Cassandre Coyer

2 days ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Cassandre Coyer

Customers whose personal information was exposed during genetic-testing firm 23andMe Holding Co.'s 2023 data breach can file claims to seek financial compensation as part of the company’s bankruptcy proceedings, according to an alert sent by the company Friday. 23andMe and its subsidiaries filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March after it was unable to find a buyer to rescue it from insolvency proceedings.

3 days ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Cassandre Coyer |Jeff Harrington |David Jolly

Health gadgets and medical devices that track brainwaves—and the companies that make them—are at the core of a next-level debate over privacy protections. State and federal lawmakers worried about data misuse, manipulation, and even “brain-control weaponry” want to restrict how neurotechnology companies ranging from Elon Musk‘s NeuroLink Ltd. to makers of brain-health wearables collect and use brain-related data.

1 week ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Cassandre Coyer

The California Privacy Protection Agency’s second enforcement action under the state’s privacy law signals that companies’ execution of consumer rights requests is at the center of the regulator’s priorities. The CPPA—the only state privacy regulator of its kind in the US—on Tuesday hit Todd Snyder Inc. with a $345,178 fine for violating the California Consumer Privacy Act. It ordered the clothing retailer, owned by American Eagle Outfitters Inc., to change its privacy practices within 90 days.

1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Cassandre Coyer |Kaustuv Basu

All eyes turned to Sam Altman. It had been days of workshops and panels at IAPP’s privacy summit, where professionals talk about managing personal information responsibly. Now, Altman, the CEO of OpenAI Inc. was asked: “What does privacy mean to you? Can I ask you that? What do you think privacy means?”Altman, who was attending virtually, hesitated briefly as he loomed over the audience from a giant video screen at Washington’s convention center.

2 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Cassandre Coyer

As another cybersecurity compliance deadline hits in New York, the impact may be most deeply felt by smaller companies—as well as vendors and other businesses outside the financial sector that technically aren’t within scope of the regulation. The New York Department of Financial Services’ (NYDFS) latest Cybersecurity Regulation amendments go into effect Thursday for financial, banking, and insurance entities, and they’re among the most technical and granular requirements yet.