On December 15, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission announced a proposed settlement with Ascension Data & Analytics, LLC, a Texas-based mortgage industry data analytics company, to resolve allegations that the company failed to ensure one of its vendors was adequately securing personal information of mortgage holders.
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Texas AG Investigates Facebook’s Use of Biometric Identifiers
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating Facebook for alleged violations of the Texas Business and Commercial Code, which contains provisions governing the collection, retention and disclosure of biometric data.…
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Texas Amends Data Breach Law; Now Requires Regulator Notification
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott recently signed into law HB 4390, which amends the state’s data breach notification law and creates an advisory council tasked with studying and developing recommendations regarding data privacy legislation.…
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Washington Becomes Third State to Enact Biometric Privacy Law
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On May 16, 2017, the Governor of the State of Washington, Jay Inslee, signed into law House Bill 1493, which sets forth requirements for businesses who collect and use biometric identifiers for commercial purposes. The law will become effective on July 23, 2017. Washington becomes the third state to pass legislation regulating the commercial use of biometric identifiers.…
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OCR Fines Texas Health System For Alleged HIPAA Privacy Rule Violation
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On May 10, 2017, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights announced a 2.4 million dollar civil monetary penalty against Memorial Hermann Health System for alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 Privacy Rule. …
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Texas AG Settles Suit with Messaging App Over Children’s Data Practices
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On October 3, 2016, the Texas Attorney General announced a $30,000 settlement with mobile app developer Juxta Labs stemming from allegations that the company engaged in deceptive practices regarding its collection of personal information from children.…
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Texas AG Argues EEOC Guidance on Criminal Background Checks Violates State Sovereignty
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As reported in the Hunton Employment and Labor Perspectives Blog, on November 4, 2013, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott sought injunctive and declaratory relief against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on the grounds that the agency’s April 2012 Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions “purports to preempt the State’s sovereign power to enact and abide by state-law hiring practices.” …
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Obama Administration Releases Draft Preliminary Cybersecurity Framework
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In anticipation of an upcoming cybersecurity workshop to take place September 11-13 in Dallas, on August 28, 2013, the Obama Administration issued several documents relating to the cybersecurity framework that the President called for in his February 2013 Executive Order on cybersecurity.…
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Texas Enacts Law Requiring Warrants to Search Emails
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On June 14, 2013, Texas Governor Rick Perry signed a bill requiring law enforcement agencies to obtain a warrant showing probable cause that a specific offense has been committed before accessing customer electronic data held by email service providers.…
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Texas Enacts Expansive New Health Privacy Law
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Last month, Texas Governor Rick Perry signed a new health privacy bill into law that imposes new obligations exceeding those in the HIPAA Privacy Rule. The law could have a broad impact on many non-HIPAA covered entities.
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