Rhode Island is the latest state to enact consumer privacy legislation. The Rhode Island Transparency and Privacy Protection Act (the "Act"), which passed into law on June 28, 2024, establishes a framework for controlling and...more
7/16/2024
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State Privacy Laws
With state privacy laws continuing to increase, will the federal American Privacy Rights Act be adopted? Over 18 states have now enacted comprehensive state privacy laws, three of which go into effect on July 1, 2024, in...more
6/26/2024
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On June 7, 2024, the New York state legislature passed two bills aimed at increasing the protection of children in an ever-changing digital world. Titled the New York Child Data Protection Act (CDPA) and the Stop Addictive...more
6/18/2024
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On April 6, 2024, Maryland's legislature passed a comprehensive privacy bill, the Maryland Online Data Privacy Act (MODPA), and sent it to the state's governor for signature. If enacted, the law would take effect on October...more
4/22/2024
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On April 29, 2021, Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas reintroduced a comprehensive federal privacy bill entitled the Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act (the Act). The Act integrates themes from the CCPA and GDPR and provides...more