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What is the Privacy Impact of the White House AI Order for Businesses? Posted November 28, 2023
Biden’s sweeping AI Executive Order sought to have artificial intelligence used in accordance...more
2/7/2024
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
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State Privacy Laws
This year has been active on the state “comprehensive” privacy law front. Seven states passed new laws in 2023 (Delaware, Iowa, Indiana, Tennessee, Montana, Florida, and Oregon). These states joined California, Connecticut,...more
12/27/2023
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Data Privacy ,
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State Privacy Laws
Among the various requirements under US state comprehensive privacy laws, those that relate to loyalty programs may be some of the most confusing. Only three states — California, Colorado and Florida — regulate these...more
After some delay, Delaware’s governor has at last signed into law the thirteenth state comprehensive privacy law. This is the seventh law passed in 2023, joining Iowa, Indiana, Tennessee, Montana, Florida, and Oregon. The law...more
As more and more states are enacting privacy laws, organizations in the health care industry may be wondering what the impact these laws will have on them. At this point, there are privacy laws in 12 states, with one more...more
Indiana has now become the seventh US state to enact a comprehensive privacy law after Senate Bill 5 (“SB5”) was signed by the governor on May 1, 2023. The new law will go into effect January 1, 2026, and is almost identical...more
Connecticut just joined California, Colorado, Utah, and Virginia in passing a comprehensive privacy law. The Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA) goes into effect July 1, 2023, the same time as Colorado’s very similar law...more
5/12/2022
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Colorado ,
Connecticut ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Governance ,
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Data Security ,
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State Privacy Laws ,
Virginia
Utah recently joined California, Colorado, and Virginia in passing a comprehensive privacy law. It goes into effect December 31, 2023 and shares similarities with other states’ laws. Businesses may be glad to learn that Utah...more
New York recently enacted a law governing employee monitoring. The law applies to New York employers who monitor employees through electronic devices. This includes monitoring of telephone, emails, and internet access or...more
11/23/2021
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Electronic Communications ,
Email ,
Employee Monitoring ,
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Employees ,
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Internet ,
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New York ,
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Privacy Laws ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Waiver of Rights
California’s governor recently signed SB 41 into law. The bill enacts the Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA). The governor rejected a similar bill last year over concerns about COVID-19 public health efforts. To address...more
10/13/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Digital Health ,
Digital Privacy Act ,
Governor Newsom ,
Healthcare ,
New Legislation ,
Privacy Laws ,
State Privacy Laws
California recently passed AB 694, which makes a few “technical” changes to the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). Importantly, this amendment clarifies the timing for the new California Privacy Protection Agency’s (CPPA)...more
In addition to recently passing a cybersecurity safe harbor law, Connecticut also updated its data breach notification law. Connecticut joins Texas in passing changes to breach notification requirements this year. There are...more
Colorado recently joined Virginia and California in passing a more comprehensive privacy law. The Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) will go into effect July 1, 2023. This is six months after Virginia’s law (CDPA) and California’s...more
7/14/2021
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California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Colorado ,
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Data Protection ,
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Enforcement ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Liability ,
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State and Local Government
New York City recently enacted a biometric ordinance that is set to come into effect July 9, 2021. With this ordinance, NYC joins other cities (like Portland) in regulating the use of biometric information. The ordinance may...more
Utah recently signed into law SB 227, creating the Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA). The law, which is anticipated to go into effect in May 2021, is aimed at protecting genetic data collected from direct-to-consumer...more
4/2/2021
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Protection ,
Data Use Policies ,
Direct to Consumer Sales ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
DNA ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Genetic Materials ,
Genetic Testing ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Life Sciences ,
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State and Local Government
January 1, 2020, organizations that employ individuals based in Illinois will need to keep in mind the Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act. This Act sets forth new requirements for video-recorded interviews using AI...more
12/4/2019
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Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Interviews ,
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Video Recordings ,
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