In November of 2023, Meta launched a service in the European Union that allowed users to utilize the Facebook and Instagram platforms “ad free” for a monthly fee. The subscription service was meant to address regulatory...more
7/24/2024
/ Consent ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Digital Markets Strategy ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Facebook ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Instagram ,
Metaverse ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Social Media ,
Subscription Services ,
Web Tracking
California, home to the highest number of registered vehicles in the U.S., is at the forefront of a critical issue – the privacy practices of automobile manufacturers and vehicle technology firms....more
8/2/2023
/ Automotive Industry ,
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Manufacturers ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Technology Sector
California’s Attorney General Rob Bonta has made clear that California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) enforcement is going to be a priority for the AG’s office. On Friday, the California AG’s office announced a $1.2 million...more
8/31/2022
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Disclosure ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Policy ,
Settlement ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General
Cyber risks are increasing, and as a result, due diligence inquiries and valuations are increasingly focusing on the cybersecurity and privacy risks inherent in a business’s collection, use, retention and disposal of...more
7/14/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Board of Directors ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Security ,
Due Diligence ,
Information Technology ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Risk Factors ,
Risk Management ,
Technology Sector
Florida has joined the wave of states considering new comprehensive data privacy legislation. On February 15, 2021, Rep. Fiona McFarland introduced HB 969, modeled after the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The bill is...more
3/29/2021
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Florida ,
Governor DeSantis ,
Local Ordinance ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Reform
Has it been a year already? Many businesses diligently made sure they did their best to hit the moving CCPA target as they welcomed 2020 and the effective date of the statute last year. A year ago, all we had were draft...more
1/14/2021
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Online Platforms ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
State and Local Government
California voters signaled that privacy is a top priority by overwhelmingly approving Proposition 24 on Nov. 3, 2020—the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). The CPRA amends and significantly strengthens the recently enacted...more
12/17/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Small Business ,
State and Local Government ,
Third-Party Service Provider
In a roller coaster of an election week, it was easy for smaller ballot measures to become overshadowed. One ballot measure that you may have missed is Massachusetts’s Ballot Question 1 regarding the “right to repair” motor...more
While the nation waits for the results of the presidential race to be tallied, across the country local and statewide referendums on privacy issues have been decided. In Portland, Maine voters approved a ballot measure to ban...more
Back in March we wrote about Address Confidentiality Programs (ACPs) as the “high stakes compliance risk you probably haven’t heard of.” These state-sponsored programs were traditionally designed to protect victims of crimes...more
9/30/2020
/ Compliance ,
Contact Tracing ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cyber Threats ,
Data Collection ,
Data Security ,
Domestic Violence ,
Executive Orders ,
Governor Newsom ,
Harassment ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Human Trafficking ,
Public Health ,
Sexual Assault ,
State and Local Government
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) spread around the world, most businesses were forced to close their doors temporarily and take steps towards working virtually. However, the U.S. construction industry, deemed “essential” by...more
6/24/2020
/ Confidential Information ,
Construction Industry ,
Contractors ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Internet of Things ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Popular
We are a little more than two weeks into the new year and we’ve already seen several states introduce comprehensive privacy legislation on the heels of California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). It is no easy task to stay on...more
1/21/2020
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action ,
Proposed Legislation
So, you managed to get your California Consumer Privacy Act disclosures and privacy policy up on your website and you can finally take some much-needed rest, right? Think again. And no, it’s not because of the “CCPA-like”...more
The dust has finally settled in the California State Legislature and the big winner for amendments to the CCPA is AB-25, which started out as carving out employees from the definition of consumer for the purpose of CCPA. The...more
9/18/2019
/ Amended Legislation ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action ,
Statutory Requirements
Amidst privacy concerns and booming technological innovation, Sens. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) have introduced a bill proposed as the “Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019” (CFRPA) targeting...more
As discussed in Part 1, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CalCoPA) is a game-changing privacy act that sets a new bar for consumer privacy rights in the U.S. The primary reason it differs from existing legislation...more
9/6/2018
/ Biometric Information ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Preemption ,
Privacy Laws
As most people started to wind down for the July 4th holiday week, California was just ramping up its “as California goes” focus on data privacy. On June 28, 2018, California passed a comprehensive data privacy bill that has...more
7/5/2018
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Rights ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
GLBA Privacy ,
Governor Brown ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Portability ,
State and Local Government ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes
Following the recent Equifax data breach wherein millions of consumers’ private information may have been compromised, it is increasingly clear that consumer-interfacing businesses need to, and in some cases are required to,...more
10/20/2017
/ Automotive Industry ,
Car Dealerships ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Equifax ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
GLBA Privacy ,
Information Sharing ,
Lenders ,
Material Nonpublic Information ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Notice Rule ,
Privacy Rule ,
Social Security Numbers ,
Third Party Lenders