Who Does Texas HB 300 Apply To?
In May 2011, the Texas Legislature updated the Texas Health and Safety Code, with new legislation called “HB 300.” “HB” stands for “House Bill.” HB 300 was [...]
New York Attorney General Settlements Garners $400,000
On December 8, 2023, Healthplex, one of the largest dental administrators in New York state, settled a case with state regulators over a 2021 phishing incident. As [...]
Meet John Doe: Court Allows Meta Pixel Privacy Lawsuit to Proceed
A class action lawsuit against Meta Pixel, John Doe v. Meta Platforms Inc., was filed in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, in June of [...]
Indiana Privacy Laws: The Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
On May 2, 2023, Indiana became the seventh state in the US to have a complete state privacy law when Governor Eric Holcomb signed Senate Bill 5, [...]
Washington State Privacy Law: My Health, My Data Act
In a groundbreaking move, Washington State has introduced comprehensive privacy laws to protect its residents' health data. The My Health My Data Act (MHMDA) was enacted on [...]
EyeMed Vision Care Reaches Attorney General Settlement, Again
Hold onto your glasses because EyeMed Vision Care has just reached its third settlement over a 2020 data breach that impacted 2.1 million individuals! The vision insurer [...]
Iowa Sixth State to Enact Data Privacy Law
The Iowa Data Privacy Law is an important legislation that ensures the protection of individual privacy rights in the state. It regulates how organizations collect, store, and [...]
Action Taken Against CHS: Multistate HIPAA Settlement Following C10P Ransomware Attack
Being in the healthcare industry, it is obvious that patient data security is extremely important. Unfortunately, not all healthcare providers take data security seriously, which can lead [...]
Data Breach of Four Californian Medical Groups Leaves 3.3MM Patients Vulnerable
A class action lawsuit has been named against four Californian medical groups, alleging that they failed to take reasonable and appropriate cybersecurity precautions, leading to a cyberattack [...]
The Final Countdown: Your CPRA Checklist
In a July post (available here), we discussed a new rush of state data privacy laws that will affect businesses nationwide, including the implementation of the CPRA [...]
