On October 30, 2023, the White House issued an Executive Order to address the growing innovations—and attendant concerns—regarding artificial intelligence (“AI”). The Executive Order is the first federal attempt to broadly...more
11/9/2023
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Biden Administration ,
Competition ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Executive Orders ,
Innovative Technology ,
National Security ,
NIST ,
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Risk Management ,
Technology Sector
On June 30, 2023, the California Superior Court issued a decision blocking the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA” or the “Agency”) from enforcing new regulations governing the collection and use of consumer data...more
The final countdown has begun to July 1, when Colorado’s Data Privacy Act (the “CPA”) takes effect. The CPA joins a fast-growing number of state comprehensive privacy statutes. We have previously written on the laws from...more
Background - The Illinois Supreme Court recently issued a decision that could have wide-ranging implications for defendants and plaintiffs alike under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). In response to a...more
Nothing is certain in life except death, taxes, and now, data breaches. Data breaches are almost an unavoidable cost of doing business in a globally connected world. As if being victimized by cybercriminals wasn’t enough,...more
A little over two weeks ago, T-Mobile became the latest victim of a cyberattack when more than 50 million of their customers’ data was stolen. In the ensuing weeks, three class action suits have been filed against the...more
In a win for data privacy defendants, Walmart secured a ruling that favors a narrow interpretation of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). In Gardiner v. Walmart Inc. et al, 4:20-cv-04618-JSW, a Walmart customer,...more
Well before the California Attorney General’s power to enforce the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) commenced on July 1, 2020, as we have recently reported, private plaintiffs had already jumped into the fray, suing...more
The Zoom videoconferencing platform has been a constant fixture in recent news as the coronavirus pandemic has caused businesses around the world to flock to it, exposing significant cybersecurity and privacy concerns. These...more
The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) becomes operative on January 1, 2020. See Cal Civ. Code § 1798.100 et al. To date, the CCPA is the most sweeping consumer privacy law in the United States, covering most for-profit...more
10/3/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has significantly altered the potential consequences of a data breach under California law by permitting California consumers to bring civil suits for statutory damages, Cal. Civ....more
8/24/2019
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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Declaratory Relief ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action ,
Statutory Damages
The transition of power from President Barack Obama to President-Elect Donald Trump is underway. Although President-Elect Trump did not lay out specific policy prescriptions about data privacy or consumer protection during...more
11/28/2016
/ Administrative Appointments ,
Barack Obama ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Privacy Policy ,
Section 5 ,
Transition Team ,
Trump Administration ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices