The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Oct. 27, 2023, announced further amendments to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Safeguards Rule (Safeguards Rule). The Safeguards Rule became effective in 2003, requiring certain financial...more
Iowa became the sixth state to enact a comprehensive consumer privacy law after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed SF 262 into law on March 28, 2023. The Act Relating to Consumer Data Protection uses similar language as the Virginia...more
The Colorado Department of Law filed a set of proposed rules to implement the Colorado Privacy Act (Draft CO Rules) on Sept. 29, 2022, foreshadowing additional compliance obligations that businesses will have to strive to...more
The newly formed California Privacy Protection Agency (the Agency) quietly released a preliminary draft of its proposed regulations on May 27, 2022, implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the...more
Connecticut has positioned itself to become the fifth state to implement comprehensive consumer privacy legislation, after both chambers of the state legislature approved draft bill SB 6 on April 22, 2022, and April 28, 2022,...more
Holland & Knight invites you to read our China Practice Newsletter, in which our authors discuss pertinent Sino-American topics. The firm provides legal assistance to Chinese investors and companies doing business or making...more
5/3/2021
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Due Diligence ,
Environmental Assessments ,
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Project Finance ,
Technology ,
Websites ,
Wiretapping
Virginia seemingly came out of nowhere on the consumer privacy front and now appears to be just days away from becoming the second state in the nation, behind California, to pass comprehensive consumer privacy legislation....more
2/5/2021
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California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Data Controller ,
Data Processors ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Pending Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Data Privacy Laws
Plaintiffs' firms routinely attempt to assert old laws in new ways. One of the latest trends is the use of federal and state anti-wiretap laws as a vehicle to sue software developers and businesses for the use of ubiquitous...more
1/29/2021
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Consent ,
Contract Terms ,
Cookies ,
Defense Strategies ,
Indemnification ,
Retailers ,
Software ,
Software Developers ,
TCPA ,
Web Tracking ,
Websites ,
Wiretapping
President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris will be inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2021, ushering in a new set of regulatory and legislative priorities during the next four years. Chief among the Biden...more
1/6/2021
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Biden Administration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Infrastructure ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NDAA ,
New Legislation ,
NHTSA ,
Popular ,
Public Private Partnerships (P3s) ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Transportation Industry
Two bills related to personal privacy have been passed by the California State Legislature and are awaiting signature from Gov. Gavin Newsom: the Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA) and a bill that amends the California...more
Notwithstanding a pandemic-induced winnowing of legislative priorities this year, California has passed a handful of new bills to regulate discrete areas of the financial services industry, including student loan servicing,...more
9/25/2020
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CARES Act ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Debt Collectors ,
FDCPA ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Forbearance Agreements ,
Governor Newsom ,
Loan Servicer ,
Moratorium ,
Mortgages ,
New Legislation ,
Ombudsman ,
Relief Measures ,
Rent ,
Rental Property ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
Student Loans
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA or Act) went into effect on Jan. 1, 2020. A first-of-its-kind law in the United States, the CCPA grants California residents expansive rights over businesses' collection, use and...more
7/24/2020
/ Breach of Contract ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Class Action ,
CLRA ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Breach ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Negligence ,
Notice Requirements ,
Regulatory Violations ,
State Attorneys General ,
Unfair Competition Law (UCL)
The California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Oct. 10, 2019, released the proposed text for the California Consumer Privacy Act Regulations (Regulations). The Regulations are intended to guide businesses on CCPA...more
10/31/2019
/ Amended Legislation ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Customer-Loyalty Programs ,
Data-Sharing ,
Duty to Delete ,
Governor Newsom ,
Notice Requirements ,
Opt-Outs ,
Public Comment ,
Public Hearing ,
Right to Delete ,
Security and Privacy Controls ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Data Privacy Laws ,
Subject Access Request (SAR)
Five bills to amend California's landmark privacy legislation, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), have passed the California State Legislature and now head to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk. (See Holland & Knight's...more
10/8/2019
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Authentication ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Customer-Loyalty Programs ,
Data Breach ,
Data Deletion ,
E-Commerce ,
Exemptions ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Personal Information
Five bills to amend California's landmark privacy legislation, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), passed the California State Legislature last week and now head to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk. ...more
Holland & Knight invites you to read our China Practice Newsletter, in which our authors discuss pertinent Sino-American topics. The firm provides legal assistance to Chinese investors and companies doing business or making...more
7/15/2019
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Board of Directors ,
Breach of Duty ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
CEOs ,
Chain of Title ,
China ,
Corporate Officers ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Delaware General Corporation Law ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Errors and Omissions Policy ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Foreign Investment ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Litigation ,
Shareholders ,
Trial Preparation
• California's protracted legislative and regulatory process has complicated the landscape for businesses needing to implement the operational, technical and procedural changes required by the California Consumer Privacy...more
6/7/2019
/ Amended Legislation ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Customer-Loyalty Programs ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Insurance Industry ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Opt-Outs ,
Parental Consent ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action ,
Social Media
California enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) last year in an expeditious compromise between consumer privacy advocates, legislators and businesses. In return, advocates agreed to drop a ballot initiative from...more
Holland & Knight invites you to read our China Practice Newsletter, in which our authors discuss pertinent Sino-American topics. The firm provides legal assistance to Chinese investors and companies doing business or making...more
On Friday, March 22, 2019, the State of Washington continued efforts to move forward on new privacy legislation. The State House of Representative's Committee on Innovation, Technology and Economic Development held its first...more
• The Office of the California Attorney General (AG) held the final public forum on the California Consumer Privacy Act on March 5, 2019.
• Commentators were sophisticated in their understanding of the law and all...more
3/8/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Notification Requirements ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Public Comment ,
Public Forum ,
State Attorneys General ,
Vendors