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Technology Transactions & Data Privacy - 2025 Report

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It is hard to believe that we are starting the 25th year of the 21st century. The rapid evolution that technology, privacy and data security have undergone these last 25 years is mindbending. Yet, as we enter 2025, it still...more

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Q2 - 2023: Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Quarterly Briefing

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Efforts to Address the Lack of Federal Data Privacy Legislation in the U.S. Have Continued - The need for federal data privacy legislation was reiterated in the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

Colorado (Officially) Joins the Data Privacy Fray: Colorado Privacy Act Signed into Law

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Colorado’s Governor Jared Polis signed the Colorado Privacy Act last week, making Colorado the third state to implement broad consumer data privacy protections. The Colorado Privacy Act (CPA), which Governor Polis signed on...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Dark Patterns and the CCPA: How Your Website Can Comply

The California Attorney General recently approved modified regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). One part of the modified regulations bans “dark patterns” on a website. What are dark patterns?...more

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The CCPA Is Live for Enforcement—Is Your Website in Compliance?

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The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)—the most comprehensive personal data privacy legislation anywhere in the United States so far—is officially being enforced. Is your website in compliance? Does it need to be? What...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

ICO Fines: When Is An Appeal Appealing?

The decision to appeal a regulatory finding is never taken lightly. By the time a regulator has completed its investigation and notified a company of its intention to fine, the company will have invested significant time and...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

10 Privacy Predictions for 2020

In the last two years, businesses have been catapulted into a dizzying new world, with privacy expectations and requirements that were unheard of just two years ago. ...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Florida’s Proposed Privacy Legislation: An In-Depth Analysis for Corporate Counsel

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

Carlton Fields

Florida’s Legislature to Consider Consumer Data Privacy Bill Akin to California’s CCPA

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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

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Privacy Perils: The Expensive New Threat

By now, you’ve heard a horror story or two about ransomware. The city of Baltimore’s tale stands out. After cyber-criminals attacked the city’s servers and applications, they demanded $76,000 to decrypt the affected files....more

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IAB Soliciting Comments on Draft Compliance Framework for Programmatic Advertising under the CCPA

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On October 22, the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), a media and marketing industry trade group, released for public comment the California Consumer Privacy Act Compliance Framework for Publishers and Technology Companies...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2019 #2

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The Federal Bureau of Investigations Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) recently issued a public service announcement warning private companies about the increasing numbers of ransomware attacks affecting private industry....more

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EU Court Of Justice Issues Long-Awaited Decision On Facebook Likes In Fashion ID Matter

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A Facebook “like” is actually more like “in a [Joint Controller] relationship” status, says the Court of Justice of the EU in a long awaited decision in the Fashion ID matter. At issue: The legal framework surrounding...more

Carlton Fields

The CCPA Has Placed a Mandatory Link on Your Company’s Homepage

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If a company sells personal information of California consumers, then the California Legislature has claimed real estate on its homepage. This article summarizes this new requirement of a “Do Not Sell My Personal Information”...more

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Dutch Data Protection Authority States Cookie Walls Violate GDPR

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On 7 March 2019, the Dutch Data Protection Authority published guidance (in Dutch) that it considers “cookie walls” to violate the GDPR. A cookie wall is a pop-up on a website that blocks a user from access to the website...more

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Senators Introduce Data Care Act To Establish Duties For Online Service Providers

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On December 12, 2018, Senator Schatz (D-HI), along with 15 other Senators, introduced the Data Care Act of 2018 “to establish duties for online service providers with respect to end user data that such providers collect and...more

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Senate Introduces The Data Care Act of 2018

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On Wednesday, December 12, 2018, Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI), Ranking Member of the Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet Subcommittee, introduced The Data Care Act of 2018. The bill, which is co-sponsored...more

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.DE ups security with 100,000 DNSSEC domain names

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DENIC, the Registry responsible for running the .DE namespace, recently announced that 100,000 .DE domain names have been registered using Domain Name System Security Extension (DNSSEC)....more

Perkins Coie

Keep Your Shield Up: FTC Settles With Four Companies Falsely Claiming They Comply With Privacy Shield

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced settlements with four companies last month—IDmission LLC, mResource LLC (doing business as Loop Works LLC), SmartStart Employment Screening, Inc. and VenPath, Inc.—of the FTC’s...more

Nossaman LLP

GDPR COMPLIANCE DEADLINE IS MAY 25, 2018: Privacy Regulation is a Moving Target

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Worldwide, companies are scrambling to meet the May 25th deadline to comply with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). For companies with physical operations in an EU member state, this deadline is...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

New EU Data Laws—What Nonprofit Organizations Need To Know; Including Template for US/EU Privacy Notice

How will the new European Union data protection law affect U.S. nonprofit organizations? Nonprofit organizations based in the U.S. can often handle large amounts of data which originates in the EU—for example, they may...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

European Court Of Justice Rules That Dynamic IP Addresses Can Be Personal Data

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In a ruling with significant potential impact, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that a dynamic internet protocol (IP) address may constitute "personal data" under EU Data Protection Directive...more

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California Amends Definition of Personal Identifiable Information and Breach Notification Content Requirements

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On October 6, 2015, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law several changes to California’s Data Breach Notification Statute. The law, as amended, adds additional categories of information into the definition of...more

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California Attorney General Settlement Requires Hiring of Privacy Officer: Businesses with Web Presences Subject to Increasing...

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On Friday, Oct. 2, home design and renovation company, Houzz, Inc., reached a settlement with the Office of California Attorney General Kamala Harris over allegations that Houzz had recorded customer and employee...more

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