Efforts to Address the Lack of Federal Data Privacy Legislation in the U.S. Have Continued -
The need for federal data privacy legislation was reiterated in the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on...more
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Data privacy laws have been progressing globally, but federal legislation in the U.S. has been lacking -
Businesses are facing a growing number of data privacy regulations. This is especially apparent among those in highly...more
5/22/2023
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State Privacy Laws
In 2023, a number of state data protection laws will be coming into effect and a number of entities who previously were not subject to data security and data privacy obligations will soon be within the scope of these laws....more
Beginning in January 2023, three new state privacy laws (and their applicable regulations) come into effect. They largely follow in the footsteps of the California Consumer Privacy Act that took effect in 2018. The new laws...more
Beginning in January 2023, three new state privacy laws (and their applicable regulations) come into effect. Additionally, several other countries have taken steps to implement or shore up their own privacy and data...more
On June 1, 2020, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced bipartisan legislation known as the Exposure Notification Privacy Act (Act), in the Senate. The Act would regulate the coronavirus...more
This past week, United States Senator Sherrod Brown proposed a draft data privacy bill aptly named the Data Accountability and Transparency Act of 2020 (DATA). The DATA seeks to restructure the current “consent” privacy...more
On June 1, 2020, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced bipartisan legislation, or the Exposure Notification Privacy Act (“Act”), to the Senate. The Act would regulate coronavirus...more
Imagine waking up to an email, or receiving a text message, that alerts you to the news that you have or may have been exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19. No, this is not a hoax and, no, your email and/or...more
California’s data protection law is set to go into effect in early 2020, and California lawmakers continue to propose significant amendments that would substantively change material provisions of the law, including provisions...more