Navigating the 2026 CCPA Updates -
As forecasted, effective January 1, 2026, businesses that are subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) must comply with newly-updated regulations. For some businesses,...more
Over the last few years, businesses, nonprofits, and other website operators have seen thousands of lawsuits and arbitrations filed under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) alleging that the use of ubiquitous...more
1/13/2026
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CIPA ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cookies ,
Data Privacy ,
New Legislation ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Risk Mitigation ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Web Tracking
On December 19, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed the New York Health Information Privacy Act (NY HIPA), a health data privacy bill that would have afforded consumer protections to non-HIPAA health data....more
The Regulatory and Enforcement Landscape. Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser participated in a Fireside Chat with Greg Szewczyk, the Chair of Ballard Spahr’s Privacy and Data Security Group. They discussed significant...more
On September 23, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced the approval of final regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) covering cybersecurity audits, risk assessments, and...more
10/15/2025
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Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Final Rules ,
New Regulations ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
State Privacy Laws
On September 30, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) issued a $1.35 million fine, the largest in the CPPA’s history, against Tractor Supply Company, the nation’s largest rural lifestyle retailer. The fine...more
10/15/2025
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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Penalties ,
Personal Data ,
Retailers ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Statutory Violations
On June 11, 2025, Connecticut passed Senate Bill 01295 (SB 01295). If signed by the governor, SB 01295 will amend the existing Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA) in several important ways, with the amendments going into...more
6/19/2025
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Financial Institutions ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Minors ,
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Proposed Amendments ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Social Media ,
State Privacy Laws
This episode is part of our “Bridging Campuses: Legal Insights on Education Industry Consolidation” series, where we discuss trends in higher education consolidation and closures, and outline common characteristics of at-risk...more
On February 21, 2025, representatives in the California legislature introduced California Assembly Bill 1355, also known as the California Location Privacy Act (“AB 1355”). AB 1355 seeks to amend the California Consumer...more
3/13/2025
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement ,
Location Data ,
Location Privacy ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Privacy Laws
On February 12, 2025, the House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Brett Guthrie (R-Ky) and Vice Chair John Joyce (R-Pa) announced the formation of 12-member working group tasked with developing comprehensive data privacy...more
2/20/2025
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Federal Data Privacy ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Personal Data ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Working Groups
On December 5, 2024, the Colorado Department of Law adopted amended rules to the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA)....more
On November 12, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a report examining the carve outs and limitations contained in comprehensive state privacy laws relating to financial institutions. In an...more
11/21/2024
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Open Banking ,
Personal Information ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
State Privacy Laws
On November 14, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”), which is tasked with enforcing the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”), announced it settled with two data brokers, Growbots, Inc. and UpLead...more
11/18/2024
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Personal Information ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Settlement ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Statutory Violations
The California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) discussed at its July 16 meeting new enforcement focuses in addition to current goals. While the new focuses are largely in line with general trends, they also serve as a...more
On March 7, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) released new materials for review and discussion at the agency’s board meeting on March 8, 2024. Among the materials released were draft risk assessment and...more
On February 9, 2024, California’s Third District Court of Appeals reinstated the California Privacy Protection Agency’s (“CPPA”) ability to enforce the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (“CPRA”) regulations. The CPRA...more
2/13/2024
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California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Personal Information ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State Privacy Laws
The Colorado Department of Law (“DoL”) has published a shortlist of potential universal opt-out mechanisms (“UOOMs”). Beginning on July 1, 2024, companies will be required to allow consumers to opt out of the sale of their...more
On March 15, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office finalized the Colorado Privacy Act regulations. ...more
With Colorado joining California as the only other state with rules implementing a comprehensive privacy law, businesses and practitioners have been anxiously watching to see whether a California-compliant privacy policy...more
On December 21, the Colorado Attorney General released a revised draft of the Colorado Privacy Act Rules....more
With its draft rules, Colorado has set forth a new model for state privacy laws. While there are many areas that are interoperable with the California model, the Colorado draft rules include important differences, as well as...more
With the CPRA set to become effective in a little more than three months, Ballard Spahr partners Phil Yannella and Greg Szewczyk discuss CPRA rule-making, the recent Sephora settlement, and outline key compliance steps that...more
At the IAPP Global Privacy Summit, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced the principles that would guide the CPA rulemaking process, after which his office published a white paper entitled Pre-Rulemaking...more
Over the past four years, U.S. companies have been forced to expand their compliance programs to comply with an expanding array of international and U.S. state privacy laws. The wave of privacy laws began in May 2018, when...more