On March 29, 2023, the Iowa Governor signed into law a consumer data privacy law which enters into force on January 1, 2025.
Entities already complying with other enhanced state privacy laws should not experience any...more
The year 2023 will continue to have cybersecurity and data privacy front of mind for General Counsels. With sweeping new US and global laws and regulations coming online and the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA)...more
3/3/2023
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Personal Data ,
Personal Information ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Sensitive Personal Information
On Wednesday February 1, 2023, the NAIC Privacy Protections Working Group (the Working Group) released a draft of a new model law for comment, the Insurance Consumer Privacy Protection Model Law (#674) (the Proposal), which...more
2/10/2023
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Data Security ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
GLBA Privacy ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Insurance Industry ,
NAIC ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Proposed Rules ,
Working Groups
In a groundbreaking decision, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it was diagnosing GoodRx’s use of tracking pixel codes and analytics, its digital strategy, as not only an unfair or deceptive act or abusive practice...more
2/9/2023
/ Behavioral Advertising ,
Breach Notification Rule ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Class Action ,
Data Breach ,
Data-Sharing ,
Facebook ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Google ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Internal Controls ,
Microsoft ,
Personal Information ,
Pharmacies ,
PHI ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Social Networks ,
UDAP ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On November 3, 2020, California voters passed Proposition 24, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), by approximately 56-44%. This act will amend and supersede the still recent California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), once...more
11/10/2020
/ Administrative Agencies ,
Amended Legislation ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Minors ,
New Legislation ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Information ,
Popular ,
Private Right of Action ,
Sensitive Personal Information
On February 10, 2020, the California Attorney General published revisions to the proposed regulations (Revised Regulations) to implement the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA). The changes largely clarify and...more
In the run-up to January 1, 2020, the California legislature and Attorney General are rushing to provide clarity to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) - and businesses are rushing to interpret and implement...more
11/18/2019
/ Amended Legislation ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
B2B Transactions ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Deletion ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
E-Commerce ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Amendments ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes ,
Subject Access Request (SAR)
While many breathed a sigh of relief when the California legislature provided only a limited private right of action for data breaches under its sweeping new privacy law - the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) -...more
9/5/2019
/ Arbitration ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Civil Code ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Breach ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Personal Information ,
Private Right of Action ,
Right To Cure ,
Risk Management ,
Statutory Damages ,
Unfair Competition Law (UCL)