California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Personal Data, Private Right of Action

Florida Governor Signs Data Privacy Law Focused on Children, Search Engines and Billion Dollar Businesses

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 6/12/2023

Florida has joined the growing list of states enacting comprehensive privacy laws. Governor Ron DeSantis (R) signed the Florida Digital Bill of Rights (“FDBR”) into law on June 6th. How does it compare?...more

Indiana To Be Next in Passing Consumer Privacy Statute

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 4/17/2023

The Indiana Legislature is poised to pass Senate Bill 5, a comprehensive privacy statute (the “Act”), and send it on to the Governor. Once signed, the Act will become operative on January 1, 2026, and make Indiana the seventh...more

Connecticut is on the Privacy Move

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 5/4/2022

On April 28, 2022, the Connecticut legislature took the final step to become very close to passing comprehensive consumer privacy legislation as the Connecticut House of Representatives voted 144-5 in favor of Senate Bill 6,...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

Slippery Slopes? Colorado Joins The Fray With The Colorado Privacy Act

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 6/18/2021

Colorado is set to become the third U.S. state to pass comprehensive data privacy legislation. Following a number of revisions, Senate Bill 190, also referred to as the Colorado Privacy Act (“CPA”), passed the Colorado House...more

Is New York Next? A Comprehensive Consumer Privacy Bill Reintroduced

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 5/26/2021

On May 13th, New York State Senator Kevin Thomas, Chair of NY’s Consumer Protection Committee, reintroduced the New York Privacy Act (“NYPA”), a comprehensive consumer privacy law similar in kind to the California Consumer...more

New York Considering Dramatic Expansion Of Consumer Privacy Rights

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 3/24/2021

In 2018, the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), which provides for an expansive array of privacy rights and obligations, was enacted. At the time, it was reasonable to wonder whether California’s bold example would...more

Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act and the Coming Wave of CCPA-like State Privacy Laws

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 3/4/2021

Virginia is the first in 2021 to codify a new data privacy law. The newly signed Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) has parallels to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) and the California Privacy...more

Florida Aims To Mirror California’s CCPA With Proposed Data Privacy Legislation

Fisher Phillips on 3/2/2021

Florida is currently considering data privacy legislation that would require covered businesses to implement comprehensive policies and procedures to provide privacy rights to consumers. The proposed legislation, House Bill...more

Coming Soon: Canada’s New Privacy Law – What You Need to Know

Epiq on 2/17/2021

Stricter data privacy regulations and enforcement is no longer a new trend, it’s the known future. Living in a world of increasing data that often contains private information, lawmakers in several countries have realized the...more

CPRA Series: Redux On Data Security Requirements And Private Right Of Action

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 2/16/2021

The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), passed in November, 2020, added to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) an express obligation for covered businesses to adopt reasonable security safeguards to protect personal...more

Washington, New York, and Minnesota Introduce New Privacy Laws to Begin the New Year

Perkins Coie on 1/28/2021

It’s a new year and it looks like 2021 is going to be another eventful one for privacy. In the past few weeks, we’ve seen several states introduce new privacy legislation, starting with Washington. On January 5, the...more

Dismissal Of Marriott Data Breach Lawsuit Shows How Plaintiffs Still Face Standing Hurdles In The Post-CCPA Era

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth on 1/28/2021

After the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) took effect on January 1, 2020, a surge of class action lawsuits predicated on alleged CCPA violations hit businesses. Because of the act’s novelty, it was unclear whether...more

Class Action Suits Attempt To Stretch Consumers’ Ability To Sue For CCPA Violations

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth on 1/27/2021

The CCPA’s Private Right Of Action - The CCPA gives consumers several new “Privacy Rights”—such as the right to know how their personal information is collected, used and shared, the right to request deletion of their...more

Proposition 24: California’s Ever-Evolving Privacy Landscape

Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 10/28/2020

Next Tuesday is election day, and this year, California voters are deciding whether to support another statewide privacy initiative – the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) (Proposition 24). This measure would expand on...more

Healthtech and FinTech Security a Focus of Recent CCPA Litigation and Enforcement

Stinson LLP on 9/23/2020

As anticipated by many experts in the field, the data security-focused private right of action under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has resulted in claims alleging potential unauthorized access. FinTech data...more

CA Privacy Law Reboot – CCPA 2.0

BakerHostetler on 9/18/2020

The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) is going to be on the November 3 ballot. The CPRA would amend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to provide a greater level of rights for consumers and more stringent...more

Why the Connection Between Biometric Data and eDiscovery Will Continue to Grow

Reveal on 9/1/2020

Everyone has been talking about the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) lately, namely because the 2018 law became enforceable as of July 1, 2020. This law provides California consumers with a number of privacy-related...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2020 #2

Robinson & Cole LLP on 3/13/2020

City of Durham, NC Hit With Ryuk Ransomware - Another city—Durham, North Carolina—has become the victim of a ransomware attack stemming from a Russian hacker group following a successful phishing scheme. After falling...more

Litigation Case Claims Violation of CCPA Under Statutory Private Right of Action

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 3/13/2020

One of the most significant consumer rights offered by the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is what we call the “private right of action” afforded by the law. A private right of action under a law basically means...more

Is encrypted data out of the scope of the CCPA?

BCLP on 2/13/2020

In some cases yes, and in other cases no. The CCPA defines “personal information” as information that, among other things, “is capable of being associated with” a particular consumer....more

Is A Federal Privacy Law In The Cards for 2020?

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx on 12/12/2019

In May of 2018, the European Union enacted the General Data Protection Rules, or GDPR, a legal framework that outlines not only how companies may collect and process personal information of EU residents, but how that data is...more

California Dramatically Expands Consumer Privacy Rights For the Entire Country

Weintraub Tobin on 7/19/2019

California recently passed the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, described by Former Gov. Jerry Brown as a “historic step” for California consumers, “giving them control over their personal data.” He claimed that the...more

How Broad Is the Scope of the CCPA's Standing Provision Under Section 1798.150(a)(1)?

Carlton Fields on 7/19/2019

Once the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) takes effect on January 1, 2020, the California courts will be inundated with a litany of interpretive questions. One that will no doubt surface concerns the proper...more

Is the CCPA proliferating? A midyear data privacy legislative round-up

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 6/7/2019

While the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and its potential amendments are still a top concern for businesses, other states are showing that they will not be left behind when it comes to enhanced privacy legislation....more

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