The California Privacy Protection Agency Board (the "CPPA Board") announced on May 27, 2022, that it would hold a public meeting on June 8 to discuss, among other things, a set of detailed proposed regulations to "Implement,...more
6/6/2022
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State Privacy Laws
Beginning September 2, 2021, companies that offer certain types of online services in the U.K. must implement a new code of practice governing the handling of children's personal data (the Children's Code or Code).1 The...more
Now is a great time to review your security posture, as you have a new tool to help you. On May 18, 2021, the Center for Internet Security (CIS) released Version 8 of its CIS Controls, formerly known as the CIS Critical...more
On Wednesday, the White House released a widely anticipated Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity (EO). The EO addresses four major areas of cybersecurity maturity for the federal government and its private...more
Virginia's legislature has set the stage for the Commonwealth to join California as one of two states with comprehensive consumer privacy legislation. The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA) pulls certain policy...more
2/23/2021
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State and Local Government ,
Virginia
As expected, Californians voted on November 3, 2020, to adopt the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), better known as Proposition 24. The CPRA amends the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in subtle and significant ways...more
Google has recently been named in three lawsuits that challenge how it collects users' personal information and whether users can opt out of the collection. Each of these cases raises important issues relating to notice and...more
In Data Protection Commissioner v. Schrems (Schrems II), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) invalidated Decision 2016/1250 on the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, finding on July 16, 2020, that the Privacy Shield...more
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a long awaited opinion yesterday (July 16, 2020) in Data Protection Commissioner v. Schrems1 finding the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield inadequate for lawfully transferring the...more
Giving consumers choices to control the collection, use, and disclosure of their personal information has been a key feature of privacy law and guidance for decades. However, in the United States, until the advent of the...more
Businesses are developing and implementing new safety protocols as they prepare to reopen and enter the next phase of the COVID-19 era. When they do so, businesses must keep employees’ privacy at the top of their mind. This...more
Practitioner’s Corner is a monthly focus on topics of interest to in-house counsel in the implementation of their privacy programs. You were just notified by law enforcement that your company’s files were found on a hacker...more
COVID-19 is first and foremost a threat to our health, but as many organizations are quickly discovering, it also raises novel questions about privacy and security. We recognize that privacy and security are two of many, many...more
Practitioner's Corner is a monthly focus on topics of interest to in-house counsel in the implementation of their privacy programs....more
Practitioner’s Corner is a monthly focus on topics of interest to in-house counsel in the implementation of their privacy programs.
On September 4, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that Google and YouTube...more
Practitioners' Corner is a monthly focus on topics of interest to in-house counsel in the implementation of their privacy programs.
Pop quiz: Is an IP address personal information?
Answer: It depends, of course!...more
Practitioner’s Corner is a monthly focus on topics of interest to in-house counsel in the implementation of their privacy programs.
Your goal is to protect the company. Their goal is to execute business objectives. Are...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently released a Request for Public Comment soon to appear in the Federal Register seeking input on the efficacy of amendments made in 2013 to its Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act...more
Practitioner’s Corner is a monthly focus on topics of interest to in-house counsel in the implementation of their privacy programs.
New privacy laws are challenging practitioners’ creativity by forcing us to address...more
Practitioner’s Corner is a monthly focus on topics of interest to in-house counsel in the implementation of their privacy programs.
In CCPA Contracting, Part 1, we explored whether it is necessary for a business to create...more
The Privacy Oracle consolidates significant US legislative and regulatory developments at the state and federal level into a single publication. In this month’s issue, we offer:
- An analysis of bills introduced in the 116th...more
4/29/2019
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Right to Delete
Joseph Simons Sworn in as Chairman of the FTC -
Joseph Simons was sworn in on May 1 as Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission. President Donald J. Trump named Simons, a Republican, to a term on the Commission that...more
Senators Introduce Bipartisan Internet Privacy Bill -
Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and John Kennedy (R-La.) on Tuesday introduced a bipartisan internet privacy bill intended to give users more control over what websites...more
Democrats Propose Tough Opt-In Privacy Law -
Ed Markey and Richard Blumenthal proposed on Wednesday a “privacy bill of rights” that would prevent social media sites and other websites from sharing or selling sensitive...more
FTC Names Former Official As New Acting GC -
As reported in Law360 earlier this week, “The Federal Trade Commission on Monday named Alden F. Abbott as its new acting general counsel, a former official for the agency who...more