On April 22, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published its final amendments ("the Amendments") to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule in the Federal Register. The Amendments expand the...more
5/20/2025
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Biometric Information ,
COPPA ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Parental Consent ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Technology
In the absence of comprehensive artificial Intelligence ("AI") regulation at the federal level, state and local legislatures have been busy considering their own AI legislation. Laws regulating automated decision making have...more
3/7/2025
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Machine Learning ,
Privacy Laws ,
State and Local Government ,
State Legislatures ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Technology Sector
The Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a final rule (the "Rule") on December 27, 2024, implementing Executive Order 14117 "Preventing Access to Americans' Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data...more
The Texas Attorney General has emerged as a significant regulatory enforcement authority for data privacy in the US. Traditionally, data privacy enforcement in the US has emanated from the Federal Trade Commission and other...more
2/4/2025
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Consent ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Notice Rule ,
State Privacy Laws
The momentum for change in US state privacy laws accelerated in 2024, driven by several significant developments, including efforts for a federal privacy law, state-level enforcement actions and the activation of four new...more
1/22/2025
/ Business Entities ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
State Privacy Laws
California Bills, Rulemaking, and Enforcement Update -
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On November 22, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) opened the formal public comment period on its...more
1/21/2025
/ Algorithms ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
California ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
New York ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Privacy Laws ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Texas
Over the past two decades, innovation has shifted from the physical to the digital world. Data has become the lifeblood not only of e-commerce, but also of the full range of economic and social activity, including in the...more
On April 2, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency's (CPPA) Enforcement Division issued its first enforcement advisory, titled "Applying Data Minimization to Consumer Requests," to further emphasize the importance of...more
5/9/2024
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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
Data Collection ,
Data Deletion ,
Data Protection ,
Data Selling ,
Data-Sharing ,
Enforcement ,
New Regulations ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Regulatory Requirements
Proposed American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 seeks to establish national consumer data privacy rights, govern Artificial Intelligence and automated decision-making, impose additional obligations on high-impact social media...more
4/19/2024
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Covered Entities ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Acts ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Acts ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
State Privacy Laws
In 2023, the privacy landscape saw a proliferation of comprehensive state data privacy laws being enacted in several jurisdictions, as well as a few that have also taken effect. Although, many of the laws are similar,...more
12/27/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Machine Learning ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Reform ,
State and Local Government ,
State Privacy Laws
On November 27, 2023, the European Union ("EU") adopted the final text of the Data Act, marking an effort to create a harmonized, cross-sectoral data sharing framework with the stated goal of ensuring fair access to and use...more
11/30/2023
/ B2B Organizations ,
Corporate Counsel ,
DATA Act ,
Data Protection ,
Digital Data ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Commission ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
Technology Sector