As robotics technology rapidly advances in connection with the use of artificial intelligence (AI), the collection, processing, and storage of personal information—including biometric data—will become increasingly common....more
“Dark patterns” have increasingly been the focus of legislative and regulatory scrutiny. Yet the phrase is never used in business. No business designs a website, mobile app, or business process with the instruction, “let’s...more
2/26/2025
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Consumer Protection Laws ,
Data Privacy ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
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State Privacy Laws ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
With a growing number of states having passed comprehensive consumer data privacy laws (19 in total, with seven passed this year alone), state enforcement actions related to data privacy are growing increasingly common....more
9/25/2024
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California ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Enforcement ,
Operating System Developers ,
Opt-In ,
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State Privacy Laws ,
Website Design
On May 9, 2024, Governor Wes Moore signed the Maryland Online Data Privacy Act (MODPA) making Maryland the seventeenth state to enact a comprehensive data privacy law. The law takes effect October 1, 2025, but it does not...more
On May 9, 2024, Governor Wes Moore signed the Maryland Online Data Privacy Act (MODPA), making Maryland the seventeenth state to enact a comprehensive data privacy law. While similar in certain respects to most Virginia Model...more
The rapid spread of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems in recent years has overlapped with the enactment of comprehensive privacy laws by multiple U.S. states. Aside from being generally applicable to AI systems in the...more
9/22/2023
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Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Data Controller ,
Data Profiling ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Online Gaming ,
Online Platforms ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Reputational Injury ,
Social Media ,
State Privacy Laws
With Governor Kim Reynolds signing S.F. 262 into law on March 29, 2023, Iowa became the sixth state to enact a comprehensive consumer privacy law. The text can be found here. The law goes into effect on January 1, 2025.
As...more
This is the second installment of our summary of the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (“VCDPA”). In our first post, we covered the goals of the law as well as its applicability and thresholds, what qualifies as personal...more