Keypoint: The Minnesota bill contains several unique requirements and provisions, including a novel right to question the result of a profiling decision, privacy policy provisions that increase interoperability with existing...more
Businesses have only a short window remaining to ensure compliance with three new privacy laws. Effective July 1, three new comprehensive state data privacy laws come into effect – the Tennessee Information Protection Act...more
On April 4, 2024, Kentucky joined the rapidly growing number of states adopting a comprehensive data privacy law, when Governor Andy Beshear signed, the Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act ("Kentucky CDPA"). The law will...more
2023 was a record-breaking year, with legislators in Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Montana, Oregon, Tennessee and Texas passing comprehensive data privacy laws, joining California, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah and Virginia. Already...more
New Hampshire’s New Law is on the Books - 2023 was a record-breaking year, with legislators in Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Montana, Oregon, Tennessee and Texas passing comprehensive data privacy laws, joining California,...more
The Georgia Senate voted to pass the Georgia Consumer Privacy Protection Act (SB 473) on Feb. 27th. Although the bill is similar to many other comprehensive state privacy laws, there are some notable distinctions....more
The Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act (DPDPA or Act) became law on September 11, 2023, making Delaware the 13th state to enact a comprehensive consumer data privacy law, joining California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut,...more
The year 2023 will likely go down in history as a major inflection point in the enactment of comprehensive consumer data privacy laws in the United States. At the beginning of the year, only five states (California, Virginia,...more
Indiana's New Law is on the Books - Last month, three more state legislatures passed comprehensive data privacy laws. Just this week, Indiana’s governor signed one of them - the Indiana Consumer Data Privacy Act (“ICDPA’) -...more
On Wednesday, March 15, Iowa’s House Legislature unanimously voted to approve Senate File 262 (SF 262), a comprehensive data privacy bill that unanimously passed the Senate on March 6. The bill will now move to the Governor’s...more
The past two weeks have seen continued developments in the state comprehensive privacy legislative landscape. Maryland, Minnesota, and Texas have entered the fray with new proposals, bringing the total number of states that...more
The new year has already seen a flurry of state privacy law activity, with legislators in at least nine states (Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Tennessee) proposing new...more
This week, on Tuesday May 10, 2022, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont approved Connecticut Senate Bill 6, an Act Concerning Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring (the "Connecticut Privacy Act"). Governor Lamont’s approval...more
Is your business one that has not prioritized compliance with data privacy laws because you do not collect personal data about your customers? If so, you are in good company, but it is time to reframe your approach on data...more
Today (January 28, 2022), is National Data Privacy Day. While not a day of celebration with cards or gifts, the day does provide an opportunity to check in on the developments in consumer data privacy across the United...more
Facial recognition technology, drones the size of a butterfly, secure microchips replacing magnetic stripes on credit cards, sensors the size of a grain of sand swallowed by patients that transmit data directly to the...more
Keypoint: As introduced, the Ohio Personal Privacy Act would provide Ohio residents with some rights regarding their personal data, but it is not as extensive as the CPRA, CPA, and VCDPA...more
The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) is a federal law that establishes various legal requirements for companies that qualify as “financial institutions” under the Act. The GLBA’s definition of a “financial institution” is...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
When the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) became law, it was only a matter of time before other states adopt their own statutes intended to enhance privacy rights and consumer protection for residents. The...more
Consumers are more aware than ever of data privacy and security issues. As technology develops, vast quantities of data are collected on individuals every minute of every day. Customers trust their institutions to keep the...more
To stay ahead of the new privacy and data security requirements, such as CCPA and recent data security state laws, insurers need to take steps now to navigate the increasingly complex regulatory landscape. This article...more
As state legislatures begin their 2020 sessions, proposals for stronger privacy laws are at the top of the agenda across the country. Carrying forward the story we told in reports in February, April, and July of last year,...more
The Florida Senate and House of Representatives are considering two bills (SB 1670 and HB 963) that, if adopted, will amend Florida law to create the state’s first comprehensive privacy law (though they do not go nearly as...more
New York recently enacted important changes to its data breach notification requirements (Breach Requirements) and created a statutory obligation to maintain reasonable data security (Security Requirements). Under the new...more