Shook lawyers explore some of the hottest privacy issues business owners and in-house counsel need to know to help mitigate exposure. Chief among them, website privacy litigation and pixel class actions. Shook Privacy and...more
The biggest data privacy litigation risk companies currently face is class action litigation based on the use of certain website advertising technology (adtech). Are you wondering what this means for your company? This alert...more
5/16/2023
/ Adtech ,
Bots ,
Business Development ,
Client Services ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cookies ,
Data Protection ,
In-House Perspective ,
Information Sharing ,
Information Technology ,
Internet ,
Marketing ,
Online Advertisements ,
Pop-Up Ads ,
VPPA ,
Web Tracking ,
Websites ,
Wiretapping
In my last post, I wrote about my impression that legislators and staff do not intend for HB 9 to apply to companies that merely “receive” personal information (i.e., those that do not engage in buying or selling personal...more
The Florida Senate appears poised to hit the brakes on privacy legislation that has thus far soared through committees in both legislative chambers. The House version (HB 969) and the Senate Version (SB 1734) would have not...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
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
/ Biometric Information ,
Board of Directors ,
C-Suite Executives ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Class Action ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Commissioner ,
Data Security ,
EHealth ,
EIOPA ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Security Rule ,
International Data Transfers ,
Ireland ,
LabMD ,
New Guidance ,
OCR ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Information ,
PHI ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Right to Delete ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Underwriting
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
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Public Comment ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State Attorneys General
States Consider Privacy and Data Security Legislation -
It’s that time of year again, when we see a flood of legislative activity at the state level on privacy and data security laws. A couple of recent examples are below....more
1/30/2020
/ Class Action ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Equifax ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Expedia ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Google ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
Information Governance ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Marriott ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Orbitz ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulation 2003 (PECR). ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Settlement ,
State and Local Government ,
UK
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
/ Biometric Information ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Carve Out Provisions ,
Consent ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Florida ,
GLBA Privacy ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Information Governance ,
Internet Privacy ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Marketing ,
Online Platforms ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Public Records ,
Records Request ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
Websites
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
/ Algorithms ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Damages ,
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
/ Biometric Information ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Class Action ,
CNIL ,
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
An identical version of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) has been introduced in the Florida Senate. The bill includes the same private right of action. ...more
3/4/2019
/ Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Fingerprints ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State and Local Government
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
/ Article III ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Certiorari ,
Class Action ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cy Pres Funds ,
Cybersecurity ,
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