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In a decision on immaterial damages under Article 82 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Higher Regional Court of Dresden, Germany (case number 4 U 940/24), set out important monitoring and auditing...more
In honour of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) London 2025 conference , we hosted a webinar on European privacy litigation. This post summarises some of the key UK privacy cases we covered in that...more
The New Jersey Data Protection Act (NJDPA), N.J. Stat. § 56:8-166.4 et seq., will go into effect on January 15, 2025, as New Jersey joins eighteen other states with comprehensive data privacy laws. ...more
2024 was a busy year for state consumer data privacy laws in the United States. Seven states enacted comprehensive data privacy statutes throughout the year, and laws enacted in 2023 went into effect in Montana, Florida,...more
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA) is a landmark piece of legislation that has reshaped the regulatory environment for data privacy in India. With its stringent requirements, the DPDPA presents new challenges...more
On June 25, 2024, Rhode Island became the 20th state to enact a comprehensive consumer data protection law, the Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act (“RIDTPPA”). The state joins Kentucky, Maryland,...more
The Knesset Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee has approved an amendment to the Israeli Privacy Protection Law (PPL). The amendment proposes extensive changes to the PPL, including granting additional enforcement powers...more
On May 25, 2024, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act (the "Act"), which takes effect on July 31, 2025, for most controllers and on July 31, 2029, for certain postsecondary educational...more
Maryland lawmakers recently passed comprehensive consumer privacy legislation that, in some ways, is stronger than laws seen in other states and even a key bill proposed by Congress. If Governor Wes Moore signs the Maryland...more
Valuable insights into the measures European regulators expect businesses to take to protect data privacy can be found in a report from the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) summarizing decisions under the EU’s General...more
New Jersey has now joined the growing number of states that have enacted comprehensive online privacy protections for certain consumers and that have imposed requirements on companies collecting and processing consumer data...more
Florida’s law introduces novel provisions that depart from existing US state privacy laws, which businesses will need to carefully consider. With passage of Florida’s Digital Bill of Rights, along with the Texas Data...more
As of June 25, 2023, the Oregon House and Senate have signed Senate Bill 619 (the “Act”), which previously passed in the House 54-0. The Act now moves to the Oregon Governor’s desk for signature (and is set to become law as...more
On June 18, Texas became the eleventh state to enact a comprehensive consumer privacy law by passing the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA) (HB 4). The TDPSA will take effect on July 1, 2024, which is the same day as...more
Washington State’s My Health My Data Act (the Act), which is working its way through the reconciliation process after the Washington Senate and House passed different versions of the Act, is ultimately expected to be signed...more
On March 29, 2023, Iowa became the sixth U.S. state to pass comprehensive consumer privacy legislation. The new law will go into effect on January 1, 2025. Iowa’s privacy law bears substantial similarity to the Virginia,...more
Since the introduction of the Data Protection Act (the “DPA”) in 2019, there has been a steady increase in the number of data protection breaches that have been reported to the Office of the Ombudsman. It is expected that...more
On July 7, 2021, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed the Colorado Privacy Act (“CPA”) into law. The CPA will take effect on July 1, 2023 and joins the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), the California Privacy Rights...more
Colorado is now the third state in the U.S. to pass comprehensive privacy legislation, following in the footsteps of California and Virginia. The Colorado Privacy Act (the “CPA”), passed by the state’s General Assembly as SB...more
Colorado recently become the latest state to consider a comprehensive consumer privacy law. On March 19, 2021, Colorado State Senators Rodriguez and Lundeen introduced SB 21-190, entitled “an Act Concerning additional...more
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which is billed as the most important development in data privacy regulation in at least 20 years, arrived with a bang in May of this year and companies have been scrambling...more
This has been a big year in the data protection world, with the headline-grabbing General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) occupying most of the spotlight with its plethora of privacy-related requirements and potential for...more