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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

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States Continue to Get Tough on Tech over Child Safety

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Alabama AG Steve Marshall has filed a lawsuit against TikTok Inc. and affiliated entities alleging that the social media company violated state consumer protection laws by making deceptive representations, including...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

$51.75M Settlement in Clearview AI Biometric Privacy Litigation Illustrates Creative Resolution for Startups Facing Parallel...

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On Thursday, March 20, a federal judge in the Northern District of Illinois granted final approval to a settlement agreement under which Clearview AI (Clearview) agreed to pay an estimated $51.75 million to a nationwide class...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

State AGs Step Up Privacy Enforcement

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With attention on Democratic Attorneys General vowing to fill the void left by weakened federal regulators, and perhaps a more partisan divide on enforcement generally, a bipartisan consensus is quietly emerging in the states...more

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California Regulators Settle With Kids Gaming App

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California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta and Los Angeles City Attorney Hyde Feldstein Soto recently settled a lawsuit with Tilting Point Media, LLC (Tilting Point) related to a SpongeBob Square Pants-themed app. In the...more

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

The Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act: Minnesota Becomes the 18th State to Enact a Comprehensive Consumer Privacy Law

On May 24, 2024, Governor Walz signed into law the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act (MNCDPA). This landmark law is the first set of comprehensive consumer privacy standards specific to Minnesota residents. The law will...more

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Why PEOs Need to Pay Particular Attention to New Data Privacy Rules – And the 1 Key Move You Should Make Immediately

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The news that California regulators can immediately begin enforcing new data privacy regulations will have an outsized impact on the PEO community. A surprise February 9 decision from a state appeals court pressed...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

43 AGs Urge FTC to Update Child Online Privacy Rules

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On March 7, 2024, a bipartisan coalition of 43 state attorneys general sent to the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) a letter urging the FTC to update the regulations (“COPPA Rules”) implementing the Children’s Online Privacy...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Pennsylvania Attorney General settles with data collection company for failing to disclose data use

On February 22, the Attorney General for the State of Pennsylvania, Michelle A. Henry, announced a settlement with a company for selling consumers’ data information without clearly notifying those consumers pursuant to the...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

California Attorney General Announces Second Public CCPA Enforcement Settlement

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Keypoint: In only its second public enforcement settlement, the California Attorney General announced a $375,000 fine along with injunctive relief. On February 21, 2024, the California Attorney General announced that it had...more

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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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AG James Alleges Sporting Goods Retailer Whiffed on Defending Consumer Data

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New York AG Letitia James settled with Sports Warehouse, Inc. and affiliated entities to resolve allegations that the online sporting goods retailer maintained poor data security practices that led to the compromise of...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

Foley & Lardner LLP

California Attorney General Announces First CCPA Enforcement Action

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On August 24, 2022, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a settlement with Sephora, Inc. that included a fine of $1.2 million for alleged violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The settlement is...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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4 Takeaways for Businesses as California AG Targets Loyalty Rewards Programs

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The California Attorney General put loyalty rewards programs directly in his sights when he recently announced an “investigative sweep” of a number of businesses operating such programs in state. While it is lawful for...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

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Web Scrapers And Their Targets Beware. Regulators Are Zeroing In On Privacy Implications

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Selling web users’ personal data is big business — with a projected worth of $400 billion by 2025. In industries as diverse as health insurance and automobile manufacturing, companies that collect and aggregate user data to...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

Husch Blackwell LLP

2022 Oklahoma Computer Data Privacy Act Filed

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Keypoint: The 2022 legislative session of proposed state consumer privacy legislation kicks off with the filing of a new bill in Oklahoma. On September 9, 2021, Rep. Collin Walke (D) and Majority Leader Rep. Josh West...more

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Top CCPA Non-Compliance Actions

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Since its enactment just over a year ago, some companies have struggled to interpret the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the circumstances that might subject them to penalties and fines for violations. In an effort...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

California AG Requires Businesses To Recognize GPC Signals For Requests To Opt Out Of Sales

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Keypoint: Businesses that sell personal information under the CCPA are now required to honor Global Privacy Control signals. In an update to its CCPA FAQs, the California Attorney General’s office has stated that...more

Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP

California AG Approves Additional Regulations Under The CCPA

On March 15, 2021, the California Attorney General announced the approval of additional regulations to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the "CCPA"). The CCPA grants California consumers the right to know, the...more

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