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State Privacy Regulators Announce Formation of Privacy ‘Supergroup’

The concept of the “supergroup” may have originated with rock and roll, but on April 16, 2025, privacy practitioners in the United States learned that a whole new type of supergroup has been formed. ...more

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State Comprehensive Privacy Law Update - April 2025

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The states bounced back from a somewhat quiet previous biweekly update with several noteworthy developments in the last two weeks. A total of five new state comprehensive privacy bills were introduced in Maine (LD 1224),...more

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The New Frontier of California Privacy Enforcement: A Tougher Era for Data Brokers

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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

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The Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act - What Digital Advertisers, Publishers and Ad Platforms Need To Know

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The Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act (PADFA or the Act) was signed into law by President Joe Biden on April 24 as part of a larger foreign aid appropriations bill. Although other portions of the...more

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What Businesses Need to Know About Md.’s New Online Data Privacy Act

Maryland will soon have some of the strictest data protection and privacy requirements in the nation after the Maryland Online Data Privacy Act of 2024 (MODPA) was signed into law by Gov. Wes Moore last week....more

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FTC Emerges as Leader in Health Privacy Enforcement

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Over the past year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has emerged as a leading actor in the health privacy enforcement space, spearheading enforcement actions, policy statements, and regulatory changes all aimed at...more

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Recently Amended Draft Federal Privacy Legislation Continues to Receive Support & Criticism

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The American Data Privacy and Protection Act (“ADPPA”) has been working its way through Congress with notable bipartisan support. After a July 20th markup session in the House Committee on Energy & Commerce amending the bill,...more

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[Virtual Event] Corporate Compliance Enforcement Conference - April 6th, 8:55 am - 3:30 pm CDT

Learn from today’s enforcement leaders and get the answers to your most pressing questions - Want to take an unfiltered look at issues like global data protection, whistleblowing, and more from a prosecutor’s or...more

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[Webinar] What the Heck is Happening in California? An Update on California’s Privacy Law Landscape - February 9th, 3:00 pm - 4:00...

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With the effective enforcement date of the CCPA in January 1, 2020; a new privacy law, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), passed by California voters in November 2020; and a new Attorney General on the horizon,...more

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CCPA “2.0” Inches Closer To Qualifying For California’s November Ballot

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On May 4, 2020, Californians for Consumer Privacy (CCP), the organization behind the ballot initiative that led to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), announced that it has begun submitting signatures to qualify the...more

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UPDATED: It’s Déjà vu All Over Again: Washington Privacy Act Fails to Pass

As of March 12, 2020, the proposed Washington Privacy Act has foundered on enforcement rocks. The Senate did not agree with the House’s amendment that would have included a broad private right of action. The Senate’s version...more

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Proposed Legislation for Security in the Digital Age

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Do we need a new government agency tasked with protecting the data of American citizens? Senator Kirsten Gillibrand believes that we do. On February 12, 2020, Senator Gillibrand announced her proposed legislation titled “The...more

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Influencer Marketing: Top Business and Legal Considerations for 2020

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Although influencer marketing is an ever-larger part of marketing budgets, questions have arisen about the longevity of influencers as a marketing channel. In addition, marketers are grappling with how to ensure that they and...more

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Senate Commerce Committee Holds Hearing on Federal Privacy Legislation

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As many businesses occupy themselves with coming into compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) before the law’s effective date of January 1, 2020, Congress is renewing discussion of a possible comprehensive...more

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Maine Law Will Place Strict Restrictions on Internet Service Providers

Maine’s legislature unanimously passed a new law—“An Act to Protect the Privacy of Online Customer Information” (the “Act”)—that will impose strict data protection restrictions on broadband internet service providers (ISPs)...more

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Latest Congressional Efforts to Enact Privacy Legislation

• On October 17, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced legislation to establish baseline privacy and cybersecurity protections and issue fines to companies and criminal penalties to senior executives. • The New Democrat...more

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California Sunshine — The California Consumer Privacy Act (Part I of II)

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When the federal government fails to assume responsibility for establishing law and policy in important federal areas of jurisdiction, the individual states then spring into action to fill the vacuum. ...more

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Senate Holds Hearing on Consumer Perspectives as Congress Continues to Develop Federal Privacy Legislation

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On May 1, 2019, the Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing on “Consumer Perspectives: Policy Principles for a Federal Data Privacy Framework”—the Committee’s third hearing during this session discussing principles for...more

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How the FTC’s Next Moves will Impact Pending and Future Cyber Security Disputes

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Privacy protection is an issue that will always be at the forefront of the legal world. Consumers expect that companies will protect their medical and other private identifying information. While the increase in digital data...more

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FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 167-Mara Senn on the Top 10 Practices in a Cross-Border Investigation

In this episode I visit with noted white collar practitioner Mara Senn who discusses her top 10 best practices when conducting cross-border investigations. ...more

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