Welcome to this month’s issue of The BR Privacy & Security Download, the new digital newsletter of Blank Rome’s Privacy, Security & Data Protection practice. The rapid pace at which technology and data privacy and security regulation are evolving can make it a challenge to keep up with worldwide legal events affecting businesses′ use of personal data. The BR Privacy & Security Download keeps you up to date with the important data privacy and security-related news of the past month. We invite you to share this resource with your colleagues and visit Blank Rome’s Privacy, Security & Data Protection webpage for more information about our team.
Privacy & Security Developments
STATE & LOCAL LAWS & REGULATION
- Florida’s Protecting DNA Privacy Act Takes Effect: Florida’s Protecting DNA Privacy Act (the “Act”) became effective on October 1, 2021. The Act criminalizes (1) willfully collecting or retaining another person’s DNA sample with the intent to perform DNA analysis without express consent; (2) willfully submitting another person’s DNA sample for DNA analysis or conducting or procuring the conduction of another person’s DNA analysis; (3) willfully…
