IAPP’s Global Privacy Summit in DC this week has featured panels with several state regulators charged with enforcing their state’s privacy laws, including regulators from California, Colorado, Connecticut, and Oregon. The...more
Virginia recently amended its Consumer Protection Act (the Act) to provide enhanced protection for reproductive and sexual health information. These protections take effect on July 1, 2025.
The amendment prohibits a...more
With 13 comprehensive state privacy laws already in effect, the state privacy law landscape is complex. While there are several common threads throughout many of these frameworks that can allow companies to implement a...more
March wrapped up with several significant state privacy developments. First, on March 28, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed Senate File 262 (SF 262) into law, making Iowa the sixth state to adopt comprehensive data privacy...more
4/7/2023
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Consent ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
New Legislation ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Information ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
State Privacy Laws
2023 already is a landmark year for privacy regulation. As of January 1, 2023, two new privacy laws are now in effect: (1) the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), which amends the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and...more
Join us for a webinar where we will focus on the details of the recently finalised and published Executive Order to Implement the European Union-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. Alongside Alex Brown of UK-headquartered...more
10/25/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Binding Corporate Rules ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Transfers ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
Executive Orders ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
UK ,
Webinars
Of the five new state-level omnibus privacy laws that are going into effect in 2023, two authorize state-level rulemakings: the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) and the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA). These two states’...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) now has a full slate of Commissioners with the confirmation and swearing-in of Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya, who brings an extensive background in privacy issues....more
6/29/2022
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
CafePress ,
COPPA ,
Data Collection ,
Data Security ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Notice Requirements ,
Personal Information ,
Surveillance
On May 27, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA or Agency) released a much-anticipated draft of the regulations that would implement certain provisions of the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)....more
6/29/2022
/ Audits ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Consent ,
Consumer Requests ,
Data Collection ,
Data Processors ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
New Regulations ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Policy ,
Sensitive Personal Information
On March 3, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached a settlement with WW International, Inc. (formerly known as Weight Watchers) and its subsidiary Kurbo, Inc. to resolve a complaint that the companies’ app – Kurbo...more
On March 3, 2022, the Utah House of Representatives passed a consumer privacy bill: the Utah Consumer Privacy Act. The bill had already passed the Utah Senate in February, and at the time of this writing, awaits a signature...more
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The last several years have seen major developments in state privacy laws. While Congress remains gridlocked on the federal privacy front, states enacted omnibus data privacy bills that will impact...more
1/19/2022
/ California ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
CDPA ,
Colorado ,
Comment Period ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Data Mapping ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Privacy Policy ,
Proposed Amendments ,
State Data Privacy Laws ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Third-Party ,
Virginia
Virginia recently became the second state to pass a comprehensive privacy law. What does it mean for you and your business? While the law is not effective until the beginning of 2023, it requires significant changes in how...more
On March 15, 2021, the California Attorney General (AG) issued further amendments to the implementing regulations of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), clarifying how a business must facilitate a consumer’s exercise...more
Earlier this week, the Commonwealth of Virginia became the second state to enact comprehensive consumer data privacy legislation, joining California. On March 2, Governor Ralph Northam signed the Consumer Data Protection Act...more
3/5/2021
/ CDPA ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Controller ,
Data Management ,
Data Protection ,
Information Governance ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Right to Delete ,
Right-To-Access ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Virginia
Virginia is for lovers and, in the near future, may be for privacy as well, as the Commonwealth’s legislature is currently considering adopting its own comprehensive consumer data privacy law: The Consumer Data Protection Act...more
2/17/2021
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Controller ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Information Governance ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Virginia
The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) – passed by voters in November – amends the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in a number of critical ways. Join us for a discussion of the CPRA’s key provisions, the issues on...more
On November 17, 2020, the Canadian Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry introduced Bill C-11, the Digital Charter Implementation Act, which proposes a new privacy law called the Consumer Privacy Protection Act (CPPA)....more
On November 3, 2020, mere months after the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) took effect, California voters approved a ballot initiative that will significantly change that law and the privacy obligations for entities...more
Next month, California voters will cast their votes on Proposition 24, a ballot initiative that, if passed, will enact the California Privacy Rights and Enforcement Act of 2020 (CPRA). The CPRA would significantly amend the...more
10/27/2020
/ Ballot Measures ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Information Governance ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Personal Data ,
State and Local Government
On October 12, 2020, California Attorney General Becerra’s office released a third set of proposed modifications to the California Consumer Act (CCPA) regulations. While these proposed changes to the final CCPA regulations...more