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The CFPB finalized a rule establishing a process for recognizing open banking standards and outlined qualifications for entities to become recognized standard-setting bodies (Final Rule). Under the Final Rule,...more
January 28 is International Privacy Day, and this day is an opportunity to learn about recent developments in the legal landscape for privacy law. It is also a good opportunity to highlight how far privacy rights have come,...more
The very definition of generative AI suggests the creation of new content based on a program training on existing data, a recipe that necessarily raises potential U.S. and EU data privacy issues, not to mention related...more
On May 19, 2022, at an open commission meeting, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted unanimously to: 1) release a new policy statement on the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) indicating that the FTC will...more
The worldwide market for cloud-based services continues to expand, with recent growth accelerated by the increased demand for online services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Remote work environments and new offerings...more
In federal contracting, the laws and regulations surrounding data rights and intellectual property (IP) rights can instill fear in many companies, especially small businesses. A misstep could have you assigning unlimited...more
The words “hodgepodge” and “patchwork” are overused in the world of risk and compliance, but they’re certainly appropriate for describing the myriad data privacy regulations popping up around the world. In 2018, the world...more
The EU Commission issued its report on the third annual review of the functioning of the EU-US Privacy Shield (Privacy Shield) on October 23. The annual review and corresponding report is required of the Commission by the its...more
Nevada will beat California in the US race to implement privacy requirements on businesses. Effective October 1, 2019, companies must comply with Nevada’s new law governing the sale of personal information. Generally,...more
On May 29, 2019, Nevada’s governor approved a new privacy law, Senate Bill 220 (“SB 220”). SB 220 amends existing state law that requires operators of websites and online services (“Operators”) to post privacy notices on...more
The future is now. Artificial intelligence is all around us, from our homes to our workplaces to our hospitals. Automobiles drive themselves. Wearable devices track our every move and measure our health. Our genetic code can...more
Data scraping is a technique where information on one platform is exported onto another. The practice is widespread and is used for all sort of reasons, like market analysis or advertising. The kind of information located and...more
New York’s proposed data privacy law failed to materialize in the latest legislative session and is now presumed dead. New York was one of a number of states that proposed sweeping privacy legislation after the enactment of...more
California recently passed the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, described by Former Gov. Jerry Brown as a “historic step” for California consumers, “giving them control over their personal data.” He claimed that the...more
If a company has questions about how to comply with California’s new data privacy law, it may, under a remarkable provision of that law, request an opinion from California’s attorney general (AG). This article analyzes that...more
With the recent passage of SB 220, Nevada has become the latest state to regulate consumer privacy online by allowing individuals to opt-out of certain sales of their information. Although SB 220 is not a comprehensive data...more
New York’s state legislature is considering a new data privacy law that would set the standard for data privacy in the U.S. The New York Privacy Act (the “NYPA” or the “Act”), which is currently being considered by the state...more
California legislators have passed many bills to amend the California Consumer Protection Act since the law was passed. Last week there was significant developments in the status of those bills, as we reported. In addition to...more
After Illinois passed its Biometric Information Privacy Act in 2008 (“BIPA”), other states have begun enacting legislation regulating business activities relating to biometric information. Texas and Washington were next,...more
It has been rough weather for Google in France. Three weeks after the French ?Data Protection Authority imposed a record fine against Google for non-compliance with the GDPR, the Paris District Court (“Tribunal de Grande...more
In response to the concern of many that the definition of consumer is so broad as to cover employees, a bill has been introduced in California to exclude employees from the scope of CCPA. As those who have been following CCPA...more
On Friday, March 22, 2019, the State of Washington continued efforts to move forward on new privacy legislation. The State House of Representative's Committee on Innovation, Technology and Economic Development held its first...more
Partner Jay Johnson discusses the effect of various regulations on blockchains. He notes that the GDPR presents compliance obligations on data controllers, the CCPA allows consumers a right to erasure, and the FTC has notice...more
Data rights > data ownership? That’s the position taken by Privacy International in its response to the recent editorial by artist wil.i.am in The Economist which called for tech giants to pay individuals for their data:...more
Does your website or application collect user data? Does your company sell that user data to other third parties, such as advertisers? Does your company disclose this practice to your users in a privacy policy or terms or...more