An Article addressing key privacy and data security developments in 2021 and likely trends for 2022, including federal and state regulation and enforcement. This Article also discusses private litigation related to data breaches, biometrics, and other privacy-related causes, recent developments in state data breach notification and other privacy and cybersecurity laws, and trends in industry self-regulation and international data protection laws and enforcement.

Originally published in "Trends in Privacy and Data Security: 2021," Practical Law - February 22, 2022.