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Texas Attorney General’s Office Zeroes In on Data Privacy and Entities Using Biometric Data

Recently, Texas Attorney General (AG) Ken Paxton announced the launch of a Texas data privacy and security law enforcement initiative by establishing a new unit focusing on Texas’ privacy laws. The AG’s Office made the...more

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Rhode Island Continues State-Level Adoption of Comprehensive Data Privacy Laws

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Rhode Island is the latest state to adopt a comprehensive data privacy law, titled the Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act....more

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Websites and Wiretap Laws: Emerging Trends in Privacy Class Action Litigation Risks

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As an onslaught of recent class actions allege, companies may be liable for eavesdropping and wiretapping based on the use of common analytics software on their platforms. For instance, in California, plaintiffs have filed...more

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Illinois Legislature Passes Bill Amending BIPA Violation Accrual Standards

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On May 16, 2024, the Illinois Legislature passed Senate Bill 2979 (SB2979), marking a significant amendment to how damages are calculated under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). This amendment refines the...more

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State AG Pulse | Content moderation vs. free expression

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There is bipartisan agreement around the importance of protecting the safety of children and teens online. In Episode 4 of State AG Pulse, Jerry Kilgore, Stephen Cobb and Emily Yu look at the efforts of state AGs, legislators...more

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Highlights from this week’s IAPP Global Privacy Summit

Since 2011, I’ve attended the International Association of Privacy Professionals’ Global Privacy Summit in Washington, D.C. Each year one session gets everyone talking; this year the honor went to “Direct Insights from U.S....more

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California Attorney General Sponsors Bill Banning Credit Reporting of Medical Debt

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On April 2, the California Senate Judicial Committee passed Senate Bill 1061. The bill seeks to prevent health care providers and contracted collection agencies from providing information about patients’ medical debt to...more

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State Attorneys General Take Action on Artificial Intelligence

The evolving use of artificial intelligence (AI) across different industries has thrust states into a difficult and rapidly developing regulatory arena. State Attorneys General have and will continue to play an essential role...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Don’t Roll the Dice on Health Data Compliance: Nevada’s Consumer Health Data Law Takes Effect on March 31, 2024

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As of March 31, 2024, Nevada’s state consumer health data law, Senate Bill No. 370 (SB 370), enters the state-level consumer health data privacy fray. Similar to Washington’s My Health My Data Act (MHMDA), SB 370 focuses on...more

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The Illinois State Legislature Set to Take up BIPA Reform

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Recently, the Illinois General Assembly have restarted efforts to amend the Biometric Information Privacy Act of 2008 (“the Act”). On January 31, 2024, Senator Bill Cunningham introduced S.B. 2979 ostensibly to answer the...more

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US Data Privacy Guide

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The effective dates of new U.S. data privacy laws are closing in. Currently, thirteen states have passed comprehensive data privacy laws in the United States: California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Iowa, Indiana,...more

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Data Privacy & Cybersecurity - US Data Privacy Law Compliance Checklist - September 2023

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The effective dates of new U.S. data privacy laws are closing in. Currently, thirteen states have passed comprehensive data privacy laws in the United States: California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Iowa, Indiana,...more

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2024’s New Data Privacy Requirements

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State-level privacy laws in the United States continue to develop at a dizzying pace and it is understandably difficult to keep track of what takes effect when. Below we’ve outlined the statutes and regulations taking effect...more

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Data Broker Rulemaking in Texas and Oregon

Both Texas and Oregon recently adopted rules that will, among other things, implement a registry required by both states’ data broker laws. The Texas law went into effect September 1, 2023, and the Oregon law will go into...more

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What to Expect in U.S. Privacy for 2024

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In 2023, the privacy landscape saw a proliferation of comprehensive state data privacy laws being enacted in several jurisdictions, as well as a few that have also taken effect. Although, many of the laws are similar,...more

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Texas and Oregon Adopt New Rules for Data Broker Laws

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Earlier this year, Texas and Oregon each passed a data broker registration law, joining California and Vermont to double the number of states that have enacted such legislation. Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed SB 2105 into...more

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Just Around the Corner: The Utah Consumer Privacy Act ("UCPA")

2023 has seen a flurry of general state privacy laws, with twelve (12) such laws now on the books.  The next one to “go live,” on December 31, 2023, is the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA).  With no general federal privacy...more

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California’s “Delete Act” Significantly Expands Requirements for Data Brokers

California recently passed a groundbreaking new law aimed at further regulating the data broker industry. California is already one of only three states (along with Oregon and Vermont) that require data brokers—businesses...more

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Making an Impact: State Attorneys General Races in 2023 and Beyond

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State Attorneys General (AGs) uniquely wield power to enforce the law, direct policy, and effectuate political goals. Exercising their civil prosecutorial authority, State AGs have redefined priorities of paramount concern to...more

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Alexa, What Do You Think of Florida’s New Data Privacy Act?

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Hot on the trail of the latest state privacy laws to come into effect, Florida has jumped on board to keep the momentum going. On June 6, 2023, Florida Senate Bill 262 (“SB 262,”) was signed into law, meaning a new set of...more

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Texas Joins States Limiting Use and Disclosure of Genetic Data

On June 17, 2023, Texas enacted legislation (the “Legislation”) limiting use of genetic data by certain genetic data testing companies, joining a number of other states in tackling the ever-increasing privacy concerns...more

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The Beaver State Joins Growing List of States To Pass Comprehensive Consumer Privacy Law: The Oregon Consumer Privacy Act

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Governor Tina Kotek signed the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (OCPA or the Act) into law on July 18, 2023. The OCPA goes into effect on July 1, 2024. Oregon follows 11 other states that have enacted consumer privacy protections,...more

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Oregon is 11th state to enact comprehensive privacy legislation

On July 18, the Oregon governor signed SB 619 (the Act) to establish a framework for controlling and processing consumer personal data in the state. Oregon follows California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, Utah, Iowa,...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Oregon Consumer Privacy Act Signed Into Law

Oregon becomes the 12th state with a comprehensive consumer data privacy law - The Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (OCPA) became law on July 18, 2023. Oregon is the twelfth state to enact a comprehensive consumer data privacy...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Texas Passes a Comprehensive Privacy Law

In June, Texas became the tenth state with a comprehensive privacy law. The Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (“TDPSA”) contains familiar provisions from other state privacy laws regulating the collection, use, processing,...more

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