Consistent with a growing national trend, Virginia joined California in recently passing consumer privacy legislation with broad national reach. Both the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act ...more
4/8/2021
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2020 has been a busy year in privacy law both domestically and around the globe. Some of the most striking developments included enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and passage of the California Privacy...more
1/4/2021
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SHIELD Act
The rapid expansion of data security and privacy laws and regulations — both in the United States and internationally — harbors the potential for substantial liability, with the consequence that cyber compliance has become an...more
12/30/2020
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The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) created groundbreaking new rules for how businesses must handle California consumers’ personal data and spurred proposals for similar legislation across the country. ...more
11/12/2020
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Data Privacy ,
Data Sellers ,
Data-Sharing ,
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Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Right to Delete ,
Right To Know ,
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Data privacy compliance emerged as a top-tier issue for businesses across the globe with the implementation of new laws with broad scope and sweeping coverage, including the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR),...more
8/3/2020
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California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect on Jan. 1, 2020. While the CCPA has been interpreted as primarily targeting technology companies and data brokers, it has broad reach and applies to any business that...more
1/29/2020
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State and Local Government
The Cayman Islands recently implemented data protection legislation similar to that adopted elsewhere in the world, including the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The GDPR forced many businesses outside its...more
11/1/2019
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Private Investment Funds
New York is gearing up to enact some of the toughest cybersecurity, privacy and data protection laws in the country. Modeled on the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer...more
7/18/2019
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SHIELD Act ,
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State Data Breach Notification Statutes
On June 28, 2018, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) was signed into law. The bill was drafted and passed quickly, just prior to a deadline for removing a similar initiative from the ballot that would have...more
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2/2/2017
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Spokeo v Robins ,
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