Data Security Law Blog

DataSecurityLaw.com is the firm’s resource for the latest news, analysis, and thought leadership in the critical area of privacy and cybersecurity law. Patterson Belknap’s Privacy and Data Security practice provides public and private enterprises, their leadership teams and boards with comprehensive services in this critical area. Our team of experienced litigators, corporate advisors and former federal and state prosecutors advises on a broad range of privacy and data protection matters including cyber preparedness and compliance, data breach response, special board and committee representation, internal investigations, and litigation.

Part II: A Closer Look at the CCPA’s Definition of “Personal Information”

by Jonathan (Yoni) Schenker and Craig A. Newman on April 16, 2019

Our three-part series on the California Consumer Privacy Act’s (CCPA) expansive definition of “personal information” is designed to help businesses identify whether they hold information covered under the law, while also highlighting the potential pitfalls in the definition as we await interpretative regulations from the California Attorney General and potential amendments from the state’s legislature. In Part I, we explored the breadth of the definition. We now turn to the law’s two explicit exclusions from the definition of “personal information.”

Part I: A Closer Look at California’s New Privacy Regime: The Definition of “Personal Information”

by Jonathan (Yoni) Schenker and Craig A. Newman on April 9, 2019

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is set to become “operative” on January 1, 2020. As we have written in earlier blog posts, the CCPA is the most sweeping consumer privacy law in the country.

A Closer Look at California’s New Privacy Regime: Two Critical Definitions

by Jonathan (Yoni) Schenker and Craig A. Newman on January 8, 2019

Businesses covered by the recently enacted California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) are scrambling to comply with the statute, which becomes “operative” on January 1, 2020, unless that date is changed by the California legislature. As we have noted in earlier blog posts, the CCPA is the most sweeping privacy law in the U.S. and has significant implications for any business that falls within its coverage.

New Year’s Resolution 2019: Compliance with California’s Consumer Privacy Act

by Jonathan (Yoni) Schenker and Craig A. Newman on December 19, 2018

With the New Year fast approaching, so begins the one-year countdown to the California Consumer Privacy Act, or CCPA, going into effect.

Obsolete Device Woes: What To Do?

by Jonathan (Yoni) Schenker and Craig A. Newman on August 27, 2018

It seems like a victimless crime. Toss out an old computer or post it for sale on the Internet for a few bucks. Not a big deal, right?

Not so fast.

U.S. Supreme Court Watch: Whether to Resolve Circuit Split on Standing for Data Breach Plaintiffs

by Jonathan (Yoni) Schenker and Craig A. Newman on February 1, 2018

At its first conference this month, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to weigh in on a Circuit split over standing to sue in the aftermath of a data breach.

More State Data Security Regulation: North Carolina Bill Penalizes Unreasonable Data Security Practices and Requires Rapid Notification

by Jonathan (Yoni) Schenker and Craig A. Newman on January 30, 2018

In a post-Equifax environment, state-level data security regulation is on the rise. And in many instances, state regulatory regimes are getting tougher.