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On June 25, Connecticut Governor Lamont signed Senator James Maroney’s SB 1295 into law. The bill makes several notable changes to Connecticut’s existing consumer data privacy law, including modifying its applicability...more
Key Takeaways - - Amendments to the Colorado Privacy Act, which go into effect on July 1, 2025, establish obligations surrounding both biometric identifiers and biometric data and the broader category of biometric...more
In April, the Office of the Connecticut Attorney General (OAG) released an updated enforcement report under the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA) to highlight privacy enforcement actions taken in 2024....more
The Oklahoma State Legislature recently enacted Senate Bill 626, amending its Security Breach Notification Act, effective January 1, 2026, to address gaps in the state’s current cybersecurity framework (the “Amendment”). The...more
Several state attorneys general (AGs) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have begun scrutinizing ancestry tracking company 23andMe following its recent announcement that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. As part of...more
On February 10, 2025, the first class action complaint was filed under Washington state’s My Health My Data Act (“MHMDA”), over a year after the law was passed. See Maxwell v. Amazon.com, Inc. et al., Case No. 2:25-cv-261...more
Comprehensive state privacy laws often task a state regulator to promulgate accompanying regulations that clarify the law’s requirements and to enforce the law by providing further guidance through its enforcement actions....more
Keypoint: Last week, the Utah legislature passed two bills prior to closing while Georgia’s Senate passed a consumer data privacy bill and the Arizona House passed a social media bill. Below is the ninth weekly update on...more
The National Retail Federation (NRF) “Big Show,” held annually in New York, is a premier event for unveiling cutting-edge technologies in the retail industry. This event serves as a forum where vendors showcase new tools...more
Companies continue to face a patchwork of state data privacy laws, federal agencies targeted companies' collection of sensitive consumer information, and a handful of states passed artificial intelligence-related regulation...more
It is hard to believe that another year is upon us! As we have done in years past (including 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018), we have created a comprehensive resource of all our www.eyeonprivacy.com posts from 2024. As...more
In December 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule to address the increasing use and monetization of children’s data online. The COPPA Rule,...more
Keypoint: In our second weekly update for 2025, we are tracking new bills filed in Arkansas, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia. Below is...more
Colorado Adopts Amendments to CPA Rules - The Colorado Attorney General announced the adoption of amendments to the Colorado Privacy Act (“CPA”) rules. The rules will become effective on January 30, 2025. The rules...more
We are back for our sixth year of tracking proposed state privacy legislation and fifth year of providing weekly updates. As in past years, we will track proposed state privacy legislation through these weekly updates and our...more
On December 6, 2024, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office notified the public that it adopted the updated Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) Rules, as a follow-up to the amendments to the CPA made earlier in the year (collectively,...more
As we enter the New Year, Wiley is looking ahead to the top privacy developments and trends to watch in 2025. On the state side, 2025 kicked off with several new privacy laws going into effect in January, and states continue...more
The Colorado AG’s office adopted draft amendments to the Colorado Privacy Act rules last month. The adopted draft reflected input from the public to AG’s September 2024 version and addresses three key issues. First, on...more
As the year comes to a close here are some of the highlights from the Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report with our most popular topics and posts from 2024. Expanding State Privacy Laws- This year saw a...more
Earlier this month, after the conclusion of the public comment period, the Colorado Department of Law adopted amendments to the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA), which grants rights to Colorado consumers concerning their personal...more
The Colorado attorney general’s office just adopted significant updates to the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) rules, which will soon introduce new obligations related to biometric data, employee biometrics, children’s privacy,...more
Since the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA) took effect in July 2024, Texas has emerged as a leader in privacy enforcement. The Texas attorney general (AG) recently announced: “Any entity abusing or exploiting...more
Approximately one year after the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) Rules went into effect, the Colorado Attorney General proposed draft amendments to reflect recent changes to the CPA. Recall that the CPA applies to "controllers"...more
It is often said that the law lags behind the pace of technological development. Yet, while computer chip implants and wearable brain activity monitors are only just starting to show technical viability, two states recently...more
Colorado employers could soon need to comply with the disclosure and consent requirements of the state’s privacy act when they collect biometric identifiers from employees or applicants – which would make Colorado the first...more