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Delaware Becomes 12th US State to Enact Comprehensive Data Privacy Law

The Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act (DPDPA) takes effect January 1, 2025. Delaware generally followed the Connecticut model, but has some unique terms. We provide a non-exhaustive list of some of Delaware’s requirements...more

Updates to Connecticut’s Privacy Law, Effective July 1

Connecticut’s privacy law takes effect on July 1, with some key changes after the governor signed Senate Bill 3 on June 26. Some portions of the amendments concerning newly defined “consumer health law” will have immediate...more

Next Wave of US Privacy Laws to Take Effect July 1

US state legislatures continue to consider and pass consumer privacy laws. Many of them have similarities, but they also have significant differences. The divergence in the laws can create issues in your data strategy and...more

Colorado and Connecticut Privacy Laws Take Effect in Two Months; Are You Ready For It?

The Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) and the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA) take effect on July 1, 2023. The CPA regulations take effect at the same time. And if you are subject to California’s laws, this is the enforcement...more

State of US Data Privacy Law Compliance

In May 2017, the world of data privacy was irreparably changed when four members of the Chinese military hacked into credit-reporting company Equifax, exposing the personal information of nearly 150 million Americans. The...more

The Long Conn: Connecticut Joins Growing List of Privacy Rights States

This article amends our prior article on new US state omnibus privacy laws coming in 2023: January 1: the California Consumer Privacy Rights Act (which amends the existing CCPA) (CPRA) and the Virginia Consumer Data...more

Utah Consumer Privacy Act

Utah has just become the fourth state to pass an omnibus consumer privacy law. The Utah Consumer Privacy Act (“UCPA”) was signed into law on March 24, 2022.  UCPA is modeled after Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act...more

Countdown to State Law Privacy Compliance: 11 Months to Go

This article starts the 11-month countdown to develop business compliance strategies for three new omnibus privacy laws coming in 2023: January 1: the California Consumer Privacy Rights Act (which amends the existing CCPA)...more

Recreational DNA Industry May Take Liberties With Consumer Data

Companies collecting consumer DNA for non-medical purposes seem to be playing fast and loose with their customers’ data, according to a well-regarded consumer watchdog. This category of private money makers, which could...more

News Scan Finds Multiple Threats to Your Privacy

Your personal information is threatened by more pernicious tools and attacks each year. While this blog often describes poorly written privacy laws stifling business and dangerous bureaucratic overreach by privacy...more

Colorado Passes Comprehensive Privacy Law - 4 Quick Takeaways

Colorado’s governor, Jared Polis, signed the Colorado Privacy Act (“CPA”) into law on July 7th, 2021.   Colorado joins California and Virginia as the third state with a comprehensive privacy law in the United States. ...more

In-house Roundhouse: Antitrust and the Tech Industry [Audio]

Stephanie Lambert, Chief Compliance Counsel with NetScout Systems, Inc., and Womble Bond Dickinson partner and veteran cyber attorney Ted Claypoole talk with host and business litigator, Mark Henriques, about the current...more

How Will the "New" New California Privacy Law Affect Your Business?

We had started getting (sort of) comfortable with the CCPA—California’s omnibus privacy legislation—when the state decided to change the law again. The CCPA just began to be enforced in July of 2020 when a mere 4 months...more

One Transaction Generates Data to Feed Multitudes

Last week I jumped from the starting point of the newest U.S. anti-trust action against Google into a discussion about the legal and economic status of data. I would like to carry the discussion of data further....more

What Law, Economics and the Newest Anti-Trust Lawsuit Ask About Data

Two weeks ago I collected the major recent anti-trust/competition lawsuits, by regulators and competitors alike, filed against U.S. big technology companies. My point was that, after a long fallow period where these giants...more

2020 Ballot Initiatives Affect Tech Industry

Privacy, the gig economy, and access to digital information in our cars were all issues on ballots Tuesday for direct response of the voters. U.S. technology companies will be affected by the results of these...more

Privacy Risks Of Recreational DNA Testing: States Take Action

Last week the California legislature passed an important first step in protecting the American public from itself. The Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA) helps fill a gap in U.S. healthcare privacy that most people don’t...more

Toss Out the Milk, The Cookie Party is Over

For 25 years – since the introduction of Internet Explorer 2 – our browsers supported third-party cookie technology that formed the basis of internet advertising. The cookie party is ending. Tech lawyers and business...more

California Screamin’ – Privacy Rollercoaster Becoming Steeper for Businesses

As the CCPA enforcement date of July 1, 2020 approaches next week, California privacy rights were already on the minds of many businesses. However, just as organizations wrap up month and year-long projects to address those...more

Why Privacy Matters

Although it seems that every day less people care about their privacy, the ability to maintain parts of your life as private remains crucial to our democracy, our economy, and our personal wellbeing. Many people expose their...more

CCPA Draft Regulations v2.0 and the Uncertainties Continue

Don’t wait to implement your California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) compliance as it could require changes to your operations. CCPA can apply to businesses even if they do not have offices or employees in California. It can...more

CCPA Compliance: Thorny Practical Questions (Almost 1 Month to Go)

This is one of several client alerts in a series counting down to the date when CCPA applies (Almost 1 month to go) - The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) takes effect for businesses January 1, 2020. Don’t wait to...more

New CCPA Changes/Clarifications; Some Final, Some Contingent (2 Months to Go)

This is one of several client alerts in a series counting down to the CCPA effectuation date. Don’t wait to implement your California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) compliance mechanisms as changes to your operations may be...more

CCPA Amendments Update

Don’t wait to implement your California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) compliance as it could require changes to your operations. As a reminder, the CCPA takes effect January 1, 2020 and can apply to businesses even if they do...more

CCPA Compliance: Are you Ready for PI 2.0? (5 Months to Go)

Don’t wait to implement your California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) compliance as it could require changes to your operations. CCPA can apply to businesses even if they do not have offices or employees in California. It can...more

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