Novel technologies that seek to improve quality of life or simplify complex processes offer great promise. For example, medical technologies that detect or cure disease or supply chain technologies that allow for real time...more
In Part I, we discussed the European Commission’s (“Commission”) disapproval of Meta’s “pay or consent” subscription model. In Part II, we delve into the European Commission’s findings, prior findings by the European Data...more
7/29/2024
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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
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State Attorneys General
At last count, at least 39 states have introduced (or passed) comprehensive privacy legislation. After what was previously a watch-and-wait game of legislative whack-a-mole, we are now seeing this legislation get passed and...more
If you are responsible for handling data subject requests made pursuant to the EU General Data Protection Regulation or verified consumer requests made pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act, chances are you have...more
Virginia is primed to become the next U.S. state to pass comprehensive data-privacy legislation with striking similarities to the California Consumers Privacy Act (CCPA), the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), and the...more
2/8/2021
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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
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A little more than six months ago, we addressed the challenges businesses faced in complying with CCPA when it came to their use of third-party adtech such as pixels, beacons and trackers. In line with the evolving nature of...more
7/10/2020
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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Processing Rules ,
Facebook ,
Google ,
New Guidance ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
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Have you recently received an update from Google or another adtech provider on their CCPA position? Some industry players are rolling out their approaches, and any business that uses website widgets needs to take note...more
11/26/2019
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Website Owner Liability
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
On November 21, 2016, the comment period closed on the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) request for public feedback on the Standards for Safeguarding Consumer Information Rule (Safeguards Rule). The FTC is considering...more