Data subject access requests (DSARs), or subject rights requests (SRRs), are evolving.
Whether your organization is based out of the EU, the US, or elsewhere in the world, consumers’ awareness and expectations are...more
Subject rights requests can be confusing for everybody involved.
Some consumers are savvy privacy advocates and expect their requests to be fulfilled to the letter. Others are just learning that they have subject rights...more
Martial artists use a colored belt system to denote their expertise. You start with a white belt, and, as you train and improve, you eventually achieve the next color and corresponding rank. Once you’ve gained a black belt,...more
Businesses in the US will be subject to a lot more scrutiny from consumers and regulators in 2025. With eight new data privacy laws going into effect over the course of the year, attorneys general will be eager to show...more
As we wait for a federal privacy law in the U.S., the Land of 10,000 Lakes joins a growing number of states that now have their own laws. As expected, Minnesota’s data privacy law has similarities to other state privacy laws...more
If you’re a data person, or even if you’re not, you may have heard the statistic cited by Eric Schmidt, executive chairman at Google: “There were 5 exabytes of information created between the dawn of civilization through...more
It’s official—the Cornhusker State has a new data privacy law. The Nebraska Data Privacy Act (NDPA) is now among the growing number of state laws businesses must contend with absent a federal law....more
Whether as a consumer or as a stakeholder in a business, you’ve likely seen links reading “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” or “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information.”
On the surface, these links seem...more
CPRA enforcement has gone through many twists and turns over the years, and it’s completely reasonable to be a bit confused about what’s happened.
After a last-minute reversal, the CPRA is fully enforceable as of July...more
Consumers in the Garden State now have comprehensive data privacy protections. But what does that mean for New Jerseyans?
With Gov. Phil Murphy signing Senate Bill 332 (S332/A1971), businesses and entities such as...more
Indiana is now part of a growing list of states that extend data protection to its residents, all thanks to the Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act (INCDPA). Just like other states, they're making sure consumers have their...more
The patchwork of U.S. states enacting consumer data privacy laws continues to expand with the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act (DPDPA). T
he law is being touted as “the strongest data privacy bill in the nation.”...more
On May 19, 2023, Montana officially became the ninth state to approve a state-level consumer data privacy law, joining the trend of states opting not to wait for a federal privacy law to mandate the protection of its...more
Oregon has joined the ranks of states to pass a comprehensive consumer privacy act. Senate Bill 619 (SB 619), also known as the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act or OCPA, is the culmination of four years of work by the Oregon...more
In the absence of a federal privacy law, states have been enacting their own, creating a patchwork of compliance laws with their own nuances.
On June 18, 2023, Texas Gov. Greg Abbot signed the Texas Data Privacy and...more
Any business interested in serving the fifth largest economy in the world needs to become compliant with the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). But that’s easier said than done.
The law has so many individual...more
In March 2022, Utah became the fourth state to enact a comprehensive consumer data privacy law. Slated to go into effect in December 2023, the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA) is considered more business friendly than its...more
Effective July 1, 2023, the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA) brings Connecticut in line with a growing cadre of U.S. states. In lieu of a federal data privacy law, more and more states are creating their own data privacy...more
Iowa has joined California, Colorado, Utah, Connecticut, and Virginia in the growing rank of states to enact a statewide consumer data privacy law. Dubbed the Iowa Consumer Data Protection Act (ICDPA), the regulation was...more
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More than ever before, consumers are aware of their rights when it comes to their privacy online. Whether they understand the letter of the law exactly or not, the reality is that as privacy rapidly evolves, so do the...more
Roughly 60 percent of Americans don’t understand what companies do with their data. Sixty-three percent say they understand very little or nothing at all about privacy laws and regulations. And unfortunately, some of your...more
At midnight on the 25th of May, 2018, millions of people were suddenly in possession of legal rights they lacked minutes before thanks to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Among those rights were the ability to...more