The Governor of Colorado signed the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) on July 7, 2021, making it the third state in the United States to enact broad consumer privacy legislation. Building on now-familiar concepts from the California...more
The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) will require businesses to update their privacy notices with additional disclosures and post website links that allow consumers to exercise their new rights under the CPRA. In this...more
As we have previously highlighted, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) has created several new consumer rights that will require businesses to change existing California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) compliance programs. ...more
Virginia is on track to be the second U.S. state to enact comprehensive consumer privacy legislation. Both the Virginia House of Delegates and the Virginia Senate have passed nearly identical versions of the Consumer Data...more
2/10/2021
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Information Governance ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Risk Management ,
State and Local Government
California voters have spoken: in November 2020, they voted to enact the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), which will mark a significant expansion of California’s existing privacy laws when it takes effect on January 1,...more
On Friday, the California Attorney General issued the final implementing regulations for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The final regulations—which had been under review by the California Office of Administrative...more
8/18/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Information Governance ,
Office of Administrative Law Judges (OALJ) ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government
It’s official. The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) has received enough valid signatures to appear on the November 2020 ballot. And if polling from late last year remains accurate, California voters are likely to approve...more
6/26/2020
/ Ballot Measures ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Information Governance ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
State and Local Government
On June 1, The California Attorney General (CA AG) submitted the final text of the CCPA regulations to the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) for approval. ...more
6/2/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Information Governance ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General
The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) is progressing through California’s elections process for inclusion on the November 2020 ballot. Businesses may want to begin considering how their data privacy obligations in...more
On March 11, The California Attorney General (CA AG) released a second set of modifications to the proposed regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)....more
3/13/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Digital Service Providers ,
Information Governance ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Right to Delete ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General
On Friday, February 7, 2020, the California Attorney General (CA AG) released notice of changes to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) draft regulations. Initial draft regulations were published for public comment on...more
2/10/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Information Governance ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government
Alongside its flurry of CCPA amendments last term, the California legislature passed Assembly Bill 1202 (AB 1202), the nation’s second “data broker” registration law. AB 1202 requires “data brokers” to register with and pay...more
1/27/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Sellers ,
Deadlines ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
Third-Party Relationships
Washington State is already shaping up as a center of state privacy legislation for 2020.
Last year, SB 5376 (also known as the Washington Privacy Act, or WPA) gained significant traction in the legislature, passing the...more
1/14/2020
/ Biometric Information ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Portability ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Right to Delete ,
State and Local Government
On October 17, 2019, the Hogan Lovells Privacy and Cybersecurity team discussed key elements of the California Attorney General’s proposed regulations implementing certain provisions of the California Consumer Privacy Act...more
11/5/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Deletion ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Information Governance ,
Opt-In ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Right to Delete ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government
On October 22, the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), a media and marketing industry trade group, released for public comment the California Consumer Privacy Act Compliance Framework for Publishers and Technology Companies...more
11/1/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cooperative Compliance Regime ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Sellers ,
Framework Agreement ,
Interactive Advertising Bureau ,
Internet ,
Online Advertisements ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Publishers ,
Targeted Digital Advertising ,
Technology Sector ,
Websites
On October 10, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (CA AG) released proposed regulations to implement certain provisions of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The CA AG also released a Notice of Proposed...more
10/14/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
COPPA ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Information Sharing ,
Non-Discrimination Rules ,
NPRM ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General
Since the California Consumer Privacy Act’s (CCPA) hasty passage in June last year and minor changes last September, the CCPA has vexed businesses working on compliance. Among many practical challenges, the CCPA often...more
9/25/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Request For Information ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) is requesting public comments on the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (“COPPA Rule”). In particular, the FTC is seeking feedback on the effectiveness of its 2013 amendments to the...more
9/6/2019
/ Comment Period ,
COPPA ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Mobile Apps ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Parental Consent ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Public Comment ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites
On February 27, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that it settled with the operators of a video social networking app for a record civil penalty of $5.7 million under the Children’s Online Privacy...more
3/4/2019
/ Consumer Protection Laws ,
COPPA ,
Data Collection ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Information Technology ,
Mobile Apps ,
Music ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Social Networks ,
Website Owner Liability
The California Department of Justice has announced a March 8, 2019 deadline for submitting written pre-rulemaking comments on the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The March 8 deadline is an extension from the...more
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled on January 25 in Rosenbach v. Six Flags Entertainment Corp. that a plaintiff can allege a violation of rights under the state’s Biometric Information Protection Act (BIPA) even without...more
1/28/2019
/ Amusement Parks ,
Article III ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Fingerprints ,
IL Supreme Court ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Personal Data ,
Standing ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Statutory Violations
This is the ninth installment in Hogan Lovells’ series on the California Consumer Privacy Act.
The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) exempts information that is collected, processed, sold, or disclosed...more
12/10/2018
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Exemptions ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Information Technology ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Rule
This is the eighth installment in Hogan Lovells’ series on the California Consumer Privacy Act.
In the digital age, data is everything. “Big Data” feeds countless business processes and offerings. Businesses rely on data...more
12/3/2018
/ Big Data ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Notice Requirements ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Risk Mitigation
This is the seventh installment in Hogan Lovells’ series on the California Consumer Privacy Act.
The application of the California Consumer Protection Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) to employee data has been the subject of much...more
10/26/2018
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Records ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws
In the same week that the automotive industry gathers in Washington, D.C. for the 2018 Washington Auto Show, a cross-section of automotive stakeholders, government officials, and consumer and privacy advocates came together...more
1/30/2018
/ Automotive Industry ,
Connected Cars ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Driverless Cars ,
Fair Information Practice Principles (FIPPs) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
GAO ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Popular ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Technology Sector