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Year in Review: 2024 Web Tracking Litigation and Enforcement

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In 2024, plaintiffs across the United States filed various class action cases related to web tracking technology employed by companies to enhance user experience on their websites and to improve the efficacy of their...more

Goodwin

2023 Year in Review: Data Privacy and Cybersecurity

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Welcome to the Data Privacy and Cybersecurity chapter of our annual report Consumer Financial Services 2023 Year in Review. Looking Ahead to 2024 - Amendments to key rules and regulations will take effect in 2024,...more

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month Series: The California Consumer Privacy Act and Cybersecurity

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There are numerous cybersecurity regulations and requirements for businesses to worry about but they may not be considering their cybersecurity regulations under privacy statutes. California was at the forefront of privacy...more

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Product Liability Trends in the Automotive Industry

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Automobiles may be the most complex, essential and widely used consumer products in the world and every year they incorporate increasingly advanced technology into nearly every component and function. The advancing...more

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[Podcast] 2021 CCPA Litigation Report – Overview and Findings

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In this episode, Natasha Kohne and Michelle Reed, who head Akin Gump’s cybersecurity, privacy and data protection practice, and counsel Lauren York discuss the firm’s new CCPA Litigation Annual Report – 2021 Trends and...more

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Privacy Update: FCC Seeks Public Comment on the Current and Future Regulation of the "Internet of Things"

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FCC Seeks Public Comment on the Current and Future Regulation of the “Internet of Things” - The FCC is requesting public comment in a proceeding that will help determine the scope and nature of regulation of the “Internet of...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - August 2021 #3

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CYBERSECURITY - T-Mobile Clarifies Facts of Security Incident in Press Release - There has been a flurry of reporting in the past few days on the T-Mobile customer data compromise, with allegations that the compromise...more

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Blackbaud Must Face CCPA Claims in Multi-district Class Action from Data Breach

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Blackbaud, which suffered a data breach of its customers’ data in a ransomware attack in 2020, in which it admitted paying the ransom in a double extortion attack, is facing multiple class action cases following the attack. ...more

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CCPA Breach Class Action Settlement About to Get “Minted”

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Although the California Consumer Protection Act (“CCPA”) went into effect on January 1, 2020 and over 100 class actions referencing the CCPA have been filed to date, very few class actions have actually made their way to...more

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[Podcast] 2020 CCPA Litigation Report – Analyzing the First Year of Litigation

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In this episode, Akin Gump cybersecurity, privacy and data protection practice co-heads Natasha Kohne and Michelle Reed, and counsel Molly Whitman discuss the firm’s new 2020 CCPA Litigation Annual Report and its...more

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth

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

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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

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

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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

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - January 2021 #3

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CYBERSECURITY - NYDFS - Cybersecurity Certificate of Compliance Due April 15, 2021 The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS), which regulates certain covered entities and licensed persons in the financial...more

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Marriott Wins CCPA Data Breach Lawsuit

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Marriott recently won dismissal of a proposed class action data breach lawsuit alleging several violations, including a violation of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The case, Arifur Rahman v. Marriott...more

White and Williams LLP

Don’t You (Forget About Me 2020): Cybersecurity Developments for 2020 in Five Musical References

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Is it hyperbolic to say that never before have we seen a quieter, yet more anticipated and welcome end to a year than in 2020? For some, 2020 is a year the sooner forgotten, the better. In data privacy and security law, a lot...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Privacy Litigation Updates for the Financial Services Sector: Yodlee and Envestnet Sued for Data Disclosure and Processing...

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Consumers are more aware than ever of data privacy and security issues. As technology develops, vast quantities of data are collected on individuals every minute of every day. Customers trust their institutions to keep the...more

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Hanna Andersson and Salesforce Receive Preliminary Approval for Settlement of CCPA-Based Class Action Litigation

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In 2019, Hanna Andersson, a children’s apparel store, suffered a data breach while using a Salesforce e-commerce platform. As a result of the breach, customers filed a class action lawsuit, alleging customer data was stolen...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

What’s in Store for Future CCPA Settlements After the Hanna Andersson Class Action

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The first class action alleging a violation under the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"), which was filed against ‎Hanna Andersson, LLC has now been resolved for $400,000 subject to court approval. The settlement...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - August 2020 #2

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CYBERSECURITY - NSA + FBI Warn Defense Contractors of Russian Hackers - When the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) get together to issue a joint warning, you may wish to listen...more

Greenberg Glusker LLP

California Privacy Law Update—CCPA Enforcement Begins July 1, 2020

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As previously announced, the California Attorney General’s Office (“Cal AG”) will begin enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), which came into effect on January 1, 2020, on July 1st. The Cal AG has...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

A New CCPA Data Breach Lawsuit Is “Minted”

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Online stationery and craft company Minted Inc. has been hit with a CCPA class action lawsuit, stemming from a massive data breach the company disclosed in late May. The proposed class action lawsuit, filed in a California...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

CCPA Litigation Round-Up

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The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) took effect January 1, 2020. While the California Attorney General’s enforcement authority is delayed until July 1, private litigants have already started to file direct claims...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

First-Ever CCPA Cause of Action Filed in a Federal Court, but Is This Class Claim Short-Lived?

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Although it may not seem like it, there are privacy-related issues to discuss beyond COVID-19. Before the state of emergency, we saw the first complaint under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) filed in a California...more

BakerHostetler

CCPA Class Actions: Can They Include a Blast From the Past?

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Our Digital Assets and Data Management teams have been tracking all aspects of the CCPA, so when Fuentes v. Sunshine Behavioral Health Group, LLC (Case No. 8:20-cv-00487, Central District of California) was filed on March 10,...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

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

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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

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