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
2023 is shaping up to be a landmark year for data privacy, on both sides of the Atlantic. In the US, four new state laws go into effect – two on July 1 – while California is expanding its already robust requirements, and...more
7/18/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biometric Information ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Mapping ,
Data Privacy ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Geolocation ,
Information Reports ,
International Data Transfers ,
Privacy Framework ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Strategic Planning ,
Surveys ,
UK ,
UK Data Protection Act
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
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
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
2023 is shaping up to be a landmark year for data privacy, as comprehensive consumer privacy laws take effect in four states and a fifth state expands its already robust privacy compliance requirements. As part of Womble Bond...more
The public internet has been around for about thirty years and consumers’ browser-based graphic-heavy experience has existed for about twenty-five years. In the early days, commercial websites operated without privacy...more
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
6/22/2022
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Compliance ,
Compliance Dates ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Popular ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Surveys
New omnibus privacy laws are coming to Virginia, Colorado, Utah, and Connecticut in 2023. Updates to California’s existing privacy law arrive in 2023 too. Don’t wait to implement your compliance updates as it could require...more
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
New omnibus privacy laws are coming to Virginia, Colorado, and Utah in 2023. Updates to California’s existing privacy law are coming in 2023 too....more
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
In the past 5 years businesses felt the increasingly intricate data management rules (GDPR, CCPA, BIPA) pressed against an explosion in hacking and ransomware. Companies experience pressure from legislators, regulators,...more
3/15/2022
/ Biometric Information ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data Use Policies ,
Geolocation ,
Hackers ,
New Legislation ,
Privacy Laws ,
Ransomware ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Webinars
Where are you?
Your exact location is a tidbit of information that can infringe on your privacy. Knowing your location all the time can help someone map your life....more
3/9/2022
/ California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Consumer Information ,
Data Collection ,
EU ,
Geolocation ,
Location Data ,
Location Privacy ,
Mobile Apps ,
Mobile Devices ,
Mobile Privacy ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
State Privacy Laws
As noted in our intro alert for this series, new omnibus privacy laws are coming to Virginia and Colorado and California’s existing comprehensive privacy law has been further modified by the CPRA. Don’t wait to implement your...more
The smart house is upon us. One may be surrounding you now, with internet-enabled security systems, doorbells, air conditioner, refrigerator, mattress, windows, music speakers, and children’s toys. ...more
US policy makers struggle with the tension between protecting personal privacy and enabling law enforcement surveillance. We know that both are important, but at a certain point, prioritizing one priority shortchanges the...more
2/4/2022
/ Analytics ,
Biometric Information ,
EU ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
Europol ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Law Enforcement ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Surveillance
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
Florida and California join a growing minority of states enacting laws protecting a person’s genetic information (Nevada and Alaska also have laws). Florida’s new genetic privacy law, known as Protecting DNA Privacy Act, went...more
Is more information always better?
If someone wants to limit the use of information, and others want to expose, discuss or publicize it, who wins?...more
7/13/2021
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Data Collection ,
Data Deletion ,
Defamation Act ,
EU ,
FOIA ,
Google ,
Privacy Laws ,
Right to Be Forgotten ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Sunshine Laws
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
Some companies don’t seem to care about privacy compliance. They may not have the money to build a compliance regime. They may not believe in the laws or believe that the laws would ever be applied to them. They may just not...more
If a picture of your face is used for a purpose that doesn’t identify you, is your privacy violated?
If the publicly available picture was used just to show a face, distinguished from some faces, similar to others, and fed...more
7/22/2020
/ Alphabet Company ,
Amazon ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Microsoft ,
Name and Likeness ,
Personal Data ,
Public Information ,
State Privacy Laws