This blog post will summarize Senate Bill 1864, released on Friday, which is the first “comprehensive” privacy bill to be released in advance of the 2022 Florida legislative session. This is a long post, so I begin with a...more
Today, the Florida House of Representatives Commerce Committee voted unanimously to allow HB 969, which would be the most aggressive privacy law in the country, to move forward for a full House floor vote. This post explains...more
The California Attorney General has approved some modifications to regulations of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The four new changes, which become effective today, are described by the California AG as...more
The Florida Legislature is considering a comprehensive privacy law (HB 969) that would fundamentally change the landscape of how/whether companies do business in Florida. The bill is largely a “cut-and-paste” of the...more
Shook Weighs in on Updated CCPA Regulations -
In response to extensive public comment, the California Attorney General’s office released modified draft regulations under the CCPA on February 7. Shook has provided initial...more
3/10/2020
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California AG Updates CCPA Regulations -
The long wait—two excruciating months from the end of initial public comment—is over. The California Attorney General’s office, in a bid to ruin the weekend for privacy...more
2/12/2020
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The Florida Senate and House of Representatives are considering two bills (SB 1670 and HB 963) that, if adopted, will amend Florida law to create the state’s first comprehensive privacy law (though they do not go nearly as...more
1/28/2020
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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
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Consent ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Florida ,
GLBA Privacy ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
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EU Court Allows Class Action to Proceed, Sets Precedent for Future Data Breach Class Actions -
A class action brought against Google will be allowed to move forward after the plaintiff’s appeal was permitted, allowing him to...more
11/20/2019
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HIPAA Breach ,
Ireland ,
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OCR ,
Personal Data ,
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California Adds Biometric Restrictions to Data-Breach Law, Potentially Creating a De Facto Biometric Privacy Law
Subject to the governor’s signature, California’s breach-notification law will gain additional requirements...more
9/25/2019
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Consent ,
COPPA ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Interactive Advertising Bureau ,
ISO ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Robocalling ,
Settlement Agreements ,
TCPA ,
Transparency ,
YouTube
The Legal 500 Adds Shook to Top Rankings in Cyber Law-
The Legal 500 United States has again recognized Shook, Hardy & Bacon as one of the premier litigation firms in the country, giving top marks to a variety of practices,...more
7/10/2019
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Private Right of Action ,
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Railway Labor Act ,
Southwest Airlines ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes
The California Consumer Privacy Act: The Next Frontier -
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has been called the beginning of America’s GDPR. As the most comprehensive privacy law in the United States, entities...more
6/5/2019
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Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Fines ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Breach ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
State and Local Government ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes ,
TCPA
Hotel Chain Pays $12 Million to Resolve Privacy Violations -
Motel 6 settled claims with the Washington State Attorney General for $12 million to resolve charges that Motel 6 violated the Consumer Protection Act and the...more
4/18/2019
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Class Action ,
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Data Collection ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
France ,
Google ,
Guest Registry ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Immigrants ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Puerto Rico ,
SCOTUS ,
Search Results ,
Settlement Negotiations ,
Standing ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes
Florida Introduces BIPA Legislation -
A Florida state senator has introduced an identical version of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)....more
3/25/2019
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Google Receives Record GDPR Fine -
Marking the first major penalty against a U.S. tech company under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the French data-protection authority, CNIL, has fined Google a record $57...more
2/7/2019
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Japan ,
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UK Brexit ,
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Yahoo!
Going Deep on the California Consumer Privacy Act -
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has been called the beginning of America’s GDPR. As the most comprehensive privacy law in the United States, entities doing...more
1/29/2019
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Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
De Minimis Claims ,
Encryption ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Facebook ,
Frank v Gaos ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Google ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Marriott ,
Medical Records ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
SCOTUS ,
Standing ,
Web Tracking ,
Wifi