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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Eight-State Consortium of Privacy Regulators Marks Shift Toward Coordinated Enforcement

In a major development for businesses subject to state data privacy laws, eight state privacy regulators have joined forces to form the “Consortium of Privacy Regulators,” a bipartisan coalition aimed at coordinating...more

Cozen O'Connor

NY Settles With Insurer on Data Breach Rooted in Security Deficiencies

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New York AG Letitia James settled with Root Insurance Company to resolve allegations that the company’s data security deficiencies led to a 2021 data breach involving 72,000 people, in violation of state consumer protection...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Marriott Settles for $52M & Enhances Data Protections After Multi-State Investigations

Marriott has agreed to pay $52 million dollars and implement new consumer data protections to settle investigations by attorneys general from 49 states and the Federal Trade Commission, following data breaches that occurred...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Businesses Have 30 Days to Report a Security Breach of New Yorker’s Private Information

New York State Governor Hochul recently gave us a “pre” New Year’s gift: effective on December 21, 2024, any individuals or businesses possessing the “private information” of New Yorkers must notify them, and certain state...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

More Privacy, Please - September/October 2023

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Editor’s Note: The FTC continues to crack down on privacy and cybersecurity, including issuing a new warning to tax preparation companies and entering into a consent decree with 1Health.io. VPPA and BIPA litigation continues...more

Vedder Price

CCPA Relief at Risk:  California Attorney General Announces New Investigative Sweep

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A recent announcement by California Attorney General Rob Bonta may curtail the relief experienced by California’s largest employers who are benefitting from the delayed enforcement of the newest California Consumer Privacy...more

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New York AG Releases Data Security Guidelines on Consumer Personal Information Protection

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Drawing from her experience investigating and prosecuting businesses in the aftermath of cybersecurity breaches, New York Attorney General Letitia James released a guide to help companies implement effective data security...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Colorado AG Releases Second Draft of Proposed Colorado Privacy Act Rules

On December 21, 2023, the Colorado Attorney General released a second draft of the Colorado Privacy Act Rules, revising the previous draft of the proposed rules. Our analysis of the first draft of the rules can be found here....more

King & Spalding

Georgia Home Health and Hospice Provider to Pay $425,000 to Resolve Allegations of Inadequate Computer Security in Connection with...

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Aveanna Healthcare, LLC, a Georgia-based home health and hospice care company, entered a consent judgment with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (the AG's Office) on November 3, 2022, agreeing to pay $425,000 to...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Colorado’s AG Office Kicks Off CPA Rulemaking Meetings

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On Thursday, November 10th, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office held the first of three stakeholder meetings on its Colorado Privacy Act draft rules. The initial meeting covered Universal Opt Out Mechanisms (UOOMs) and...more

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Experian and T-Mobile Agree to Combined $15 Million Multistate Settlements over 2015 Data Breach

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A group of 40 AGs reached settlements with Experian Information Solutions, Inc. and T-Mobile USA, Inc. concerning a 2015 data breach experienced by Experian that allegedly compromised the personal information of more than 15...more

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CCPA Financial Penalties: Four Takeaways from the California AG’s $1.2 Million Enforcement Action that Should Inform Your...

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We warned you last summer that California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) enforcement was heating up! The California Attorney General (“CAG”) announced a settlement with cosmetics retailer, Sephora. That, among other penalties,...more

Cozen O'Connor

AGs Fine Wawa Over Data Breach

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AGs from seven states reached an $8 million settlement with Wawa, Inc. to resolve allegations that the convenience store chain violated state consumer protection and personal information protection laws....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Utah Consumer Privacy Act: What Businesses Need to Know

With the recent signing of the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA) by Gov. Spencer J. Cox on March 24, 2022, Utah has become the fourth state to enact a comprehensive law addressing consumer data privacy, joining California,...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

California AG Sweeps Business Loyalty Programs for CCPA Noncompliance

On January 28, 2022, the California Attorney General (AG) announced an “investigative sweep” of businesses operating loyalty programs in the state, which it launched by sending multiple businesses notice of noncompliance with...more

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California AG Issues CCPA Notices to Businesses Operating Loyalty Programs

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On January 28, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that his office was beginning an “investigative sweep” of businesses operating consumer loyalty programs in California. The California AG’s press release stated...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

Vermont: Overview of the Data Broker Act

The Act Relating to Data Brokers and Consumer Protection (No. 171, 2018) (‘the Data Broker Act’), located at §§2430-31, 2447, and 2466 of Title 9 of the Vermont Statutes Annotated, went into full effect on 1 January 2019. The...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Worth the Wait? Key Takeaways from California Attorney General CCPA Enforcement Case Summaries

Before the CCPA became enforceable on July 1, 2020, much ink was spilled (or many keys were hit) about the California Office of the Attorney General’s (“OAG”) ability to obtain civil penalties for CCPA violations. After that...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

California Attorney General Focuses on Targeted Advertising and Disclosures in CCPA Enforcement

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The Office of the Attorney General of California began enforcing the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") more than a year ago and recently released a set of enforcement case examples it has pursued against businesses....more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

A New Sheriff in Town: Enforcement of the CCPA Picks Up Under Bonta

The California Office of the Attorney General (OAG), under the leadership of new Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta, has taken significant actions in recent weeks indicating that it is ramping up and potentially adding a new...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

California Attorney General Sees “Great Progress” With CCPA Enforcement

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On July 19, and just over one year after his office began enforcing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that he is “seeing great progress” with CCPA enforcement, even...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Privacy, Cyber & AI...

Approval of Additional CCPA Opt-Out Regulations

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has announced approval of four additional regulations to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Effective immediately, the changes focus on the right to opt-out of the sale of...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Further Amendments to CCPA Regulations Are Approved and in Effect

California’s Office of Administrative Law approved further revisions to the Attorney General’s CCPA regulations on March 15, 2021. The revisions went into effect upon approval. In substance, the revisions are identical to...more

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California AG Announces Approval of Fourth Set of Modifications to CCPA Regulations

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On March 15, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced that the California Office of Administrative Law approved his fourth set of proposed modifications to the California Consumer Privacy Act’s (CCPA) implementing...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

California AG Approves Additional CCPA Regulations

The California Attorney General has approved some modifications to regulations of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The four new changes, which become effective today, are described by the California AG as...more

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