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PA AG Launches Online Portal for Data Breach Reporting

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Pennsylvania AG Michelle Henry announced the launch of an online portal to report data breaches ahead of the effective date of recent amendments to Pennsylvania’s Breach of Personal Information Notification Act (BPINA)....more

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The State AG Report – 8.29.2024

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Missouri AG Investigates Hack of National Public Data - ...more

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Missouri AG Investigates Hack of National Public Data

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Missouri AG Andrew Bailey has opened an investigation into Jerico Pictures, Inc. d/b/a National Public Data, a background check data aggregator, over a data breach that has allegedly exposed personally identifiable...more

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Texas Attorney General Challenges General Motors’s Collection and Sale of Driving Data

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On August 13, 2024, the Texas Attorney General’s Office (Texas AGO) filed a claim under Texas’s Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act challenging General Motors’ collection and use of data collected from consumers...more

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Biotech Company Settles with Three State AGs Over Security Practices

A biotech company recently settled with three AGs over allegations that it had failed to protect consumer information. According to the AGs of Connecticut, New York and New Jersey, this led to a 2023 data incident. The...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Cookie Cutter: NY AG Announces Cookie Scrutiny with Business Guide to Website Privacy Controls

Website privacy controls—in the form of banners and pop-ups asking visitors to agree to, or reject, a website’s use of cookies, pixels, and similar technologies used to track their behavior—are becoming ubiquitous. In the...more

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30 States Urge Ninth Circuit to Reinstate Data Privacy Lawsuit

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In an unusual move, attorneys general (AG) from 30 states and the District of Columbia filed a bipartisan amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit supporting efforts to revive a proposed class action against payment processor...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Arkansas AG Files Suit, Labels Temu a Data-Theft Business

Tim Griffin, Arkansas Attorney General, did not mince words when he filed a lawsuit against the parent companies of Temu, stating in a press release, ​“Temu is not an online marketplace like Amazon or Walmart. It is a...more

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Navigating State Privacy Laws: A Conversation with Oregon & Texas Regulators about Privacy Enforcement

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In this episode of the Wiley Connected podcast, hosts Duane Pozza and Kat Scott, partners in Wiley's Privacy, Cyber, and Data Governance practice, discuss the implications of new comprehensive privacy laws in Oregon and Texas...more

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Texas AG Launches Data Privacy Team

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On Tuesday, Texas Attorney General (AG) Ken Paxton announced the creation of a team dedicated solely to the prosecution and enforcement of Texas’ privacy laws. The team will focus on handling cases under at least seven...more

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Minnesota Enacts the Latest State Privacy Law – HF 4757 / SF 4782

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On May 24, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) signed the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act (MCDPA) into law. The MCDPA largely aligns with previous state consumer privacy laws, but it introduces some significant and novel...more

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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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In Wake of Healthcare System Cyberattack, 22 State Attorneys General Call for Further Action of Data Privacy

On April 25, 2024, the attorneys general of 22 states issued a letter encouraging UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiary, Change Healthcare, to take additional steps to respond to a massively disruptive cyberattack. The broad,...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

State AG Updates: Data Privacy & Security; Artificial Intelligence; Predatory & Deceptive Real Estate Practices; Consumer...

Data Privacy & Security - DoorDash to Pay a $375,000 Civil Penalty Under the CCPA for Participation in Marketing Collective - Clarifying that California considers participation in a marketing cooperative to be a “sale”...more

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The State AG Report – 4.25.2024

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Republican and Democratic AGs Square Up for Emissions...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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Connecticut Attorney General Issues Report on Data Privacy Act Enforcement; Offers Legislative Recommendations

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On February 1, 2024, the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General (the “OAG”) issued a report mandated by the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (the “CTDPA”), Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-515 et seq. (the “Report”), which Report is...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

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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

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No Money, Mo’ Problems: DoorDash CCPA Enforcement Action Emphasizes Personal Information “Sales” Aren’t All About the Benjamins

The California Attorney General (“AG”) recently delivered (pun very much intended) a public CCPA enforcement action against DoorDash, its second following the 2022 settlement with Sephora. The DoorDash action stems from a...more

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California Attorney General announces investigative initiative aimed at streaming services

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The recently unveiled investigative inquiry targeting streaming services marks the Attorney General Rob Bonta’s ongoing efforts to position California at the forefront of privacy enforcement, underscoring the necessity for...more

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Year in Review: CCPA Litigation Trends from 2023

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This post is part of a series of articles we are doing on 2023 data protection litigation trends. While the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is most known for its onerous privacy compliance obligations, the law also...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Bad Medicine: 5 Lessons from the Connecticut AG’s Report on CTDPA Cure Notices

On February 1, 2024, the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) issued a Report to the General Assembly’s General Law Committee (“Report”), summarizing the OAG’s enforcement efforts during six months since the...more

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Update on Connecticut’s Consumer Privacy Law: How Has it Been Enforced?

The Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CDPA), which became effective on July 1, 2023, provides Connecticut residents with certain rights over their personal information and establishes responsibilities and privacy protection...more

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More Privacy, Please – November/December 2023

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In recent regulatory and enforcement developments, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) proposed a regulatory framework for automated decision-making technology (ADMT) and revisions to the California Consumer...more

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