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We are moving westward this week from Iowa to Nebraska in our series of articles providing in-depth summaries of state consumer privacy laws taking effect across the nation. Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen (R) signed the...more
On November 12, the CFPB released a report analyzing federal and state-level privacy protections for consumer financial data. The current federal framework for financial data privacy relies on the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act...more
The CFPB issued a report on State Consumer Privacy Laws and the Monetization of Consumer Financial Data, which examines existing privacy protections for consumers’ financial data under federal and state laws....more
Rhode Island Governor Daniel McKee allowed the Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act (“RIDTPPA”) to pass on June 25, 2024 when he transmitted the bill back to the legislature without signature, making...more
On April 17, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed into law the Nebraska Data Privacy Act (the Act), making Nebraska the seventeenth state to enact general consumer data privacy legislation. The Act largely, but not completely,...more
On January 18, 2024, New Hampshire’s State Legislature enacted the Expectation of Privacy Act (the “Act”). Following the Governor’s signature, the Act will take effect January 1, 2025. SCOPE - The Act defines...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
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
On July 7, 2021, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) into law, which, when it takes effect on July 1, 2023, will place affirmative obligations on entities that conduct business in Colorado (or...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
On October 7, 2019, the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure held a hearing on pending legislation, including An Act Relative to Consumer Data Privacy (S.120). Modeled on the California Consumer...more
If the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) is seen as the first U.S. data privacy law to apply across industries and sectors, then the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681a et seq., is its polar opposite:...more
This post is part of our series of FAQs examining the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) that should help employers with operations in California to determine if they are required to comply with the CCPA and if so,...more
The state of California recently passed privacy legislation that imposes stringent requirements on organizations that collect personal information from California residents. The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA)...more
California enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act on June 28, 2018. This law broadly expands the rights of California residents in their personal information collected through online means. The law imposes requirements...more
In a surprising twist, the California legislature rushed last week to pass one of the most comprehensive privacy laws in the country. The bill was introduced only a week prior, and within hours of passage, it was signed into...more
On June 28, 2018, California enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), a sweeping privacy law that provides consumers with broad notice, access, and deletion rights concerning many types of personal...more
The Sedona Conference has just published the public comment version of its Data Privact Primer, a publication of its very active Working Group on Data Security and Privacy Libaility. The primer is excellent. ...more
The Federal Trade Commission Act (“FTC Act”) prohibits unfair or deceptive acts or practices affecting commerce, as well as unfair competition in commerce. The FTC Act also created the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), and...more
On May 7th, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a proposed rule that would allow financial institutions to post annual privacy notices online, potentially eliminating the current requirement to provide...more