California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Privacy Laws, Personal Data

Year in Review: 2023 Data Protection Litigation Trends

WilmerHale on 3/21/2024

2023 was an active year for data protection-related litigation. Plaintiffs continued to advance creative theories of liability against businesses, using both older and more established privacy laws (such as the Telephone...more

California Appeals Court Moves Up Enforcement Date for Latest CCPA Regulations

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 2/14/2024

On February 9, 2024, the California Third District Court of Appeals in Sacramento overturned a lower court order that postponed enforcement of the California Privacy Protection Agency’s (CPPA) newest rules. The decision...more

California Enacts One-Stop Mechanism for Data Broker Deletion Requests

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 10/26/2023

California residents may soon be able to click “backspace” on data brokers doing business in the state. On October 10, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 362, colloquially known as the Delete Act, into...more

Peekaboo: How To Continue Preparations for Brave New (Data Privacy) World

DarrowEverett LLP on 9/28/2023

On September 12, 2023, Delaware became the 13th state to adopt a consumer data privacy act, joining Florida, another state to recently adopt consumer privacy laws, and others in providing resident consumers with rights...more

CPPA Posts Draft Rules on Cybersecurity Audits and Risk Assessments - Significant New CCPA Compliance Requirements Likely on the...

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 9/5/2023

On August 29, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) posted discussion drafts of its forthcoming regulations on cybersecurity audits and risk assessments as part of the materials for its September 8, 2023,...more

Should You Wait to Comply with Updated CCPA Regulations Now that Enforcement Is Delayed? 6 Top Questions to Consider

Fisher Phillips on 8/14/2023

The first half of 2023 has been eventful for businesses subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and the whirlwind of new developments may have left you confused about your current and pending obligations. In...more

Are You Ready for the 3Cs?: California, Colorado, and Connecticut’s New Privacy Laws Become Enforceable July 1, 2023

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 6/29/2023

On July 1, 2023, the Colorado Privacy Act (ColoPA) and Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA) will go into effect, joining California and Virginia, whose data privacy laws are already in effect. Notably, while the California...more

Privacy ‘Deep in the Heart of Texas’: An Overview of the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act

BakerHostetler on 6/21/2023

Texas, long lauded as one of the most “business-friendly” states, has passed a comprehensive privacy law that will bring new regulations to consumer personal data. The new Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (“TDPSA”), H.B....more

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

Develop a Process to Create Privacy Impact Assessments Under the Attorney-Client Privilege

ArentFox Schiff on 5/22/2023

Data protection assessments are required for high-risk processing activities in a rapidly growing set of federal, state, and international comprehensive privacy laws. These assessments are triggered by processing activities,...more

Privacy vs. Perks: Comparing the CCPA’s Notice of Financial Incentive and the Colorado Privacy Act’s Bona Fide Loyalty Program...

BakerHostetler on 5/5/2023

What is loyalty? Ask a mob boss, a Los Angeles Lakers fan and a Labrador retriever, and you might get three different answers. Ask a retailer, and they’ll likely tell you that a loyalty program can be a great tool for...more

Privacy Laws Pose a Significant Threat to the Franchise Industry - The Time to Act is Now!

Buchalter on 3/30/2023

Data privacy, sometime referred to as the protection of personal information, has developed into one of the most significant challenges facing the franchise industry. As the number of franchises in the United States...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

A measured approach | US Cybersecurity and Data Privacy review and update: Looking back on our 2022 articles to help navigate 2023

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 3/3/2023

The year 2023 will continue to have cybersecurity and data privacy front of mind for General Counsels. With sweeping new US and global laws and regulations coming online and the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA)...more

January 2023 AFS Privacy Report: Colorado Department of Law Issues Updated Draft CPA Rules

ArentFox Schiff on 1/13/2023

Colorado Department of Law Issues Draft CPA Revisions - On December 22, the Colorado Department of Law issued updates to the draft Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) rules. These revisions build on written comments and feedback from...more

Data Privacy: Five Steps To Update Data Inventories For the New 2023 Privacy Laws

Ankura on 9/26/2022

A data inventory is a detailed account of how a business processes personal data. While this is not an exhaustive list, a data inventory should contain information such as purpose of collecting the data, volume of individual...more

The BR Privacy & Security Download: June 2022

Blank Rome LLP on 6/3/2022

Welcome to this month's issue of The BR Privacy & Security Download, the digital newsletter of Blank Rome’s Privacy, Security & Data Protection practice. ...more

Take a Deep Breath. A Status Check on New Privacy Laws

Foster Garvey PC on 5/17/2022

Unless you’ve been completely disconnected from the internet for the past year, you’ve undoubtedly read about the passage of a number of state and international laws addressing privacy and cybersecurity. Does this mean that...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

2022 Legal Guide to Privacy and Data Security

Lathrop GPM on 1/19/2022

Facial recognition technology, drones the size of a butterfly, secure microchips replacing magnetic stripes on credit cards, sensors the size of a grain of sand swallowed by patients that transmit data directly to the...more

2021 Data Privacy Overview: New Regulations and Guidance

Lighthouse on 1/12/2022

While everyone hoped that 2021 would be less tumultuous than 2020, it certainly did not turn out that way in the end. The same was true in the world of data privacy – with sweeping new data protection regulations and guidance...more

Comparison of the CCPA & CPRA with Pending 2021 Comprehensive Federal Privacy Legislation - H.R. 1816

BCLP on 12/31/2021

In the last year, we continued to see a shift in the privacy landscape of the United States, including the passage of comprehensive privacy legislation in both Virginia and Colorado, while other states still have bills under...more

California Privacy Protection Agency Issues Invitation for Preliminary Comments on Proposed Rulemaking Under the California...

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 9/29/2021

The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), the newly formed state agency responsible for implementing the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), recently posted its first invitation for public comment on proposed...more

Compliance With Data Privacy Laws: Are You Prepared for Data Requests That Implicate Slack?

Hanzo on 7/28/2021

In the last few years, data privacy laws and regulations have been big news. Much of the coverage—including one of our recent blog posts—concerned website compliance. Companies scrambled to post notices and forms on their...more

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