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On April 22, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published final updates to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule (COPPA Rule). The final COPPA Rule goes into effect on June 23, 2025, 60 days after its...more
On April 22, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published substantial amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA), which will take effect on June 23, 2025. Businesses subject to COPPA must ensure...more
The first class action complaint was filed under Washington’s My Health My Data Act (“MHMDA”) on February 10, 2025, more than a year after the law’s passage. When the law passed in April 2023, MHMDA was novel for its broad...more
On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published its Final Rule officially adopting updates to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). For a comprehensive overview of these changes, be sure to...more
“Ethically challenging” and “the most intrusive option” – these are some of the words Australia’s Privacy Commissioner used to describe facial recognition technology (FRT), and its use by national hardware retailer Bunnings....more
Introduction - Illinois has enacted laws addressing rights and obligations related to data privacy. Companies and organizations that handle, collect, disseminate, or otherwise deal in nonpublic information have a number of...more
Since 2011, I’ve attended the International Association of Privacy Professionals’ Global Privacy Summit in Washington, D.C. Each year one session gets everyone talking; this year the honor went to “Direct Insights from U.S....more
Editor’s Note: During this webcast, industry leaders discussed using generative AI (GAI) in the legal and cybersecurity fields. The speakers, John Brewer, Anya Korolyov, Chris Wall, and Bernie Gabin, all experts in AI and...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) received over 270 comments to its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for the amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) during the public comment period that...more
The FTC is proposing significant changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) rule to place new restrictions on the use and disclosure of children’s personal information. The COPPA Rule requires websites...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) gave privacy lawyers a long-awaited Christmas gift on December 20, 2023: its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule. The NPRM...more
The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule requires operators of websites and online services that are directed to children under 13 years of age, or that have “actual knowledge” they are collecting personal information...more
Whether your focus is privacy, advertising or both, there is a good chance that you have bumped into some thorny issues involving the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). In general, COPPA prohibits websites or...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In February 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court issued a landmark opinion in Cothron v. White Castle finding that claims under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) accrue each time a private...more
The Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR) was signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis on June 6, 2023, making Florida the tenth state to enact a consumer data privacy law along with California, Virginia, Colorado,...more
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill 262, known as the “Florida Digital Bill of Rights” (“FDBR”), on June 6, 2023. The FDBR will go into effect on July 1, 2024, which means businesses subject to it...more
On 18 May 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a policy statement announcing its intention to combat unfair and deceptive acts related to the collection and use of consumers’ biometric information. This comes in...more
“We hope today’s settlement sends a strong message to businesses that are still failing to comply with California’s consumer privacy law. My office is watching, and we will hold you accountable.” These were the words of...more
Since the privacy and security regulations were issued under the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), critics pointed to the limitations on the reach of those rules. A critical limitation...more
While there is no comprehensive, federal United States law governing privacy, there are several major state laws that are currently in place. To help our clients assess their compliance posture, we have published a quick,...more
In a unanimous decision, the Illinois Supreme Court held that an appellate court erred “in applying two different statutes of limitations” to Illinois’ Biometric Information and Privacy Act (BIPA). Accordingly, all BIPA...more
In Joshua Johnson v. Mitek Systems, Inc., the Seventh Circuit affirmed a district court order denying defendant Mitek Systems, Inc.’s motion to compel arbitration of the plaintiff’s claims brought under the Illinois Biometric...more
With football season in full swing, fans and fantasy football owners alike are busy watching games and tossing around acronyms like passes – Xs and Os, TDs, PATs, PPR, YACs, and many more. And on the legal gridiron, insurers...more
Editor’s Note: The California Privacy Protection Agency released amendments to its draft regulations, and the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau contemplates rulemaking on sharing financial data. In U.S. litigation, the first...more
On October 17, a U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington issued an order and judgment, ending two related putative class actions alleging tech companies violated Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act...more