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Last week, the New York legislature passed the New York Health Information Privacy Act (S 929) (the “Act”). If signed into law, the Act will add New York to the list of states that have enacted consumer health data-specific...more
Over the past several years, the number of states with comprehensive consumer data privacy laws has increased exponentially from just a handful—California, Colorado, Virginia, Connecticut, and Utah—to up to twenty by some...more
On May 25, 2024, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act (the "Act"), which takes effect on July 31, 2025, for most controllers and on July 31, 2029, for certain postsecondary educational...more
On April 12, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed Legislative Bill 1074 into law, making Nebraska the 16th U.S. state to enact a comprehensive privacy law. The Nebraska Data Privacy Act (NEDPA) will take effect on January 1,...more
Washington’s My Health My Data Act (MHMDA) was enacted in an effort to close a perceived gap in privacy protection for consumer health data. MHMDA’s focus on consumer health data and right of private action deviate from...more
On January 8, 2024, New Jersey’s State Legislature passed the Disclosure and Accountability Transparency Act (the “Data Act”). Following Governor’s signature within 45 days, the Data Act would take effect one (1) year after...more
2023 marked a pivotal moment in US data privacy and cybersecurity, characterized by substantial regulatory and legislative advances at the international, federal, and state levels. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took a...more
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis recently signed Senate Bill 262 into law, adopting the "Digital Bill of Rights" proposed by his office in February. Florida joins the rapidly increasing group of states, California, Utah,...more
The Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) has long been described as the floor for health care privacy laws and that states and regulators are free to enact more restrictive health care privacy laws....more
Editor’s Note: On February 15, 2023, HaystackID shared an educational webcast to provide valuable insight into the ways in which AI is being used to address key issues in the realm of privacy and cybersecurity. The expert...more
After California and Virginia, Colorado recently became the third state to pass a comprehensive consumer data privacy bill. Although this new Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) overlaps with the California and Virginia privacy laws,...more
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam recently signed the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA) into law, making Virginia the second state, following California, to adopt comprehensive consumer data privacy legislation. ...more
Florida lawmakers have proposed data privacy legislation that, if adopted, would impose significant new obligations on companies offering a website or online service to Florida residents, including allowing consumers to “opt...more
The rush for California to get all of the “rules of the road” ready for next year has seemed to cause a bit of confusion with California’s privacy law. Draft regulations were published the same day the Governor signed into...more
Effective tomorrow, October 1, 2019, the existing Nevada Privacy of Information Collected on the Internet from Consumers Act will be amended to include a consumer right to opt out from the sale of personal information and to...more
State privacy laws are proliferating. Companies doing business through the Internet must keep abreast of these many developments and adapt website disclosures to accommodate all the new laws’ distinctions, since applicability...more
New York has joined California, Massachusetts, and Colorado in adopting a law that requires businesses that collect private information on residents to implement reasonable cybersecurity safeguards to protect that...more
To comply with CCPA, all businesses must update their privacy policies accordingly. New California rights and how to exercise them must be disclosed....more
Last week, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak signed new privacy legislation into law in Nevada. Senate Bill 220 (SB-220) updates Nevada Revised State 603A to provide consumers a new right to opt out of the sale of their data....more
There is a growing trend to regulate biometric data and severely punish companies that do not adequately protect this data. Every company that collects or uses biometric data should be careful to ensure compliance with...more
Starting in 2020, “inventory management” takes on new meaning in California. Going into effect Jan. 1, 2020, the CCPA grants five new rights to consumers respecting personal information....more
As we explained in our last alert, California’s new comprehensive data privacy law is to take effect on January 1, 2020. For companies subject to this law, compliance will require a substantial investment of time, effort,...more
Data is thought to be such a significant commodity in today’s economy that it has been referred to as "the new oil." Business ventures across the globe in assorted industries have recognized and attempted to realize the...more
In July, we published a client alert answering key questions about the CCPA. However, state lawmakers have made additional changes to the law since then. Below is an updated overview showing the amendments in bold...more