The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) has posed significant litigation risk to businesses collecting biometric information since its adoption in 2008. Last year, an Illinois Supreme Court decision magnified...more
The California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (the “Act”) recently became law and includes a number of online privacy-related requirements related to individuals under the age of 18. The statute is similar to, and expressly...more
11/2/2022
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
COPPA ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Geolocation ,
New Legislation ,
Online Platforms ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Websites
The Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA) is on the verge of becoming law after recently passing both chambers of the Utah legislature with no dissenting votes. Unless Utah’s governor vetoes the bill, Utah will become the fourth...more
Last week’s news that the Federal Trade Commission is taking steps to begin rulemaking on consumer privacy and artificial intelligence drew plenty of attention from privacy professionals, and suggests 2022 could be an...more
12/21/2021
/ Breach Notification Rule ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hackers ,
Healthcare ,
Mobile Health Apps ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
PHI ,
Policy Statement ,
Popular
Organizations in the United States often ask us how to comply with GDPR. But starting with that question skips a key inquiry: the extent to which GDPR applies to a US company in the first place....more
3/17/2021
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Foreign Corporations ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Goods or Services ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
UK
The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) became law earlier this week when the state’s governor signed a bill recently adopted by the state’s legislature, making Virginia the second state in the nation with a...more
3/9/2021
/ California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Information Governance ,
New Legislation ,
Opt-In ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
State and Local Government