Plaintiffs’ counsel have started to lay the groundwork for a broad private right of action under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
The first part of this article provides an overview of how the CCPA addresses...more
Governments are increasingly seeking to leverage consumer geolocation data collected by industry as a tool to assist with fighting the spread of COVID-19....more
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has released updated regulations to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) that contain a number of material modifications to the initial CCPA regulations released in October...more
2/14/2020
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Selected Developments in U.S. Law -
NIST Publishes Privacy Framework Version 1.0 -
On January 16, 2020, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published Version 1.0 of its Privacy Framework: A Tool for...more
Our Privacy & Data Security Team summarizes the portions of California’s proposed regulations for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) that are likely of material interest to companies across industries and highlights...more
10/15/2019
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On April 30, we detailed several proposed amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”) that were advancing in the State Assembly....more
We may now have more clarity on what the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”) will look like when it goes into effect on January 1, 2020. The California Assembly’s Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection...more
Our Privacy & Data Security Group reviews California’s sweeping new law that establishes an array of privacy rights for state residents and worries for businesses nationwide....more
7/5/2018
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Last year, Germany became the first EU member state to pass legislation implementing the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). For companies, national GDPR implementing legislation can be significant....more