Privacy & Data Security Section

Welcome To the NCBA Privacy and Data Security Section’s Inaugural Year

By Alex Pearce Dear Members of the Privacy and Data Security Section: It is my privilege to serve as the chair of the Privacy and Data Security Section during…

The Medical Informatics HIPAA Settlement: Implications for the Future of State Data Security Enforcement

By Alex Pearce and Sean Fernandes Last month, the attorneys general (“AGs”) of sixteen states, including North Carolina, settled a multistate HIPAA…

GDPR Reaches the ‘Terrible Twos’

and Taylor Ey We cannot believe that the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) just turned one.  And we know we are not alone —…

Spring Has Arrived, But the National Credit Security Freeze Is Here To Stay

and Suzanne Begnoche During 2018, the North Carolina Department of Justice received notices from businesses of a total of 1,057 data breaches, affecting 1.9…

Think the CCPA Does Not Apply To You Or Your Clients? Better Think Again.

In late February 2019, a new amendment to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA,” “Act,” “title”) was proposed—SB-561. On its face this is…

Five Issues To Watch For In Federal Privacy Legislation

Corporate America, retooling privacy programs following California and Europe’s enactment of comprehensive privacy standards, is looking to Congress for a…

Data Privacy Law: Not Just For the Big Guys

year, data security and privacy law are definitively in vogue. Between Russia’s social media campaigns,[1] renewed tensions with China that include their…

NCBA Privacy and Data Security Committee To Become a Section

This just in: The Privacy and Data Security Committee is on its way to becoming a new North Carolina Bar Association Section. With growing interest in the…

Privacy and Data Security Law: Kind of a Big Deal

One of the hottest areas in the law is privacy and data security.  Both the NCBA and our colleagues at the North Carolina State Bar have noticed. In this…