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
8/7/2023
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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
The European Commission’s long-awaited updates to the Standard Contractual Clauses (“SCCs”) have arrived. Data protection lawyers globally have eagerly anticipated these changes, which are necessary to address a legal...more
6/15/2021
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Legislation was recently introduced in Ohio encouraging businesses to take steps in protecting consumer data. Ohio Senate Bill 220, The Data Protection Act (the “Act”), provides businesses that take certain commercially...more
11/21/2017
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