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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
Earlier this month, after the conclusion of the public comment period, the Colorado Department of Law adopted amendments to the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA), which grants rights to Colorado consumers concerning their personal...more
Actions in the last six months of the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (“ANPD”) suggest that it intends to aggressively enforce the Brazilian Data Protection Law (“LGPD”). The LGPD applies to any entity that...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 Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Bill 2024 (“PDPB”) was at last passed by the Malaysian Parliament at the end of July. After Royal Assent and publishing, it will become law (on a date to be determined by the Minister...more
With state privacy laws continuing to increase, will the federal American Privacy Rights Act be adopted? Over 18 states have now enacted comprehensive state privacy laws, three of which go into effect on July 1, 2024, in...more
On May 24, 2024, Senate Bill 4757, containing a comprehensive Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act (MCDA), was signed into law by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. It will take effect on July 31, 2025....more
Introduction - Below is a brief outline of the legal regulation of personal protection in Ukraine. Governing Data Protection Legislation - 2.1. Overview of principal legislation - The main legal act governing...more
Introduction - As a federal state with law-making powers shared between federal and provincial/territorial governments, Canada has both federal and provincial/territorial privacy laws that govern the private and public...more
Introduction - The Brazilian General Data Protection Law (“LGPD”), enacted in 2018 and enforced since 2020, serves as the cornerstone of the country's data protection framework. Its primary objective is to ensure the...more
On Sept. 11, 2023, Governor John Carney of Delaware signed into law the new Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act. Advertised as the “strongest privacy bill in the nation,” the law adds to the growing complex tapestry of state...more
Chinese government data privacy officials recently implemented Guidelines for Filing of Standard Contracts for Export of Personal Information that carry significant consequences for non-compliance – which means organizations...more
On March 24, 2022, Utah followed California, Virginia, and Colorado in adopting a comprehensive consumer data privacy law. On March 24, 2022, Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed the Consumer Privacy Act ("Act"), making Utah...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 just became the third state to pass a comprehensive data privacy law, creating more challenges for businesses trying to navigate a variety of state, federal, and international privacy regimes. The Colorado Privacy...more
Introduction Colorado has joined California and Virginia as the third state with a comprehensive data privacy law. On July 7, 2021, Colorado Governor Polis signed the Act into law, following the Colorado Senate's passage of...more
On June 4, the European Commission (EC) adopted two sets of standard contractual clauses (SCCs) for use between controllers and processers in the European Economic Area (EEA) and for the transfer of data between EEA and...more
Following the coming into effect of the GDPR three years ago and in light of last year’s Schrems II decision, the European Commission has adopted a new set of Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) aimed at enabling lawful...more
On May 13th, New York State Senator Kevin Thomas, Chair of NY’s Consumer Protection Committee, reintroduced the New York Privacy Act (“NYPA”), a comprehensive consumer privacy law similar in kind to the California Consumer...more
On March 2, 2021, Virginia enacted the Consumer Data Protection Act (“VCDPA”). The VCDPA will become effective January 1, 2023. The VCDPA shares its roots with the California Consumer Protection Act (“CCPA”) and the recently...more
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed the Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Virginia now joins California as the second state to have a data privacy law. The law takes effect on January 1, 2023,...more
Virginia is for lovers and, in the near future, may be for privacy as well, as the Commonwealth’s legislature is currently considering adopting its own comprehensive consumer data privacy law: The Consumer Data Protection Act...more
Aunque los conceptos de responsable y encargado del tratamiento han sido ampliamente estudiados y analizados en el pasado, el Comité Europeo de Protección de Datos ha publicado recientemente una guía en la que, además de...more
On Friday September 4, 2020, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), a body consisting of representatives of all the Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) in the European Economic Area, announced that it had formed two new...more
Even though the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) became effective on May 25, 2018, its application to U.S.-based employers continues to evolve and increase in complexity. For U.S. employers of European Union (“EU”)...more