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

Latest Draft Comprehensive Data Privacy Legislation is Released

Paul Hastings LLP on 4/12/2024

Two key members of Congress unveiled the latest iteration of a proposed nationwide comprehensive privacy and data protection bill this past week. House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Senate...more

California Attorney General Announces New Investigative Sweep Targeting CCPA Compliance for “Large California Employers”

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 7/31/2023

On July 14, 2023, the California Attorney General announced an investigative sweep targeting CCPA compliance efforts by “large California employers.” The Attorney General’s Office stated that it sent inquiry letters to large...more

"An Ounce of Prevention"...How to Reduce the Risk of Litigation and Enforcement Proceedings

Seward & Kissel LLP on 7/27/2023

To paraphrase what Ben Franklin may have been alluding to nearly 300 years ago in his famous quote, often the best approach when it comes to reducing the risk of litigation and government enforcement proceedings is to take...more

Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 37

Dechert LLP on 7/21/2023

California Court Pauses Enforcement of Most Recent CCPA Regulations until March 2024 - On June 30, 2023, the Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento (California Chamber Of Commerce v. California Privacy...more

Whose Data Breach Is It Anyway?

Gardner Law on 6/6/2023

To set the stage, it is important we review the current privacy and cybersecurity landscape. New privacy laws and regulations are emerging at both the state and federal levels, not to mention internationally, imposing...more

Data Privacy Laws and Blocking Statutes: Five Practical Strategies for Counsel

HaystackID on 1/30/2023

Background Note: Data privacy has become a critical issue in the digital era, with laws and regulations constantly evolving. As a result, it’s important for cybersecurity, information governance, and legal discovery...more

The Sun is About to Set on Temporary CCPA/CPRA Exemptions: Employers Get Ready

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 9/15/2022

If you’ve relied on the temporary “exemption” for employee/applicant and business-to-business (B2B) personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), those exemptions will expire on January 1, 2023. The...more

2022 Privacy Update

Gardner Law on 9/6/2022

If you have been following recent privacy news, you know that the pace of new state laws has not slowed from warp speed, even with the specter of a possible federal privacy law looming. ...more

Privacy Report

ArentFox Schiff on 7/13/2022

CPPA Amends Draft CPRA Regulations & Announces Public Comment Dates - The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) has announced amendments to the California Privacy Rights Act proposed regulations, which primarily...more

Landmark Federal Privacy Bill Clears First Congressional Hurdle

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 7/11/2022

American Data Privacy and Protection Act would require organizations to limit collection of personal information, grant consumers access to their own data, enhance data protections for children, mandate implementation of...more

Understanding the American Data Privacy and Protection Act

Mintz - ML Strategies on 6/9/2022

On Friday, June 3, Representative Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), the committee’s Ranking Member, and Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS), Ranking...more

Connecticut Likely to Become Fifth State to Enact Comprehensive Consumer Privacy Law

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 5/4/2022

When the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) became law, it was only a matter of time before other states adopted their own statutes intending to enhance privacy rights and consumer protection for their residents. ...more

Looking Back at Data Privacy Developments in 2021: Part One – the U.S.

Epiq on 1/5/2022

With the start of a new year, it is the perfect time to reflect on major legal movement with consumer privacy last year both in the U.S. and abroad. Data privacy is a hot issue that will continue to trend as more countries...more

Colorado Enacts Sweeping Privacy Law

King & Spalding on 8/11/2021

On July 7, 2021, Colorado enacted a new privacy law, titled the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA). The CPA is the third state-level omnibus data privacy law, similar in scope to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the...more

And Now There Are Three…. The Colorado Privacy Act

Mintz Edge on 8/3/2021

Colorado has now joined California and Virginia to become the third US state to pass a comprehensive data privacy legislation when Governor Jared Polis signed the Colorado Privacy Act (the “CPA”) into law on July 8, 2021. The...more

Colorado joins California and Virginia in Passing a Comprehensive Privacy Law

Foley & Lardner LLP on 7/23/2021

On July 7, 2021, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed the Colorado Privacy Act (“CPA”) into law, making Colorado the third state to enact comprehensive privacy legislation, following in the footsteps of California and...more

And Then There Were Three: Colorado Passes Privacy Law, Effective July 2023

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 7/14/2021

Colorado recently joined Virginia and California in passing a more comprehensive privacy law. The Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) will go into effect July 1, 2023. This is six months after Virginia’s law (CDPA) and California’s...more

The Past, Present and Future of US Privacy Law

WilmerHale on 7/8/2021

Despite its antecedents in one of the most widely cited law review articles of all time from more than 130 years ago, modern United States privacy law is roughly twenty years old. Even though still in its relative infancy,...more

Colorado Introduces A Comprehensive Consumer Privacy Bill

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 3/31/2021

Colorado recently become the latest state to consider a comprehensive consumer privacy law. On March 19, 2021, Colorado State Senators Rodriguez and Lundeen introduced SB 21-190, entitled “an Act Concerning additional...more

The CCPA Wheels Keep Turning: The Addition of CPRA

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 11/6/2020

By ballot initiative, California residents recently approved Proposition 24, or the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), with approximately 56 percent voting in favor. CPRA significantly amends the CCPA by expanding...more

No rest for the weary: cybersecurity and privacy enforcement actions heat up

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 8/28/2020

Hopes that privacy regulators and litigants would grant a reprieve to businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic may prove ill-founded. On July 21, 2020, the New York Department of Financial Services announced its first...more

Privacy and Data Protection Enactment and Enforcement Timelines During COVID-19

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/28/2020

During COVID-19, in certain areas of the law, we have seen significant flexibility from regulators and government agencies in how they are addressing typical approval processes and/or compliance requirements. In the context...more

Current Developments in the US: White-Collar Enforcement and trends for 2020

Latham & Watkins LLP on 2/11/2020

In the following article we will discuss the current developments and trends for 2020 and outline what EU-based companies with a US presence should look out for in 2020 regarding US white-collar and compliance trends in the...more

Cybersecurity 2020 — The Year in Preview: Top 11 CCPA Developments to Watch Out for in 2020

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 12/16/2019

Editors’ Note: This is the first in our fourth-annual end-of-year series examining important trends in data privacy and cybersecurity in the coming year. Up next: a look at trends in the energy space. Lists of “top” things...more

[Webinar] Live from the ZyLAB Amsterdam Office: One Year GDPR: What's Up (Next)? - May 24th, 7:00am ET

Association of Certified E-Discovery... on 4/23/2019

The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) caused consternation in organizations worldwide, before and after the new law came into effect on May 25, last year. The introduction of the GDPR came with many...more

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