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U.S. State Privacy Regulators Create Consortium as Enforcement Trends Emerge

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Trends and areas of focus under U.S. state data protection laws emerge as U.S. states with data protection laws in place increase enforcement actions and coordination....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Part 2: Children and Location: Ferguson’s FTC Privacy Enforcement Priorities

While Andrew Ferguson advocates for a restrained regulatory approach at the FTC, his statements and voting record reveal clear priority areas where businesses can expect continued vigorous enforcement. Two areas stand out in...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Pennsylvania Lawmaker Proposes New Privacy Law: What You Need to Know

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The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is re-joining the U.S. state privacy law race. State Rep. Edward Neilson recently proposed H.B 78, which features all the normal trappings of a state privacy law with a very low...more

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CPPA Underscores That Businesses Own CCPA Compliance – Even When Privacy Management Tools Fail

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The California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) has made it abundantly clear: privacy compliance isn’t just about publishing the right disclosures – it’s about whether your systems actually work. On May 6, the agency fined...more

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New CCPA Regs: Part 2: Consumer Requests

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For the second installment of this series on the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Regs, we are looking at consumer request processes. One major eye opener: Tracker opt-outs must be immediate and you may not be...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

Is My U.S.-Based Company Subject to the GDPR? Clearing Up European Data Privacy Law Misinformation

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If you are a compliance professional for a U.S.-based company, you have probably been told at some point that you have to worry about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Have you encountered one of these...more

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CPPA Announces Enforcement Action Against Automaker

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On 12 March 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) settled with an automaker that allegedly violated various aspects of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). This first-of-its-kind settlement for the...more

Foley Hoag LLP

23andMe Bankruptcy Update: U.S. Trustee and Texas Seek Consumer Privacy Ombudsman, While Debtors Aim for Less Oversight with...

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As noted in our last two client alerts, the issue as to who should be the watchdog to protect consumer personal data is coming to a head in the chapter 11 bankruptcy cases of 23andMe Holding Co and its affiliated debtors...more

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Overview of the CNIL’s enforcement actions in 2024: the simplified procedure generates an increase in sanctions

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In 2024, the CNIL stepped up its enforcement action, issuing 87 sanctions, 180 compliance orders and 64 reprimands. However, only 12 decisions were made public, thus complicating the exercise of making the regulator’s...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

CIPA Claims and GET Requests

While readers of this blog are familiar with the proliferation of California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) wiretapping claims, our readers may be less familiar with CIPA-related GET Request claims. Below, we explain what...more

Fisher Phillips

2025 State Privacy Laws Taking Effect: Key Compliance Considerations for Employers and Businesses

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With eight states rolling out new privacy laws in 2025 and many more already on the books, businesses have never faced a more fragmented regulatory landscape. These laws will expand consumer rights, impose stricter data...more

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My Health, My Dollar: Amazon’s Health Data Troubles in Washington

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Amazon faces allegations of unauthorized data collection in violation of federal and state privacy laws, including a first-of-its-kind claim under Washington’s My Health My Data Act (“MHMDA”). The MHMDA restricts businesses...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

CPPA Drives Home Enforcement Priorities in CCPA Settlement with Honda

On March 12, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced a settlement with American Honda Motor Co., resolving allegations that the company violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and requiring...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

[Event] Privacy Litigation: The Past, The Present, And The Future - March 25th, Irvine, CA

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Privacy litigation has taken California (and the country) by storm. In the past twenty-four months, the focus of privacy litigation has shifted from data breaches to data use, and the number of class actions filed grows by...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

California Attorney General Announces Enforcement Sweep on Location Data Collection

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On March 10, 2025, the Office of the Attorney General of California (CAAG) announced an enforcement sweep of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) focused on the location data industry. Attorney General Rob Bonta stated...more

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California Attorney General Targets Location Data in New Investigative Sweep

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This week California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a new investigative sweep under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). We have anticipated this sweep for some time based on the focus and the direction of a...more

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Biometrics Litigation Update: First Class Action Complaint Filed Under Washington’s My Health My Data Act — Is Your Company Ready?

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On February 10, 2025, the first class action complaint was filed under Washington state’s My Health My Data Act (“MHMDA”), over a year after the law was passed. See Maxwell v. Amazon.com, Inc. et al., Case No. 2:25-cv-261...more

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State Comprehensive Privacy Law Update - February 2025 #2

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Many state governments are in the thick of their legislative sessions and we continue to see a steady wave of comprehensive data privacy bills introduced. Most notably last week, Alabama representatives introduced HB 283...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Just a Minor Threat: Online Safety Legislation Takes Off

The year 2025 is certain to be a watershed for social media legislation and litigation. As it continues to shape how we connect, share, and consume information, social media remains at the forefront of public discourse due to...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

House Committee Announces Formation of Working Group to Develop Federal Comprehensive Privacy Law

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On February 12, 2025, the House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Brett Guthrie (R-Ky) and Vice Chair John Joyce (R-Pa) announced the formation of 12-member working group tasked with developing comprehensive data privacy...more

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New York’s Health Information Privacy Act Poised to Become the Latest in a Growing Trend of State Data Privacy Laws

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New York State appears poised to become the fourth state to explicitly regulate consumer health data not covered by the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)....more

Redgrave LLP

Youth Online Privacy in 2024 and Beyond

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As we look back at 2024 and what the new year might bring in the data privacy space, one particular aspect stands out as a focus: youth online privacy and safety. ...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

General Motors Settles With the FTC Over Unauthorized Collection and Sale of Driver Data

In the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) first action related to connected vehicle data, the agency announced that it reached a settlement with General Motors (“GM”) over GM’s unauthorized collection, use, and sale of driver...more

Clark Hill PLC

Right To Know - February 2025, Vol. 26

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Cyber, Privacy, and Technology Report - Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed....more

Husch Blackwell LLP

First Washington My Health My Data Act Class Action Lawsuit Filed

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On February 10, 2025, a class action lawsuit was filed against an online retailer under the Washington My Health My Data (MHMD) Act’s private right of action. The complaint also alleges violations of federal wiretapping and...more

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