What: Publicly traded companies may soon be subject to additional cybersecurity reporting requirements. On March 9, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rules and amendments to enhance and standardize...more
Big changes are underway in California privacy, with a brand new privacy agency, forthcoming new privacy rules due by July, and a new comprehensive privacy framework going into effect in January 2023. As businesses subject to...more
Legislators in Washington, DC, and in multiple states have rolled out proposals focused on children’s and teens’ privacy that would significantly affect companies that provide online applications and services....more
Federal agencies have been actively looking at cyber threats to critical infrastructure. In a January 27 announcement the White House said: “it will extend the Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Cybersecurity Initiative to the...more
1/28/2022
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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
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On December 10, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published its Annual Regulatory Plan for 2022 – the first under FTC Chair Lina Khan – noting that it “will consider developing both...more
1/19/2022
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On December 16, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 4-0 to issue an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to commence a rulemaking targeting rising business and government impersonation fraud. Critically, the...more
12/21/2021
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At the September 30, 2021 Open Meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted a Fifth Further Notice of Proposing Rulemaking (FNPRM) that proposes additional regulatory requirements on the gateway...more
As 2021 draws to a close, businesses subject to California’s privacy laws should pay close attention to developments underway in that state that will have broad impacts on compliance strategies. On September 22, 2021, the...more
At the September 30, 2021 Open Meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted a Fifth Further Notice of Proposing Rulemaking (FNPRM) that proposes additional regulatory requirements on the gateway...more
On September 22, 2021, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA or Agency)—the new agency established by the California Privacy Rights and Enforcement Act (CPRA)—released an Invitation for Preliminary Comments on...more
Artificial intelligence (AI) has drawn significant policy interest for quite some time now, and a federal approach is taking shape. A recent flurry of federal activity on the AI front has emanated in large part from the U.S....more
Policymakers in the United States and Europe are paying close attention to implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) across a range of sectors – focusing on issues like bias, transparency, privacy, and security. While...more
President Biden’s pick to Chair the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Lina Khan, was confirmed and appointed on June 15, and has already moved to kick-start agency action on a number of fronts, including on both Commission...more
Companies subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) are required to update their online privacy policies “at least once every 12 months,” as detailed in the statute. For many companies that updated their CCPA...more
On June 8, 2021, the Colorado Legislature passed the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA or “Act”), moving Colorado close to becoming the third state in the nation with its own omnibus privacy law, joining California and Virginia. If...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been in the headlines this month, following a significant U.S. Supreme Court decision that curbs its authority to seek monetary relief in federal court cases. However, this setback is...more
In March 2021, with the passage of the Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA), Virginia took its place as the second state to enact comprehensive data privacy legislation. Virginia follows California, where voters recently...more
On May 12, 2021, President Biden issued the long-expected Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity (“EO” or “Order”). The EO comes amidst a series of high-profile cyber-attacks on the Nation and its critical...more
5/13/2021
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A recent blog post from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) provides direct guidance on the FTC’s approach to Artificial Intelligence (AI) bias and signals potential enforcement in this area. The post—entitled Aiming for...more
In a unanimous decision on April 22, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court significantly limited the ability of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to obtain monetary relief in federal court cases. In AMG Capital Management, LLC v....more
Utah has become the second state to establish a legal safe harbor for private-sector entities that follow certain cybersecurity best practices. On March 11, 2021, Utah’s Governor Spencer Cox signed into law the Cybersecurity...more
During the March Open Meeting, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced her first set of anti-robocall actions to kick off efforts to combat unwanted robocalls. The FCC’s actions...more
In its second major Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) ruling since last July, on April 1, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court rendered a unanimous decision interpreting a critical term in the statute: “automatic telephone...more
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