We said it earlier this month: With many state legislative sessions coming to an end, we were likely to see a push by states to finish up debates and votes on consumer privacy laws. Now you can count Montana (and Tennessee)...more
4/25/2023
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With the end of several state legislative sessions on the horizon, it is perhaps unsurprising that we are seeing an uptick in state legislatures passing consumer (or health) data privacy laws. You can now count Indiana among...more
As expected, the number of state consumer privacy laws continues to rise. Joining the ranks of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah and Virginia is now Iowa. On March 28, 2023, Iowa’s Governor signed the Iowa Data Privacy...more
There has been a flurry of state privacy activity in the past week, with Colorado becoming the latest state to finalize sweeping data privacy rules and Iowa on the precipice of becoming the sixth state to enact comprehensive...more
We would not blame companies for feeling fatigued after the race to comply with the amended California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the soon-to-be finalized CCPA regulations and the new Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act...more
On January 1, 2023, the substantive provisions of the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) took effect, significantly amending the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and marking another milestone in the development of US...more
On December 21, 2022, the Colorado Attorney General (AG) released its newest set of draft regulations to the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA), which will take effect in July 2023. This latest draft includes updates to the proposed...more
The Plaintiffs’ Bar is well-known for pushing the boundaries of existing (and sometimes very old) laws with new and novel privacy claims. The most recent targets of this trend are (1) the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA),...more
2022 has been a busy legislative year for privacy. Dozens of states considered consumer privacy bills, two states enacted privacy consumer bills and California released proposed California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)...more
8/30/2022
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On August 24, 2022, the California Attorney General (AG) announced a first-of-its-kind settlement with Sephora, Inc. (Sephora) over Sephora’s alleged violation of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The settlement...more
On July 8, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) issued updated draft regulations implementing the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) as well as a notice of proposed rulemaking, which announced public...more
7/11/2022
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With time running out in this US Congress, and with midterms around the corner, a bipartisan group of legislators is making what may be a last-gasp attempt at a federal privacy law compromise. On June 3, 2022, House Energy...more
When the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) was enacted in 2008, the Illinois legislature sought to give consumers control of their own biometric data while still allowing room for the development and evolution of...more
On March 3, 2022, the Utah House of Representatives unanimously passed a consumer privacy bill which the Utah Senate passed earlier this year. The bill, entitled the Utah Consumer Privacy Act, still has several hurdles to...more
California, Virginia and Colorado have new privacy laws coming into effect in 2023. But now is the time to start preparing your business or organization for compliance.
In this first video of our series, Partner David...more
Privacy Litigation Webinar Series Part 1 -
Our Global Privacy & Cybersecurity team will be hosting a monthly webinar series on key issues and developments in privacy litigation.
Confidentiality is a fundamental...more
1/12/2022
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Since California enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) there’s been a new version of keeping up with the Joneses – and it’s happening in state capitals across the United States. As the federal government takes a...more
10/13/2021
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On July 7, 2021, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) into law, the latest in the recent wave of state privacy legislation but unlikely to be the last. The CPA will take effect July 1, 2023, six...more