California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Data-Sharing

Q1 - 2023: Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Quarterly Briefing

Benesch on 5/22/2023

Data privacy laws have been progressing globally, but federal legislation in the U.S. has been lacking - Businesses are facing a growing number of data privacy regulations. This is especially apparent among those in highly...more

California Privacy Rights Act Passes: Five Tips to Help Companies Prepare for California’s New, New Thing!

Fenwick & West LLP on 1/11/2021

The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) passed by ballot measure in November 2020. While it does not repeal the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which became effective in January 2020, it does change and augment CCPA...more

Reopening the Economy and Getting Back to Business: Privacy Concerns with Health Data Collection and Contact Tracing

Polsinelli on 5/15/2020

As we continue our series on steps business owners should take to mitigate the risk of reopening, it is clear from the guidance that has been issued by several states that effective screening and contact tracing are issues...more

California Leads the Nation in Privacy Protection, But To Where?

Sunstein LLP on 11/1/2019

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

Weekly Trends Report – 8/7/2019 Insights

Association of Certified E-Discovery... on 8/8/2019

Insight into where e-discovery, information governance cybersecurity, and digital transformation are heading – who is doing what now or in the future, what works and what doesn’t, and what people wish they could do but can’t...more

GDPR Privacy FAQs: If a website participates in behavioral advertising, does the GDPR require that it disclose that it is...

BCLP on 8/7/2019

No. The requirement to disclose “sales” of “personal information” to consumers is derived from the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”), not European data privacy law....more

Nevada Consumers Can Now Opt-Out of a Sale of Personal Information

Polsinelli on 6/6/2019

On May 29, 2019, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak signed into law Senate Bill 220 (SB 220), which allows a Nevada consumer to “opt-out” of the sale of his or her personal information to a third party. ...more

Privacy FAQs: Can corporate affiliates share information for marketing purposes?

BCLP on 5/21/2019

The California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") was enacted in early 2018 as a political compromise to stave off a poorly drafted, and plaintiff’s friendly ballot initiative. Although the CCPA is scheduled to go into force in...more

Privacy FAQs: If a company receives a data access request from an employee, will it have to share with them performance reviews...

BCLP on 5/10/2019

The California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") was enacted in early 2018 as a political compromise to stave off a poorly drafted, and plaintiff’s friendly ballot initiative. Although the CCPA is scheduled to go into force in...more

Privacy FAQs: Do companies have to disclose within their privacy notice that they may share their information as part of a merger...

BCLP on 5/8/2019

The California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") was enacted in early 2018 as a political compromise to stave off a poorly drafted, and plaintiff’s friendly ballot initiative. Although the CCPA is scheduled to go into force in...more

Privacy FAQs: Can a service provider use and transfer personal information if they anonymize or aggregate it?

BCLP on 5/7/2019

The California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") was enacted in early 2018 as a political compromise to stave off a poorly drafted, and plaintiff’s friendly ballot initiative. Although the CCPA is scheduled to go into force in...more

With More Than 8 Billion Things, Where Are the IoT Privacy Laws?

Foley & Lardner LLP on 4/5/2019

No one knows for sure how many "things" are connected to the Internet, but the Federal Trade Commission reported last year that it was more than 8 billion, and that it would exceed 20 billion by the end of 2020! Astonishing...more

California Privacy FAQs: Do companies have to affirmatively state within their privacy policy that they “do not sell” personal...

BCLP on 4/2/2019

The California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") was enacted in early 2018 as a political compromise to stave off a poorly drafted, and plaintiff’s friendly ballot initiative. Although the CCPA is scheduled to go into force in...more

Senate Subcommittee Considers Small Business Perspectives on a Federal Data Privacy Framework

WilmerHale on 4/1/2019

Continuing Congress’s consideration of possible comprehensive federal privacy legislation, the Senate Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Manufacturing, Trade, and Consumer Protection held a hearing on March 26, 2019 on...more

California and European Privacy FAQs: Can a company share information about its employees as part of due diligence with a...

BCLP on 2/22/2019

The California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") was enacted in early 2018 as a political compromise to stave off a poorly drafted, and plaintiff’s friendly ballot initiative. Although the CCPA is scheduled to go into force in...more

California and European Privacy FAQs: Can a business share its marketing list with social media platforms in order to target...

BCLP on 1/29/2019

The California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") was enacted in early 2018 as a political compromise to stave off a poorly drafted, and plaintiff’s friendly ballot initiative. Although the CCPA is scheduled to go into force in...more

What the California Consumer Privacy Act Means for Marketers and Marketing

Burns & Levinson LLP on 10/23/2018

Just a month after the EU General Data Protection Regulation became effective, California enacted the Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, which has caused almost as much concern among organizations doing business there. Given the...more

The Practical Guide to the California Consumer Privacy Act: Part 8 The Obligation to Monitor Service Providers

BCLP on 9/12/2018

The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) is arguably the most comprehensive - and complex - data privacy regulation in the United States. The CCPA was designed to emulate the European General Data Protection...more

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