Posts by Amanda NovakSenior CounselAmanda has substantial experience advising clients on compliance with data privacy and information security laws and regulations. Her insights are informed by assisting clients in responding to hundreds of data privacy and ...
Over the past decade, the United States health care industry has experienced a significant increase in cyberattacks, including ransomware attacks, hacking incidents, and AI-driven threats, targeting electronic protected health information (also known as “ePHI.”) Continue Reading ›
Minnesota has become the 18th state to enact a comprehensive consumer privacy law. On May 24, Gov. Tim Walz (D) signed the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act into law to provide privacy rights to Minnesotans and to impose new requirements on businesses and organizations handling personal data. For most covered entities, the law will go into effect on July 31, 2025. Continue Reading ›
On April 17, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) signed into law a bill that will extend privacy rights to individuals’ neural data. Although certain states have enacted privacy laws that include protection of sensitive and biometric data, Colorado’s law is the first that explicitly addresses neural data. Continue Reading ›
Data processing agreements are a standard part of business arrangements involving personal data due to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation as well as the ever-expanding number of U.S. consumer privacy statutes. Continue Reading ›
By now, you have probably heard about OpenAI’s ChatGPT, an artificially intelligent chatbot, and similar chatbots that have launched in its wake. (Chris Deubert and I have previously written about it here.) Continue Reading ›
The Constangy Cyber Advisor posts regular updates on legislative developments, data privacy, and information security trends. Our blog posts are informed through the Constangy Cyber Team's experience managing thousands of data breaches, providing robust compliance advisory services, and consultation on complex data privacy and security litigation.
