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2024 IAPP Global Privacy Summit: Lessons from Enforcers, the AI Landscape and the Future of U.S. Privacy Law

Over 5,000 privacy professionals from around the world gathered in Washington, D.C. this month for the International Association of Privacy Professionals’ Global Privacy Summit 2024. The conference focused on debating the...more

EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework: Next Steps for U.S. Companies

On July 10, 2023, the European Commission formally approved the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“DPF"). You can view our brief video discussion about the DPF or read our initial update. Companies that maintained their...more

6 Top Takeaways from the FTC’s $520 Million Landmark Epic Games Settlements

On December 19, 2022, the FTC announced two record-breaking settlements with Epic Games, Inc.—a video game developer, best known for the game Fortnite—for a combined total of $520 million: The key takeaways from these...more

FTC Investigations on the Rise: What You Need to Know About FTC CIDs

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has continued to ramp up its investigation and enforcement efforts in 2022 to address unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the privacy, cybersecurity and consumer protection space. With...more

United States (U.S.) State Consumer Privacy Guide

To help your company get its United States (U.S.) state privacy compliance program on the right track in 2022, Orrick's Cyber' Privacy & Data Innovation Group has analyzed the differences between key topics for the California...more

Top 10 Action Items for 2022: The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)

The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) became law on December 16, 2020, and amended the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). When the CPRA becomes fully operative on January 1, 2023, these important changes, among...more

2021 Roundup: Global Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity & Privacy Developments

Significant developments in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and consumer privacy occurred across the globe in 2021 with the anticipation of more activity in 2022. Our roundup for the year captures some of the major...more

2021 Roundup: United States (U.S.) State Consumer Privacy Developments

Across the United States (U.S.), 2021 was a busy year for legislative and regulatory-related consumer privacy developments. Our roundup captures some of the major updates that occurred in states throughout the year. We will...more

Whether You Like it or Not, Cookies are Back on the Menu and UK and EU Data Protection Authorities are Taking Enforcement Action

The French data protection authority, La Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés ("CNIL"), one of Europe's ("EU") most active data protection regulators, has continued to focus on the lawfulness of the use of...more

Colorado Enacts Comprehensive Privacy Legislation

Colorado is the third U.S. state to enact comprehensive consumer data privacy legislation with the passage of the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) on July 7, 2021. The CPA will go into effect July 1, 2023, joining the California...more

Top 10 Action Items for 2021: The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)

How can your business prepare for The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ramp-up in 2021? The CPRA is scheduled to become effective in January 2023. Preparations will occur over the next two years, including establishing...more

California AG Releases Fourth Set of Modifications to CCPA Regulations

On December 10, 2020, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (California AG) released a fourth set of proposed modifications to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations that went into effect on August 14,...more

Wait…CCPA 2.0? What Is the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 and Will It Become Law?

On May 4, 2020, Californians for Consumer Privacy announced that it submitted over 900,000 signatures to qualify the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (“CPRA”) for California’s November 2020 ballot. With the California...more

The CCPA Is in Effect and It Is Not Too Late to Get Started in 2020

Happy New Year! At long last, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) went into effect yesterday, January 1, 2020. For those who have not yet heard, the CCPA establishes a comprehensive legal framework to govern...more

California Governor Signs CCPA and Breach Notification Statute Amendments into Law

With the January 1, 2020 effective date of the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”) rapidly approaching, all eyes have been on the California legislature’s consideration of a robust suite of amendments that would...more

Up for Interpretation: Proposed CCPA AG Regulations Open for Public Comment

On October 10, 2019, the California Attorney General added to the complexity of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) by releasing long-awaited proposed regulations that provide guidance on various elements of...more

The End of the California Legislative Session: Which CCPA Amendments Passed?

With the January 1, 2020 effective date of the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”) rapidly approaching, all eyes have been on the California legislature’s consideration of a robust suite of amendments that would...more

Nevada Passes Opt-Out Law, Effective October 2019 – Three Months Before the CCPA

Following in California’s footsteps, Nevada has passed a new privacy law providing consumers the right to opt out of the sale of their personal information. Senate Bill 220 (SB-220), signed into law by Governor Steve Sisolak...more

Google To Pay $57 Million For GDPR Violations

On January 21, 2019, the French data protection supervisory authority (“CNIL”) fined Google €50 million (approximately $57 million) for violating the European General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). ...more

Did California Open (Another) Floodgate for Breach Litigation?

Game-changing Calif. Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 puts statutory breach damages on the table - The recently-enacted California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 is a game-changer in a number of respects. The Act imports...more

Cybersecurity & Privacy Predictions For 2018

Orrick of counsel Emily Tabatabai, a founding member of our Cybersecurity & Data Privacy team, recently spoke with Law360 regarding cybersecurity and privacy predictions for 2018. Emily discussed the inherent privacy and...more

FTC Makes Clear that NIST Cyber Framework is Not a Cure-All

Last week, the FTC published a blog post titled The NIST Cybersecurity Framework and the FTC, in which the agency issued a nuanced answer to an oft-asked question: “If I comply with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, am I...more

Tennessee Amends Breach Notice Statute: Sets Notice Deadline, Eliminates Encryption Safe Harbor

Tennessee recently amended its data breach notification law, and in doing so, it has joined the ranks of states like Florida, Ohio, and Wisconsin that require notification to residents of a data breach within a defined time...more

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