FTC Publishes Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security -
Concerned that companies use secret surveillance practices to collect “vast troves” of consumer information, the Federal...more
8/18/2022
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Five new state omnibus privacy laws have been passed and will go into effect in 2023. Organizations should review their privacy practices and prepare for compliance with these new privacy laws....more
CPPA Amends Draft CPRA Regulations & Announces Public Comment Dates -
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) has announced amendments to the California Privacy Rights Act proposed regulations, which primarily...more
7/13/2022
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California Privacy Protection Agency Releases Draft CPRA Regulations -
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) just released proposed California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) regulations. The regulations expand...more
6/8/2022
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Utah Will Soon Publish US’s Latest Comprehensive State Privacy Law -
The Utah Consumer Privacy Act, also known as Senate Bill 227, recently cleared the Senate and the House. Though there are a few more steps...more
3/11/2022
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The California Attorney General sent a sweep of notices to businesses with loyalty programs alleging noncompliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act.
Why are loyalty programs implicated in the California Consumer...more
Best Practices for the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act -
The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDA) Working Group of the Joint Commission on Technology and Science released its final report on best practices...more
12/10/2021
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Colorado passes its own omnibus state privacy law. Although there are overlaps with the California and Virginia privacy laws, the Colorado Privacy Act has its own distinctions and variations, namely a longer cure period and...more
6/18/2021
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2021 is off to a strong start in privacy legislation with Virginia passing the second state comprehensive consumer privacy law in the US.
Who Is Covered? -
The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) applies to...more
3/8/2021
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According to the Council of the European Union, there are plans to move forward with replacing the Cookie Directive with the ePrivacy Regulation.
Background on the ePrivacy Directive -
While the General Data...more
The DCIA was introduced on November 17, 2020, to replace Canada’s current national privacy law for the private sector, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).
PIPEDA came into force in...more
The CPRA, also referred to as CCPA 2.0, is a more robust version of the CCPA. The original drafter of the CCPA put CPRA on the ballot to amend and bolster key provisions in the CCPA....more
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect January 1, 2020 and Attorney General enforcement began July 1, 2020.
Among the various changes the new law has required for covered entities, one that has...more