Following an eventful 2023, we expect that many recent legislative and enforcement trends will persist, making 2024 a similarly impactful year in the development of U.S. privacy law. These trends include but are not limited...more
1/31/2024
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Acts ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Acts ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
State Legislatures ,
State Privacy Laws
Texas recently became the tenth state to pass a comprehensive consumer data privacy law when its legislature voted in favor of the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA). The bill was signed by Governor Greg Abbott on...more
6/21/2023
/ California ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Acts ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Information ,
SBA ,
State and Local Government ,
State Legislatures ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Texas ,
Virginia
In March of 2021, Virginia became the second state to adopt a comprehensive data protection law. The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA), which goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2023, borrows many concepts from the...more
3/31/2021
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Virginia
In this day, data is often one of the most valuable assets companies have and it needs to be protected as such. Guarding data has become crucial for every business, no matter the size and industry. In the first half of 2019,...more
12/23/2019
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Retention ,
Data Security ,
Data Storage ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Information Security ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Security Risk Assessments
On Friday, Sept. 28, 2018, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law first-in-the-nation legislation requiring that manufacturers include “reasonable security features” on any device that is “capable of connecting to...more
10/8/2018
/ Bluetooth ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Exclusions ,
Governor Brown ,
Internet ,
Internet of Things ,
Manufacturers ,
New Legislation ,
Private Right of Action ,
Software ,
Technology Sector