Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The CFPB's Proposed Data Broker Rule
RegFi Episode 9: Consumer Data Collection and Usage with Eric Ellman
CFPB's Rulemaking Under the FCRA (Part 3) – Crossover Episode With FCRA Focus Podcast
CFPB's Rulemaking Under the FCRA (Part 3) – Crossover Episode With The Consumer Finance Podcast
CFPB's Rulemaking Under the FCRA (Part 2) – Crossover Episode With FCRA Focus Podcast - Consumer Finance Podcast
CFPB's Rulemaking Under the FCRA (Part 2) – Crossover Episode With The Consumer Finance Podcast - FCRA Focus Podcast
CFPB Request for Information About the Status of Data Brokers Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Episode 8: Why brokers, not breaches, are America's greatest privacy threat (with Rob Shavell)
This week, a bipartisan group of 42 attorneys general filed an amicus brief asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to uphold Daniel’s Law, a New Jersey statute enacted to protect public servants from “doxing”...more
While most state legislatures are wrapping up their legislative sessions with little fanfare, Massachusetts appears to just be getting started. On May 12, 2025, the Bay State introduced the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act (S...more
Keypoint: Last week, Oregon’s legislature passed a bill to amend the state’s consumer data privacy law, the Connecticut Senate passed two bills, and there were developments with bills in New Jersey, Nebraska, Texas,...more
Are you using artificial intelligence in your business operations? Do you have AI embedded in the goods and services you offer customers? The regulatory framework applicable to AI continues to develop, including across US...more
On April 16, attorneys general from seven states and a state agency announced that they were forming the Consortium of Privacy Regulators, a new effort to better protect consumers’ privacy. The Consortium consists of the...more
Eight state regulators have established a coalition called the Consortium of Privacy Regulators to collaborate on the implementation and enforcement of their privacy laws. According to announcements from the California...more
Late in February, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ordered the shutdown of Background Alert under the state’s Data Broker Registration Law. Background Alert aggregated public records to create detailed profiles...more
This week in our March Privacy Forecast, we discuss privacy and data security enforcement trends at the state and federal levels. Particularly as state privacy laws continue to expand and evolve, companies should understand...more
Keypoint: Last week, the Utah and Virginia governors took action on bills while bills crossed chambers in Montana, Oklahoma, New Hampshire, Vermont, and West Virginia. Below is the twelfth weekly update on the status of...more
To commemorate the six months since the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (“OCPA”) became effective, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield released earlier this month a Report summarizing complaints received from consumers about...more
On March 10, 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta (AG) announced an “ongoing investigative sweep” into the use of consumer location data by mobile app providers, advertising networks and data brokers. The AG sent...more
This week in our March Privacy Forecast, we discuss a growing trend at both the federal and the state level – new laws and regulations that specifically target data brokers. At the federal level, two new legal frameworks...more
Keypoint: Last week, Kentucky’s governor signed a bill amending the state’s data privacy law while bills advanced in Connecticut, Illinois, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia....more
On March 10, California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta launched an investigation into the location data industry, issuing letters to companies that the AG alleged “appear to be in violation of the California Consumer Privacy...more
On March 6, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) proposed amendments to the data broker registration regulations pursuant to the California Delete Act that would introduce new definitions and requirements for data...more
Keypoint: It was a busy week with the Kentucky legislature passing a bill to amend the state’s consumer data privacy law, bills crossing chambers in Vermont, Washington and Arkansas, and movement with bills in numerous other...more
On March 7, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board met to discuss its proposed data broker regulations concerning the Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform (DROP) and voted to authorize CPPA staff to...more
Last week, the Board of the Enforcement Division of the California Privacy Protection Agency (Agency) approved a settlement with California-based data broker Background Alert, Inc., requiring Background Alert to cease its...more
On March 10, 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced an investigative sweep targeting the location data industry for potential non-compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”)....more
The office of the Oregon Attorney General recently releases a six-month enforcement report regarding the Oregon’s Consumer Privacy Act (OCPA). What are we discussing with our clients?...more
The California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) has moved forward with an enforcement action and settlement with two data brokers resulting from its investigative sweep of data broker registration compliance under the...more
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) and Background Alert, Inc. (a California-based data broker) settled allegations that Background Alert failed to register and pay the annual fee required by the California Delete...more
Businesses that sell data regarding California residents have been put on notice by the California Privacy Protection Agency’s (the CPPA’s) recent aggressive enforcement of the California Delete Act. On October 30, 2024, the...more
In recent months, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) has stepped firmly into a role as the nation’s leading data broker regulatory and enforcement agency....more
On February 10, 2025, the first class action complaint was filed pursuant to Washington’s MY Health MY Data Act (“MHMDA”), Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 19.373.005 et seq. See Maxwell v. Amazon.com, Inc. et al., Case No. 2:25-cv-261...more