To date, 19 states have adopted comprehensive data privacy laws, but Massachusetts is not among them. Thus, Massachusetts residents whose web browsing activities result in an unexpected loss of privacy sometimes base their...more
12/23/2024
/ Amicus Briefs ,
Analytics ,
Data Collection ,
Facebook ,
Fraud ,
Google ,
Hospitals ,
Liability ,
MA Supreme Judicial Court ,
Privacy Laws ,
VPPA ,
Websites ,
Wiretapping
The Covid-19 pandemic has spawned a number of novel technologies aimed at suppressing the spread of the coronavirus. In China, for example, the most popular messaging and payment apps contain technology that requires a user...more
6/16/2020
/ Best Practices ,
Consent ,
Contact Tracing ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health and Safety ,
Mobile Apps ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Policy ,
Sick Employees ,
Workplace Safety
The California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) is scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2020. In recent days:
- The Governor of California signed into law seven CCPA amendments,
- The California Attorney General...more
11/1/2019
/ Amended Rules ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Ballot Measures ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Sellers ,
Data-Sharing ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Incentives ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Preemption ,
Privacy Laws ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Verification Requirements
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which we discussed last year, goes into effect on January 1, 2020. Its record-keeping requirements become effective on July 1, 2019. If your small- or medium-size business is based...more
5/29/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Class Action ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Covered Entities ,
Damages ,
Data Breach ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Mobile Apps ,
Opt-Outs ,
Out-of-State Companies ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Right to Delete ,
State Attorneys General ,
Websites
On June 28, the Governor of California signed the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018. The Act becomes effective on January 1, 2020. It includes some of the novel aspects of the EU’s General Data Privacy Regulation...more
8/10/2018
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Rights ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
New Legislation ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action ,
Right to Delete