FTC Amends Safeguards Rule to Expand Notification Requirements for Data Breaches and Information Security Events

On October 27, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced sweeping amendments to its Safeguards Rule. Now non-banking financial institutions will be required to report information security breaches and related events. This includes entities such as mortgage brokers, accountants, investment advisers, car dealers, and payday lenders, all of whom hold significant consumer personal financial information. […]

Conversational Privacy – It’s A Thing in Illinois

Illinois’ former eavesdropping law was unconstitutional because it was too broad to protect the fundamental interest in conversational privacy. When the former law was held unconstitutional, many wondered how the General Assembly would respond. By enacting this new law on December 30, 2014, Illinois made clear that it was going to stay the course and […]