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Data Protection Report · 3/19/2026
On 9 February 2026, the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) published its 2025 report on its enforcement action. Beyond the €487 million – in cumulative fines – largely driven (unsurprisingly) by two sanctions related to cookies, another trend deserves attention: the growing numbers of fines for failure to ensure the security of personal... Continue Reading
Data Protection Report · 3/6/2026
Earlier this year, the Attorneys General of Massachusetts and Connecticut entered into settlement agreements with Comstar, LLC, an ambulance billing firm, relating to alleged HIPAA regulation violations in connection with a ransomware incident.  Comstar is a business associate under HIPAA, and state regulators are authorized to enforce HIPAA under the authority granted by the Health... Continue Reading
Data Protection Report · 2/14/2026
On February 11, 2026, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a $2.75 million settlement with The Walt Disney Company (“Disney”), the largest civil penalty to date under the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (collectively, “CCPA”), resolving claims that Disney’s opt-out mechanisms did not fully satisfy CCPA requirements. This... Continue Reading
Data Protection Report · 9/11/2024
Data Protection Report · 2/13/2024
Data Protection Report · 9/23/2021
Data Protection Report · 11/17/2020
Data Protection Report · 11/17/2020
Data Protection Report · 11/12/2019
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