An amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act passed by the House in July would create a “systemically important entity” designation, applying new regulations and offering priority aid to certain critical...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
Please join Troutman Pepper Partners Kim Phan and James Kim as they discuss the firm’s expanded capabilities in the fintech world, recent compliance issues for fintech companies, the CFPB’s dormant authority to supervise...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
On May 25, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) published a blog post, examining what it describes as the “practice of suppressing payment data.”...more
As we explained in an earlier installment, most privacy law derive from the Fair Information Practice Principles (FIPPs). The FIPPs provide, in part, that consumers should be given notice of how their information will be used...more
On May 11, the Senate voted 51-50 to confirm Alvaro Bedoya as a member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), requiring Vice President Kamala Harris to cast the tie-breaking vote. Bedoya gives Democrats a 3-2 majority at the...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
Q: What states have biometric laws and what does this mean for my company? ...more
Introduction: Biometric Laws in 2022 -
In the first quarter of 2022 alone, no fewer than seven states have introduced biometric laws — California, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, and New York — generally...more
On March 25, a huge sigh of relief was heard from businesses and organizations located throughout the United States and Europe after the U.S. and European Commission announced their agreement in principle on a new...more
On March 24, Governor Spencer J. Cox signed the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA), making Utah the fourth state in the country to adopt a comprehensive privacy law. The UCPA is set to take effect on December 31, 2023, and this...more