AI tools often drive efficiency and save money, but they have drawbacks. Here’s what to know....more
9/16/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Bots ,
Compliance ,
Consent ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Contract Drafting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HITECH Act ,
Machine Learning ,
Marketing ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Reputation Management ,
Risk Management ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Security and Privacy Controls ,
State Privacy Laws
Minnesota has become the 19th state to pass a comprehensive data privacy law. On May 24, Governor Tim Walz signed into law the Minnesota Consumer Privacy Act (H.F. 4757) (the “MCPA”), which takes effect July 31, 2025....more
California continues to serve as the primary driver of privacy law in the United States, but other state laws now warrant compliance. The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), effective January 1, 2023, amends and extends the...more
Facial recognition technology, drones the size of a butterfly, secure microchips replacing magnetic stripes on credit cards, sensors the size of a grain of sand swallowed by patients that transmit data directly to the...more
1/19/2022
/ Best Practices ,
Big Data ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
CAN-SPAM Act ,
COPPA ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
ECPA ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
GLBA Privacy ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Internet of Things ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Public Health ,
Risk Management ,
State Privacy Laws ,
TCPA ,
VPPA
Just a few months ago, compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (the CCPA) was at the top of many businesses’ priority lists for 2020. With the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses put privacy compliance and the CCPA...more
A bill banning the non-consensual sale of GPS data sits on the desk of Hawaii’s governor, David Ige. If he takes no action by June 24, 2019, it becomes law....more
As noted in our two prior alerts, CCPA Part 1 and Part 2, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is bringing GDPR-like data protection to the United States. Other states are now following suit.
The California...more
4/17/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Data Privacy ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Pending Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State Attorneys General
As we explained in our last alert, California’s new comprehensive data privacy law is to take effect on January 1, 2020. For companies subject to this law, compliance will require a substantial investment of time, effort,...more
3/28/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Exemptions ,
Fair Credit Billing Act (FCBA) ,
GLBA Privacy ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HITECH Act ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws
California has enacted the most important data privacy statute the United States has seen to date. The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) brings European-style data privacy regulations to the United States....more
What happened?
California has enacted a sweeping digital privacy law, creating new protections and rights for consumers’ personal information. The law, which goes into effect in 2020, gives consumers a greater right to...more