Keypoint: It was another busy week with Virginia lawmakers advancing three bills and new consumer and children’s privacy bills introduced in multiple states. Below is the fourth weekly update on the status of proposed state...more
2/2/2025
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
New Legislation ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Social Media ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Virginia
Keypoint: Last week, Colorado passed children’s privacy and artificial intelligence bills, Vermont passed a consumer data privacy bill, Maryland’s consumer data privacy and AADC bills were signed into law, and Minnesota is on...more
5/13/2024
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Biometric Information ,
Colorado ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Legislation
Keypoint: Last week, consumer data privacy bills advanced in Minnesota, Maryland, and Missouri, New Hampshire’s Governor signed SB 255 into law, Maryland’s AADC bill advanced in the Senate, and the Hawaii House passed a...more
Over the past few years, states have enacted numerous privacy laws, including broad consumer data privacy laws, children’s privacy laws, consumer health data privacy laws, and data broker laws. The enactment of so many...more
Keypoint: The Agency proposed more revisions to the CCPA regulations for consideration at the December 8 board meeting.
On December 1, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency (Agency) published proposed revisions to...more
12/4/2023
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Audits ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
California ,
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
Consent ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Brokers ,
Opt-Outs ,
Right to Delete ,
Risk Assessment ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Third-Party
Keypoint: The California Privacy Protection Agency continued its rulemaking efforts by releasing revised draft cybersecurity audit regulations although the Agency has yet to initiate the formal rulemaking process....more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has been at the forefront of discussions surrounding the evolving role of data brokers in today’s digital economy. In particular, Director Rohit Chopra recently announced that...more
Keypoint: Although they are only draft regulations and not part of the formal rulemaking process, the drafts demonstrate the Agency’s intent to create extensive obligations for businesses subject to these regulations.
In...more
8/29/2023
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Audits ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
Colorado ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data-Sharing ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Popular ,
Risk Assessment
On July 31, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency announced a review of data privacy practices by connected vehicle (CV) manufacturers and related CV technologies. According to the Agency, “[t]hese vehicles are...more
Keypoint: The 2023 state legislative session is off to a fast start with state lawmakers introducing consumer data privacy bills in eight states and numerous bills on biometric information, children’s privacy, health data...more
1/16/2023
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Biometric Information ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Privacy ,
Minors ,
PHI ,
Popular ,
State Privacy Laws
Update your bookmark, we just released our 2023 State Privacy Law Tracker. With state legislatures starting to open for the 2023 session, lawmakers are already introducing CCPA-like consumer privacy bills....more
The Colorado Attorney General’s Office published draft Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) rules on September 30, 2022. The draft rules are a complex and lengthy set of regulations that, if adopted without substantial modification,...more
10/6/2022
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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
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Colorado ,
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Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Controller ,
Data Privacy ,
Information Security ,
Privacy Acts ,
Proposed Rules ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Webinars
Keypoint: As currently drafted, the ADPPA’s private right of action provides U.S. citizens with the opportunity to enforce their privacy rights but limits lawsuits to federal court and provides covered entities and service...more
8/2/2022
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Demand Letter ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Online Privacy Protection Act ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action ,
Right To Cure
Keypoint: A revised version of the American Data Privacy and Protection Act was formally introduced in the House and voted out of a subcommittee.
As we previously reported, on June 3, 2022, a bipartisan and bicameral group...more
Keypoint: The chances for the United States to finally enact a federal privacy bill appear to have increased with the circulation of a bipartisan discussion draft although its chances for passage are far from clear....more
6/6/2022
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Processing Rules ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Popular ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Targeted Digital Advertising
Keypoint: This week the Delaware House passed a data broker bill, the Connecticut Data Privacy Act was sent to the Governor, Louisiana scheduled a hearing on its bill, and the Hawaii legislature closed without passing a bill....more
5/9/2022
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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State Privacy Laws
Keypoint: This week the Connecticut legislature passed a consumer data privacy bill.
Below is our sixteenth weekly update on the status of proposed state privacy legislation in 2022. Before we get to our update, we wanted...more
5/2/2022
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State Privacy Laws
Keypoint: This week the Connecticut Senate passed a consumer data privacy bill.
Below is our fifteenth weekly update on the status of proposed state privacy legislation in 2022. ...more
Keypoint: This week a new bill was introduced in Michigan; the Connecticut bill passed a second committee; Maryland and Kentucky legislatures adjourned without passing bills; Virginia Governor Youngkin signed three VCDPA...more
4/18/2022
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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State Privacy Laws
Keypoint: This week the Iowa House passed a bill, but it appears to have stalled in the Senate; Connecticut’s bill passed out of committee; Maryland advanced a work group bill out of the Senate and a biometric privacy bill...more
3/21/2022
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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State Privacy Laws
Keypoint: This week legislatures in Florida, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin closed without passing bills while Maryland’s bill was converted into a one-year study.
Below is our ninth weekly update on the status of...more
3/14/2022
/ Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Colorado ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Virginia
Keypoint: 2022 is off to a fast start with proposed state privacy laws filed in Alaska, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Vermont, joining the long list of bills already filed.
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Keypoint: This week the Colorado legislature continued to advance the Colorado Privacy Act, and the Nevada Governor signed into law a bill that will broaden the state’s pre-existing right to opt out of sales as of October 1,...more
6/7/2021
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State and Local Government
Keypoint: This week the Colorado Senate passed the Colorado Privacy Act, the Nevada legislature passed a bill to broaden the state’s pre-existing right to opt out of sales, and the New York Privacy Act advanced to a third...more
6/1/2021
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Legislation
Keypoint: This week the Connecticut Senate Appropriations Committee and New York Consumer Protection Committee passed their bills, and the Nevada Assembly passed its bill, which would broaden Nevada’s pre-existing right to...more
5/24/2021
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Legislation