regulations required under the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA). CIRCIA was passed and signed into law by President Biden earlier this […]