Virginia's legislature has set the stage for the Commonwealth to join California as one of two states with comprehensive consumer privacy legislation. The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA) pulls certain policy...more
2/23/2021
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Information Governance ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
State and Local Government ,
Virginia
Last week, with the issuance of an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced its intention to explore regulation of open banking. The Notice requests public input...more
Attempts by U.S. legislators to address the privacy issues raised by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic have stalled. But for companies seeking to balance the goals of furthering public health and protecting individuals' privacy,...more
Washington, D.C. amended its data breach notification law (D.C. Act 23-268) on March 26, 2020, expanding the definition of personal information covered by the law and requiring businesses collecting data from D.C. residents...more
While all eyes are on the state of Washington's proposed privacy act for the final legislative week, consumer privacy rights continue to be a hot topic in a handful of other state legislatures. ...more
Go to the gym. Eat less sugar. No booze for January. Pass privacy legislation.
As legislatures across the country opened for new sessions in January, it was evident that many representatives had added "expand individual...more
As the likelihood of the federal government passing a timely, workable national consumer privacy law before the November election decreases, states from coast to coast have been busy. According to the National Conference of...more
"I’m just a law whose intentions are good / Oh AG, please don’t let me be misunderstood."
- Nina Simone, Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood, as adapted by the DWT Privacy & Security Team...more
Six bills proposing various changes to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) continue to move through the state’s legislature, and are likely to come up for a final floor vote imminently. None of the proposed amendments...more
With summer vacations, BBQs, and heat waves still in full swing, it can be tempting to think there is plenty of time remaining until the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") takes effect on January 1, 2020. ...more
While federal legislators still appear unable to reach consensus on the content of national privacy legislation, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is moving forward with its plan to issue a “Privacy...more
Privacy issues surrounding location data were in the news this month. Hawaii’s legislature passed a bill to regulate the sale of GPS data which now awaits the governor’s decision to sign it or veto it....more
Copy-cat CCPA bills sprung up across the country in February, but as state legislatures move toward the lazy hazy days of summer, many of these bills seem to have lost momentum.
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"Go to the room with the wires and a quiet hum. Personal information, you're likely to find some."
With new global privacy laws requiring consumer access to specific pieces of personal information and documentation of...more
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
Despite support from the technology industry and almost unanimous support in the state Senate, the Washington Privacy Act (SB 5367) appears to dead after it failed to pass the Washington House before the April 17 deadline for...more
Criminal masterminds are constantly re-envisioning their weapon of choice. International cyberattacks perpetuated through the use of leaked nation-state cyber tools, shaped many security discussions in 2018, but a new year...more
2/14/2019
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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Email ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Smartphones
Privacy has been a hot topic for state legislatures in the first month of the year. Legislators in nine states have introduced draft bills that would impose broad obligations on businesses to provide consumers with...more
Washington threatened to further complicate the U.S. legal landscape on Friday, January 18, as a group of state senators introduced the “Washington Privacy Act,” SB 5376, a bill which would establish GDPR-like requirements on...more
Santa’s practice of monitoring behavior of children across the globe has been publically disclosed for decades, but the recent implementation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and enactment of the California...more
12/19/2018
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Right to Delete
The California legislature passed SB 1121, a bill to amend the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), on Friday night, hours before the legislature recessed for the year. SB 1121 contained only a few substantive changes,...more
9/6/2018
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action
A coalition of business groups, including the California Chamber of Commerce and a broad array of industry associations, wrote to state lawmakers on Monday requesting a series of amendments to the California Consumer Privacy...more