The new Department of Justice (DOJ) Data Security Program (DSP) took effect on April 8....more
4/17/2025
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Data Protection ,
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2024 was a pivotal year in the regulation of data practices, with increased scrutiny of artificial intelligence (AI), data brokers, and the ecosystem of commercial data, and the continued proliferation of comprehensive United...more
2/13/2025
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Machine Learning ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
State Privacy Laws
On July 5, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding Data Broker Registration pursuant to Senate Bill 362 (the Delete Act). The Delete Act requires the CPPA to...more
NIST Publishes Report on the Cybersecurity of Genomic Data. On December 20, 2023, the NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) published Final NIST IR 8432, Cybersecurity of Genomic Data. Informed by direction...more
2/13/2024
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Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Fraud ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
NIST ,
Personal Information ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Putative Class Actions
In recent regulatory and enforcement developments, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) proposed a regulatory framework for automated decision-making technology (ADMT) and revisions to the California Consumer...more
2/7/2024
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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
COPPA ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Data Breach ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Protection ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Robocalling ,
Social Media ,
State Attorneys General ,
Vulnerability Assessments ,
Website Owner Liability
Following several years of investigating the common practices in the space, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached its first settlement with a data broker over the alleged collection and sale of location information that...more
1/18/2024
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Collection ,
Data Sellers ,
Data Selling ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Geolocation ,
Location Data ,
Personal Data ,
Request For Information ,
Settlement