2023 New Data Privacy Requirements
The past few years have seen a sharp increase in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) across a variety of industries and workplaces. Many businesses have implemented AI to help streamline the recruitment and hiring process...more
On July 7, the FTC and the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Central District of California against the developer of an anonymous messaging app (NGL Labs,...more
Key Takeaways - The Children’s Data Privacy Act (AB 1949) would require businesses to obtain affirmative authorization to collect, use or disclose personal data of children under 18 in California....more
The Virginia legislature is considering looking at amending the state’s Consumer Data Protection Act to expand protections related to children’s data. Some key points in the bill: •Child defined as under 18, not 13- ...more
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
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
Privacy In Focus®- The last several years have seen major developments in state privacy laws. While Congress remains gridlocked on the federal privacy front, states enacted omnibus data privacy bills that will impact...more
As state and federal legislatures across the United States continue to contemplate comprehensive data protection legislation, two pending laws—the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) and the Virginia Consumer Data Protection...more
Since 2018, a consistent stream of newly adopted privacy laws and other regulatory developments (such as GDPR, CCPA, Schrems II, and the new EU Standard Contractual Clauses) has required companies to make regular updates to...more
I had the pleasure of speaking during the Restaurant Technology Network Town Hall about a variety of privacy issues confronting restaurants and food delivery apps, including CCPA, CPRA, CDPA and CPA...more
Virginia recently adopted a GDPR-inspired comprehensive data protection law for Virginia residents. What Are the Main Points Covered by Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA)? ...more
After California and Virginia, Colorado recently became the third state to pass a comprehensive consumer data privacy bill. Although this new Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) overlaps with the California and Virginia privacy laws,...more
On July 7, 2021, the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) was signed into law, joining California and Virginia as the only states to have passed comprehensive privacy legislation. The CPA goes into effect on July 1, 2023, which will be...more
Colorado became the third state to enact comprehensive data privacy legislation when Gov. Jared Polis signed the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) on July 8, 2021. The CPA shares similarities with its stateside predecessors, the...more
Virginia became the second state in the United States, after California, to pass a comprehensive data privacy law when the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) passed both houses of the state legislature in February...more
Crippling data breaches and sophisticated ransomware attacks are increasingly common threats to modern businesses. Ransomware attacks can not only target confidential company data and data collected from customers but...more
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam recently signed the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA) into law, making Virginia the second state, following California, to adopt comprehensive consumer data privacy legislation. ...more
On March 2, Virginia passed HB 2307 (Ch. 36) to enact the Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA), which becomes effective Jan. 1, 2023. The privacy concepts included in this act are similar to those found in the California...more
On March 2, 2021, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed into law the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA), making Virginia the second state, after California, to enact general data privacy legislation. The VCDPA...more
California Can Enforce Net Neutrality Law After Court Victory - California’s net neutrality law bars internet service providers from prioritizing, blocking, slowing down, or speeding up internet content. California’s law...more
Since the passage of the CCPA in 2018, there has been a flurry of proposed state laws aimed at regulating the areas of cybersecurity and data privacy in the absence of federal comprehensive legislation. Additionally, there...more
Consistent with a growing national trend, Virginia joined California in recently passing consumer privacy legislation with broad national reach. Both the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act ...more
With a dizzying array of state privacy laws on the horizon, the prospect of a federal solution has come into sharp focus. Rather than a patchwork of regional legislation, a comprehensive national framework would potentially...more
On March 2, 2021, the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) was signed into law, joining California as the only states to have passed comprehensive privacy legislation to date. The CDPA goes into effect on January 1,...more
Back in November, I wrote on this blog about Big Data being one of the challenges that is forcing technology to move more to the data sooner in the discovery process. One of the most notable fun facts that illustrate just how...more