The Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued guidance on its recently effective rule targeting foreign adversaries that "use commercial activities to access, exploit, and weaponize U.S. Government-related data and Americans'...more
4/16/2025
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National Security ,
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Trump Administration
On May 25, 2024, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act (the "Act"), which takes effect on July 31, 2025, for most controllers and on July 31, 2029, for certain postsecondary educational...more
6/5/2024
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COPPA ,
Data Collection ,
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Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data Selling ,
Enforcement ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
New Legislation ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
PHI ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Targeted Digital Advertising
Legislation requires data brokers to register with the California Privacy Protection Agency and comply with a one-stop consumer deletion mechanism by 2026 -
The wave of data privacy legislation in California continues as...more
10/4/2023
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California ,
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Deletion ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Legislative Agendas ,
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Personal Data ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State Legislatures
Oregon becomes the 12th state with a comprehensive consumer data privacy law -
The Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (OCPA) became law on July 18, 2023. Oregon is the twelfth state to enact a comprehensive consumer data privacy...more
7/20/2023
/ Consumers ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Acts ,
Data Security ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Oregon ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
State and Local Government ,
State Privacy Laws
The Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA) became law on June 16, 2023. Texas becomes the 11th state to enact a comprehensive consumer data privacy law, joining California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Iowa,...more
7/7/2023
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Compliance ,
Consent ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Non-Discrimination Rules ,
Notice Requirements ,
Opt-Outs ,
Popular ,
Private Right of Action ,
Reporting Requirements ,
SBA ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Small Business ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Texas
On May 18, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a policy statement warning that the proliferation of technologies that use or claim to use biometric information may bring risks with regard to consumer privacy and...more
6/2/2023
/ Biometric Information ,
Data Collection ,
Data Security ,
Deep Fake ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fingerprints ,
FTC Act ,
Innovative Technology ,
Section 5 ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
INCDPA takes business-friendly approach to data privacy, following Virginia, Utah, and Iowa -
Indiana has become the seventh state to enact a "comprehensive" data privacy law, joining California, Virginia, Colorado,...more
On April 27, 2023, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed into law the My Health My Data Act (the "Act"), which will regulate the collection, use, and disclosure of "consumer health data" ("Consumer Health Data" or "CHD"). The...more
5/2/2023
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Covered Entities ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
OCR ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
PHI ,
Private Right of Action
March 2023 was a consequential month for data privacy law. The California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) formally approved regulations issued by the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) implementing the California...more
With the unanimous passage of Senate File 262 by the Iowa House and Senate and the Governor's signature Tuesday, the Hawkeye State joins California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, and Utah as one of six states with a...more
3/31/2023
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Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Reform ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes ,
State Data Privacy Laws
The Colorado Attorney General's Office has published its much-anticipated proposed rules (Proposed Rules) implementing the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA), which, as we discussed in an earlier blog post, was enacted on July 7,...more
The Office of the California Attorney General (OAG) announced on August 24, 2022, a settlement with Sephora, Inc., as part of a recent enforcement sweep of online retailers. OAG alleged Sephora violated the California...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) may have just taken its first steps towards the creation of generally applicable federal privacy and security rules. On Aug. 11, 2022, the FTC published an advance notice of proposed...more
The California Privacy Protection Agency Board (the "CPPA Board") announced on May 27, 2022, that it would hold a public meeting on June 8 to discuss, among other things, a set of detailed proposed regulations to "Implement,...more
6/6/2022
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Information ,
Proposed Regulation ,
State Privacy Laws
Update March 31, 2022: Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed the bill into law March 24, 2022.
With passage of the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA), Utah will become the fourth state to adopt omnibus consumer privacy...more
On the last day of its session, the California legislature passed six bills amending the CCPA, which Governor Newsom is expected to sign into law. ...more
On September 13, the California legislature passed six bills that would amend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Governor Gavin Newsom has one month to decide whether to sign them into law. ...more
9/26/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action ,
Right to Delete
The Privacy Oracle consolidates significant US legislative and regulatory developments at the state and federal level into a single publication. In this month’s issue, we offer:
- An analysis of bills introduced in the 116th...more
4/29/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action ,
Right to Delete