California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Personal Data, State and Local Government

GDPR and U.S. States' General Privacy Laws Deskbook

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/18/2023

California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020) and Related Regulations - 1798.100 General Duties of Businesses that Collect Personal Information - (a) A business that...more

Outside the Playground: California’s Child Privacy Act Sets Rules for Child’s Play

DarrowEverett LLP on 3/6/2023

In his State of the Union address on February 7, 2023, President Biden affirmed his position on consumer data privacy protections and specifically his focus on strengthening protections for children. With several state data...more

California Announces Increased Scrutiny on CCPA Violations with Latest $1.2 Million Enforcement Action Settlement

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 8/31/2022

California’s Attorney General Rob Bonta has made clear that California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) enforcement is going to be a priority for the AG’s office. On Friday, the California AG’s office announced a $1.2 million...more

Trends in Privacy Laws Around the U.S.: A Look at the Pending N.C. Consumer Privacy Act

Cranfill Sumner LLP on 5/11/2022

Data privacy legislation has picked up steam across the nation in recent years. California, Colorado, and Virginia are among many states that have recently passed data privacy laws. Many other states, including North...more

The BR Privacy & Security Download: May 2022

Blank Rome LLP on 5/5/2022

STATE & LOCAL LAWS & REGULATIONS - Connecticut Passes Comprehensive Privacy Bill - The Connecticut Legislature has become the fifth state in the United States to pass a comprehensive privacy law....more

California Attorney General Mandates CCPA-Covered Businesses Honor the Global Privacy Control and Announces Update on CCPA...

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 7/27/2021

Recently, the Office of the Attorney General of California announced three major updates that 1) added to the California Consumer Privacy Act's (CCPA) opt-out rules related to the sale of personal information, 2) made it...more

State of US State Comprehensive Privacy Laws

Burns & Levinson LLP on 7/7/2021

Following the lead of California and then Virginia, Colorado recently became the third U.S. state to pass a comprehensive law providing its residents with personal data privacy rights. While there is significant overlap...more

Florida Gone Wild: Back-to-Back “Breaking News” on Privacy Law Leads to No News

Burns & Levinson LLP on 5/12/2021

Breaking news out of Florida: On April 21, 2021, the Florida House, in a near unanimous vote, passed the Florida Privacy Protection Act (FPPA). Largely modeled after the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the FPPA would...more

Virginia’s Privacy Law: A Primer

Butler Snow LLP on 3/25/2021

Virginia follows California in adopting a comprehensive consumer data privacy law. This article is a primer of the Virginia law, notes the key similarities and differences to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), and...more

New CCPA Regulations Issued by California Attorney General

CDF Labor Law LLP on 3/24/2021

On March 15, 2021, new regulations published under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) further define how businesses may communicate privacy options on the internet....more

Status Of Proposed CCPA-Like State Privacy Legislation As Of March 15, 2021

Husch Blackwell LLP on 3/15/2021

Keypoint: There were four notable developments this week: the Florida House passed a bill out of committee, lawmakers proposed a new bill in Texas, the Washington Privacy Act was scheduled for a public hearing and committee...more

California AG Tweet draws attention to Global Privacy Control as opt-out mechanism

Hogan Lovells on 3/10/2021

In late January, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra tweeted that consumers could use a new technology called the Global Privacy Control (GPC) to opt-out of the sale of their personal information under the California...more

From Coast to Coast: Virginia Passes First Consumer Data Protection Act Since the CCPA

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 3/4/2021

Following in the footsteps of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the Commonwealth of Virginia has become the second U.S. state to enact comprehensive consumer data protection legislation. ...more

Governor Signs Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act

Woods Rogers on 3/3/2021

Elizabeth Burgin Waller Principal John Pilch Cybersecurity/Privacy Analyst The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA, or “the Act”) makes Virginia the second state in the nation to have sweeping data privacy...more

Virginia Legislature Sends Novel Privacy Law to Governor's Desk

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 3/2/2021

Virginia is poised to become the second U.S. state to enact broad consumer privacy legislation. While the legislation draws some parallels with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and upcoming California Privacy Rights...more

Status Of Proposed CCPA-Like State Privacy Legislation As Of March 1, 2021

Husch Blackwell LLP on 3/1/2021

Keypoint: CCPA-like privacy bills continue to be introduced and work their way through state legislatures. Those who attended our recent webinar or who subscribe to this blog know that we have been closely tracking...more

Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act: A Growing Wave of Comprehensive State Privacy Laws

McDermott Will & Emery on 2/24/2021

Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) is expected to be signed into law by Governor Ralph Northam and will be the second comprehensive state data privacy law in the United States after the California Consumer Privacy...more

Florida's New Privacy Bill Promises Big Changes

Carlton Fields on 2/22/2021

Florida recently joined a small but growing number of states considering sweeping reforms to their data privacy and protection laws. House bill 969, titled “Consumer Data Privacy,” in many ways mirrors the California Consumer...more

Virginia Set to Enact Broad Data Privacy Law, Second in US After California: What It Means for Businesses

Morgan Lewis on 2/19/2021

Virginia is on track to become the second state in the United States to pass a comprehensive data privacy law after the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) quickly passed both houses of Virginia’s state legislature...more

Privacy Moves to the East Coast: Virginia Set to Enact Comprehensive Consumer Data Protection Law

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 2/8/2021

Virginia is primed to become the next U.S. state to pass comprehensive data-privacy legislation with striking similarities to the California Consumers Privacy Act (CCPA), the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), and the...more

California’s Consumer Privacy Rights Act: Opt-Out Rights and Data Profiling

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 1/29/2021

With the passage of the Consumer Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), we are presenting several blog articles on different topics related to the new law. We previously wrote about key effective dates and the newly-added definition of...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

California’s Privacy Rights Act: Expanding and Clarifying the CCPA

Burr & Forman on 1/27/2021

WHAT MATTERS? Is your organization ready for California’s latest privacy rights law, enacted at the end of 2020 – the CPRA? This article addresses some key considerations to help you determine whether your organization may be...more

A Year Later: CCPA Compliance Reminder to Review Your Privacy Policy

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 1/14/2021

Has it been a year already? Many businesses diligently made sure they did their best to hit the moving CCPA target as they welcomed 2020 and the effective date of the statute last year. A year ago, all we had were draft...more

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