Earlier this month, the governor of Colorado signed into law the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA), making Colorado the third state to enact a comprehensive data security law after California in 2018 and Virginia in March 2021. The...more
8/2/2021
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Last week, a federal court in Illinois ruled that the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) (740 ILCS § 14/1 et seq.) can apply to companies that do not exclusively control consumers’ biometric data, denying an...more
6/23/2021
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In what might prove to be a growing trend, on March 2, 2021, the Governor of Virginia signed into law the comprehensive Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA), making Virginia the most recent state to enact such a law after...more
3/9/2021
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Personal Data ,
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Virginia
In a notable event on Election Day this November, California voters approved amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and enacted a new statute – the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). The new statute...more
11/13/2020
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Fran Goins and Mike Marrero will give an update on FINRA and SEC privacy regulations and guidance, recent enforcement actions involving financial institutions, and much more....more
11/27/2019
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As The Wall Street Journal recently noted, this coming January will mean more than just after-Christmas sales for large retailers (like Gap). Starting January 1, 2020, California’s new data-privacy statute, the California...more