Editor’s Note: In the U.S. laws and regulation space, the White House is focusing on privacy, evident through its session on accountability for big tech and the recent executive order highlighting cybersecurity risks....more
10/18/2022
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Proposed Regulation
Don't Hyperventilate. There are new United Kingdom (UK), European Union (EU), U.S., and global regulatory requirements that just went into effect or will be effective before or soon after year-end that will impact contracts...more
Exemption Extensions Failed. On August 31, California's legislature ended its 2022 session without adopting legislation to extend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) employee and business-to-business (B2B) personal...more
With the notice and cure set to expire on January 1, 2023, California Attorney General Rob Bonta (CA AG) provided a glimpse at what to expect with its first settlement of alleged violations of the California Consumer Privacy...more
9/1/2022
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Statutory Violations
On July 29, New York State’s Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) released draft amendments (Draft Amendments) to its Part 500 Cybersecurity Regulation for financial service companies that, among others things: (1)...more
On August 11, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a circular, answering the question “Can entities violate the prohibition on unfair acts or practices in the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) when...more
Editor’s Note: In the U.S. laws and regulation space, federal lawmakers continued to push the American Data Privacy and Protection Act forward, and the FTC pledged to enforce the law against the illegal use of highly...more
Background on the PIPL Security Assessment. On July 7, China’s top regulator, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), released the final version of the Measures for Security Assessment of Data Exports (Security...more
Editor’s Note: In the U.S. laws and regulation space, federal lawmakers formally introduced bipartisan comprehensive federal privacy legislation titled, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act. Meanwhile, California...more
The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) established the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), and requires the CPPA to adopt, amend, and rescind regulations on 22 topics — including, among other things, definitions,...more
The California Privacy Rights Action (CPRA) will significantly impact how entities process personal information requiring covered businesses to review and update their existing vendor agreements. The CPRA also includes...more
On April 28, the Connecticut House passed Senate Bill 6, an act concerning personal data privacy and online monitoring (SB 6 or Connecticut Act). The Senate unanimously passed SB 6 on April 20, and is now currently under...more