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More Privacy, Please - December 2022

Editor’s Note: In regulatory news, the Federal Trade Commission extended the deadline to comply with the Safeguards Rule, and Health and Human Services issued guidance for the use of online tracking technology under HIPAA. In...more

More Privacy, Please - November 2022

Editor’s Note: The California Privacy Protection Agency released amendments to its draft regulations, and the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau contemplates rulemaking on sharing financial data. In U.S. litigation, the first...more

Washington Court Finds Illinois’ BIPA Does Not Apply Outside the State

On October 17, a U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington issued an order and judgment, ending two related putative class actions alleging tech companies violated Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act...more

More Privacy, Please - October 2022

Editor’s Note: In the U.S. laws and regulation space, the White House is focusing on privacy, evident through its session on accountability for big tech and the recent executive order highlighting cybersecurity risks....more

More Privacy, Please - September 2022

Editor’s Note: In the U.S. laws and regulation space, the California attorney general announced the first-ever CCPA settlement, the California Privacy Protection Agency raised objections to the ADPPA, and the FTC announced...more

Not So Pretty: Top Takeaways From First CCPA Settlement With Sephora and Updated Enforcement Case Examples

With the notice and cure set to expire on January 1, 2023, California Attorney General Rob Bonta (CA AG) provided a glimpse at what to expect with its first settlement of alleged violations of the California Consumer Privacy...more

More Privacy, Please - August 2022

Editor’s Note: In the U.S. laws and regulation space, federal lawmakers continued to push the American Data Privacy and Protection Act forward, and the FTC pledged to enforce the law against the illegal use of highly...more

Simplifying a Complicated Process — Four Steps to Comply with China’s PIPL New Security Assessment Requirements for Cross-Border...

Background on the PIPL Security Assessment. On July 7, China’s top regulator, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), released the final version of the Measures for Security Assessment of Data Exports (Security...more

Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - July 2022

Like most industries today, Consumer Finance Services businesses continue to be significantly impacted by COVID-19. To help you keep abreast of relevant activities, below find a breakdown of some of the biggest legislative...more

More Privacy, Please - June 2022

Editor’s Note: This past month featured increased activity in privacy and data protection. U.S. Legislation and Regulation. Connecticut’s governor signed a comprehensive privacy bill, and President Biden has before him a bill...more

California Privacy Protection Agency Publishes Draft Rules

The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) established the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), and requires the CPPA to adopt, amend, and rescind regulations on 22 topics — including, among other things, definitions,...more

Clearview and ACLU Reach Settlement to Limit Access to Photo Database

On May 9, Clearview AI (Clearview) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) reached a settlement whereby Clearview agreed to a nationwide injunction blocking many private entities, and some public entities, from...more

More Privacy, Please - May 2022

Editor’s Note: Connecticut became the fifth state in the nation to successfully pass a comprehensive privacy bill (now awaiting its governor’s signature), following California, Colorado, Utah, and Virginia. Meanwhile,...more

Connecticut Legislature Passes Comprehensive Privacy Legislation, Awaiting Governor’s Signature

On April 28, the Connecticut House passed Senate Bill 6, an act concerning personal data privacy and online monitoring (SB 6 or Connecticut Act). The Senate unanimously passed SB 6 on April 20, and is now currently under...more

Kentucky's Genetic Information Privacy Act Passes

On April 8, Kentucky Governor Andrew Beshear (D) signed House Bill 502 into law....more

More Privacy, Please - April 2022

Editor’s Note: Utah became the fourth state in the nation to successfully pass a comprehensive privacy bill, following California, Colorado, and Virginia. Meanwhile, seven other states failed at their own attempts, including...more

A Fresh “Face” of Privacy: 2022 Biometric Laws

Q: What states have biometric laws and what does this mean for my company? ...more

A Fresh "Face" of Privacy: 2022 Biometric Laws

Introduction: Biometric Laws in 2022 - In the first quarter of 2022 alone, no fewer than seven states have introduced biometric laws — California, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, and New York — generally...more

Utah Becomes Fourth State to Adopt Privacy Legislation

On March 24, Governor Spencer J. Cox signed the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA), making Utah the fourth state in the country to adopt a comprehensive privacy law. The UCPA is set to take effect on December 31, 2023, and this...more

More Privacy, Please - March 2022

Editor’s Note: It may be the shortest month of the year, but February 2022 saw a flurry of privacy — especially biometric — legislation move closer to enactment. Kentucky, California, Maryland, and New York state introduced...more

Continued Wait Time for CPRA Regulations

California Privacy Protection Agency Director Ashkan Soltani recently announced that long-awaited regulations related to the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) would be delayed. The agency initially scheduled a July 1...more

Utah Consumer Privacy Act Awaiting Signature

On February 25, the Utah Senate passed the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (the UCPA), which closely resembles both the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (the VCDPA) and the Colorado Privacy Act (the CPA). The House unanimously...more

Wisconsin House Passes New Comprehensive Privacy Bill

On February 23, the Wisconsin House passed Assembly Bill 957 (AB 957), a bill relating to consumer data protection. This legislation is based on the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA) and provides consumers with...more

No Pain No Gain – Magistrate Judge Recommends Dismissal of Data Breach Suit Where Medical Information Was at Issue

On February 3, a New York magistrate judge recommended dismissing a class action against medical management company, Professional Business System d/b/a Practicefirst Medical Management Solutions in Tassmer v. Professional...more

More Privacy, Please - February 2022

Editor’s Note: Organizations continue calling for a comprehensive federal privacy law, and U.S. states continue trying to fill the void by proposing their own such laws. The latest states to do so include Mississippi and...more

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