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COPPA Is Back in the Saddle: FTC Publishes Final Rule for Children’s Privacy

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Just as we’re getting ready to pick out our cowboy boots and bolo ties for Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) published its long-awaited finalized amendments (Final Rule) to the...more

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Year in Review: 2024 BIPA Litigation Takeaways

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Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) continues to drive a wave of privacy-related litigation across the United States, though a 2024 amendment to the act—the first since BIPA’s enactment in 2008—may slow the...more

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COPPA’s Coming of Age: Key Compliance Changes in FTC’s Final Rule

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On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule (Final Rule), which completes the process that started back in 2019 when the FTC sought...more

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How Does India’s New Law Fit into the Global Data Privacy Landscape?

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Changes to India data privacy laws have been a long time coming. A 2017 Supreme Court decision sparked legislative overhaul when concluding that privacy is a fundamental right. A bill was introduced soon thereafter leading to...more

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Pennsylvania Amends Breach Notification Law

Pennsylvania recently amended its data breach notification law to expand its definition of personal information and provide for a HIPAA exception. The process for providing notice in the event of a username/email breach has...more

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2021 Data Privacy Overview: New Regulations and Guidance

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While everyone hoped that 2021 would be less tumultuous than 2020, it certainly did not turn out that way in the end. The same was true in the world of data privacy – with sweeping new data protection regulations and guidance...more

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California Broadens Security and Breach Laws, Includes Genetic Data

California recently updated both its data security and breach notice laws to include genetic data. With the passage of AB 825, the data security law now includes in the definition of “personal information” genetic data. The...more

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On-Demand Webinar | Legislative Updates for Employers to Plan for a Successful (and Compliant) 2021

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Each month, Nossaman's complimentary Employment BUZZ webinar series covers a different topic of interest to employers, including tax, insurance, intellectual property and employment issues. These "quick hit" 30-minute...more

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[Webinar] Legislative Updates for Employers to Plan for a Successful (and Compliant) 2021 - December 15th, 10:00 am - 10:45 am PST

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Each month, Nossaman's complimentary Employment BUZZ webinar series covers a different topic of interest to employers, including tax, insurance, intellectual property and employment issues. These "quick hit" 30-minute...more

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CCPA 2.0 Passes: The California Privacy Rights Act To Become Law

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On November 3, 2020, California voters convincingly approved the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) ballot initiative. The CPRA builds upon and amends the California Consumer Protection Act (“CCPA”), aligning it more with...more

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CA Privacy Law Reboot – CCPA 2.0

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The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) is going to be on the November 3 ballot. The CPRA would amend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to provide a greater level of rights for consumers and more stringent...more

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New CCPA amendments bring clarity prior to the January 1, 2020 deadline

In the run-up to January 1, 2020, the California legislature and Attorney General are rushing to provide clarity to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) - and businesses are rushing to interpret and implement...more

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New year to ring in nation’s most comprehensive privacy law

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In a June tIPsheet article titled “Privacy Gone Public: How growing push for privacy laws may affect U.S. Businesses,” we gave an update on the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and some pending amendments that could...more

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CCPA Privacy and Security FAQs: Does the CCPA define “personal information” differently for privacy and security purposes?

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Yes. The sections of the CCPA that relate to data privacy (i.e., the collection, use, and sharing of information) use a definition of “personal information” that includes approximately 26 categories or types of data. That...more

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CCPA Amendments – What did California Actually Do?

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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

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California Consumer Privacy Act Update: AB25 and AB1355 Approved by California Governor

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Earlier we posted an article regarding the amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act by AB 25 and AB1355 creating a moratorium on the application of much of the CCPA to employee personal information—subject to...more

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CA Governor Signs 2019 CCPA Amendments into Law

California Governor Gavin Newsom concluded the 2019 legislative session this month by signing into law a number of privacy bills that amend or build on the landmark California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). CCPA amendments were...more

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The CCPA Amendments that Survived the California Legislature - After months of deliberation and negotiation, the California...

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As the legislative session came to a close last week, the California Legislature passed five bills that amend the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"). Here are the five bills that are now headed to the governor for...more

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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) – Amendment Update - Cybersecurity and Privacy Alert

The dust has finally settled in the California State Legislature and the big winner for amendments to the CCPA is AB-25, which started out as carving out employees from the definition of consumer for the purpose of CCPA. The...more

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California Consumer Privacy Act Update: Ongoing Efforts by the Attorney General and California Senate To Refine the CCPA Through...

As required by the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the “CCPA”), the California Attorney General’s Office (the “AG”) is hard at work crafting regulations related to the CCPA to be implemented by July 1, 2020.  The...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Nevada’s Amended Privacy Law: Groundbreaking or More of the Same?

Nevada recently amended its existing online privacy law to give Nevada residents the ability – in certain circumstances – to opt out of the sale of their data to third parties. The amendment goes into effect October 1, 2019,...more

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Nevada Beats California to the Punch – New Privacy Requirements To Take Effect in October

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On May 29, 2019, Nevada adopted Senate Bill No. 220 emulating portions of the California Consumer Protection Act (“CCPA”) with respect to permitting individuals to opt out of the sale of their personal information.  While...more

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Nevada Imposes October 2019 Deadline to Implement New Privacy Restrictions on the Sale of Personal Data

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While businesses have been focused on meeting the looming January 1, 2020 deadline of the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"), Nevada just ratchetted up the heat by imposing an earlier October 2, 2019 deadline for...more

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California Consumer Privacy Act Update: Assembly Approves 12 Amendments - Changes Would Exclude Employees and Vehicle Information,...

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• California's protracted legislative and regulatory process has complicated the landscape for businesses needing to implement the operational, technical and procedural changes required by the California Consumer Privacy Act....more

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Like a Butterfly, Will the CCPA Continue to Evolve?

California legislators have passed many bills to amend the California Consumer Protection Act since the law was passed. Last week there was significant developments in the status of those bills, as we reported. In addition to...more

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