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The American Privacy Rights Act: Could This Be the One?

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The chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Maria Cantwell (D-WA), and the chair of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), released a discussion...more

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New Federal Privacy Bill Draft Hits Congress

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On April 7, Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), Chair of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair, and Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and...more

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FTC says COPPA does not preempt state privacy claims

The FTC recently filed an amicus brief in a case on appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, arguing that the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) does not preempt state laws that are...more

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House committee continues federal privacy legislation discussions

On April 27, the House Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce, a subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, held a hearing entitled “Addressing America’s Data Privacy Shortfalls: How a National Standard...more

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American Data Privacy and Protection Act – Could a Federal Privacy Law be on the Horizon?

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On June 3, 2022, a bipartisan group of U.S. Representatives released a discussion draft of a comprehensive federal data privacy bill entitled the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA). Though bipartisan compromise...more

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Bipartisan Push for Federal Privacy Legislation: Will It Work This Time?

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After a stalemate over federal consumer privacy legislation in the past few years, a draft bill was released on June 3 that signals a major step towards bipartisan support for federal consumer privacy legislation. The...more

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Progress on Federal Privacy Legislation, but Still a Long Way to Go

A bipartisan and bicameral group of legislators in Washington, D.C., released a discussion draft of a federal privacy bill on June 3 that, for first time, reaches compromise positions on the two key issues that have to date...more

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Lawmakers Unveil Landmark Bipartisan Privacy Proposal

Key Points - Three of the four bipartisan leaders of the House and Senate committees with jurisdiction over data privacy have struck a deal on a comprehensive federal bill, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act,...more

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U.S. Chamber of Commerce Against Private Right of Action in Privacy Legislation

Although the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (the Chamber) “strongly urges Congress to pass durable, bipartisan national privacy legislation that protects all Americans equally,” it will “strongly oppose legislation that fails to...more

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The Past, Present and Future of US Privacy Law

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Despite its antecedents in one of the most widely cited law review articles of all time from more than 130 years ago, modern United States privacy law is roughly twenty years old. Even though still in its relative infancy,...more

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Dealer Management Systems Providers Allowed to Proceed With Challenge To Arizona Dealer Data Security Law

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On Wednesday, May 20, 2020, an Arizona federal district court judge issued a long-awaited order on motions to dismiss a complaint filed by CDK Global LLC (CDK) and Reynolds & Reynolds Company (Reynolds) challenging amendments...more

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Washington State Lawmakers Divided Over Private Right of Action and Other Relief in Dueling Data Privacy Bills

- The Washington state Senate has passed its version of a consumer data privacy bill as state lawmakers debate proposed legislation for the Washington Privacy Act, the state’s first data privacy law. - In their own bill,...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

[Podcast] What’s New in Washington: Spotlight on Privacy Legislation

In this episode, Akin Gump public law and policy partner Ed Pagano and senior policy advisor Galen Roehl discuss privacy legislation being considered in the U.S. Congress....more

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Trade groups challenge Nevada law allowing applicant’s reliance on spouse’s or former spouse’s credit report

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On October 1, three trade groups filed a lawsuit in Nevada federal court challenging an amendment to Nevada law that allows an applicant for credit with no credit history to request that the creditor deem the applicant’s...more

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Status Report on Federal Privacy Developments Heading into the Fall

• The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) goes into effect on January 1, 2020. The window of opportunity to pass federal privacy legislation to preempt the CCPA in the 116th Congress is rapidly closing. • Discussions are...more

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Senior California Democrats Stake Out Privacy Position with Draft Federal Framework

As the privacy debate heats up on Capitol Hill, Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee—both of Silicon...more

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Preemption: The Fight for the Supreme Law of the Land

Once again, the question of federal preemption of state laws has created battle lines within the halls of Congress. As with past fights over vehicle fuel efficiency standards, voting rights protections or myriad areas of the...more

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U.S. Congress Focused on Federal Privacy Legislation in Wake of California Consumer Privacy Act

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As companies are working to re-evaluate their privacy programs following the enactment of California's groundbreaking privacy law, eyes are now on the U.S. Congress as to whether a federal privacy standard can be achieved....more

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Momentum Builds for a National Privacy Law in the United States

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Recent developments show that momentum is building for the United States to enact a national privacy law that would govern how businesses handle consumers’ personal information. High-profile data breaches, recent...more

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Proposed House Bill Would Set National Data Security Standards for Financial Services Industry

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A new bill introduced by House Financial Services subcommittee Chairman Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer would significantly change data security and breach notification standards for the financial services and insurance industries. ...more

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Proposed House Bill Would Set National Data Security Standards for Financial Services Industry

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A new bill introduced by House Financial Services subcommittee Chairman Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer would significantly change data security and breach notification standards for the financial services and insurance industries. ...more

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New Employer Guidance for Illinois Biometric Information Litigation

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• The number of class actions brought under Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) has increased substantially each year since its passage in 2008. • One of the main issues facing litigants is what constitutes...more

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Expect Focus - Volume II, June 2018

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New York Pushes Mutual Fund Active Share Disclosure - New York’s Attorney General issued a report on its recent investigation of fees charged by actively managed equity mutual funds and a metric known as “Active Share.”...more

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Food and Beverage Law Update: June 2018

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Wage and Hour - Decision Upholds Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Clauses, Resolves Circuit Split - The U.S. Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis on May 21, 2018, holding that...more

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Financial Services Report - Spring 2017

EDITOR’S NOTE - In like a lion, out like a lamb—it works for weather; does it work for new administrations? We’ll have to wait and see. We’ll have to wait and see about the length of CFPB Director Richard Cordray’s...more

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