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Colorado Attorney General Proposes Amendments to the Colorado Privacy Act Focused on Biometric Data and Children’s Privacy

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On September 13, 2024, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office (AG) published proposed amendments to the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) Rules that create new requirements for the collection and use of biometric data and children’s...more

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Colorado Privacy Act Draft Amendments: Biometric Data, Children's Privacy, and Opinion Letters

On Sept. 13, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office proposed amendments to the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) affecting biometric data, children's privacy, and opinion letters....more

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Colorado AG Proposes Draft Amendments to the Colorado Privacy Act Rules

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On September 13, 2024, the Colorado Attorney General’s (AG) Office published proposed draft amendments to the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) Rules. The proposals include new requirements related to biometric collection and use...more

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Regulators On Both Sides of the Pond Seek Input on Children’s Privacy

The New York Attorney General’s office and the UK Information Commissioner’s Office were busy last month when it came to children’s privacy. Both sought input from the public about regulating children’s online privacy,...more

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California Privacy and AI Legislation Update: September 2, 2024

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On Saturday, August 31, the California legislature closed its 2024 session. During the past calendar year, we tracked numerous privacy and AI-related bills with fourteen of them passing out of their chamber of origin prior to...more

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Maryland’s New Approach to Data Minimization Creates Unique Compliance Issues

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On May 9, 2024, Governor Wes Moore signed the Maryland Online Data Privacy Act (MODPA) making Maryland the seventeenth state to enact a comprehensive data privacy law. The law takes effect October 1, 2025, but it does not...more

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California Privacy and AI Legislation Update: August 19, 2024

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Keypoint: Last week, several privacy and AI bills passed out of committee (with some receiving amendments) while two bills died in committee. We are currently tracking thirteen privacy and AI-related bills that previously...more

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California Privacy and AI Legislation Update: August 12, 2024

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Keypoint: Last week, the California legislature returned from its summer recess and began moving forward with privacy and AI legislation prior to the August 31 session closing date. We are currently tracking thirteen...more

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2024 Mid-Year Privacy Report - A Comprehensive Look at New Developments in Data Privacy Laws

Introduction - 2024 has been another big year for privacy. Several new state privacy laws are going into effect, with several more coming in 2025, while a federal privacy law continues to be discussed that would further...more

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New York Law Seeks to Regulate Addictive Social Media Feeds

New York’s governor recently signed the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act. Although signed, the law will not be effective until after the New York Attorney General creates implementing regulations. The law...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Empire State of Minding the Minors: New York Laws Aim To Ensure Children’s Privacy and Online Safety

On June 7, 2024, the New York Legislature passed two bills to protect children online. The Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act, S7694A, prohibits social media platforms from providing defined "addictive...more

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Ten Days Until the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act Goes Live & AG’s Office Signals “Aggressive Enforcement”

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With the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA) on the verge of taking effect on July 1, 2024, the State’s Attorney General, Ken Paxton, recently launched an initiative for “aggressive enforcement of Texas privacy laws.”...more

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Texas AG Gearing Up for “Aggressive” Enforcement as New Privacy Law Takes Effect July 1

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Texas AG Ken Paxton has launched an initiative focused on “aggressive enforcement of Texas privacy laws,” and tasked a large team within the office’s Consumer Protection Division with ramping up enforcement of the state’s...more

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Mid-Year Recap: Think Beyond US State Laws!

Much of the focus on US privacy has been US state laws, and the potential of a federal privacy law. This focus can lead one to forget, however, that US privacy and data security law follows a patchwork approach both at a...more

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Maryland enacts child consumer protection laws

On May 9, the Governor of Maryland approved SB 571 (the “Act) to provide consumer online protections for children. The Act will afford protections from online products aimed at children or that are likely accessed by...more

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Maryland Enacts Age Appropriate Design Code

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On May 9, Maryland became the second state to enact an (AADC), the Maryland Kids Code, alongside the Maryland Online Data Privacy Act (MODPA) — Maryland’s first comprehensive data privacy bill. Maryland’s AADC follows...more

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Georgia Joins the list of States with Age Verification Requirements for Online Speech: Navigating the Crossroads of Child...

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In an era where children are increasingly immersed in the digital realm, concerns about their safety and privacy online have become a focal point for policymakers (even on both sides of the aisle) and parents alike. Several...more

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Proposed State Privacy Law Update: April 29, 2024

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Keypoint: Last week, the Colorado legislature passed a bill amending the Colorado Privacy Act to add provisions regarding biometric data and the California legislature advanced numerous bills....more

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Mother May I? Florida and Utah Recently Regulations for Minor Use of Social Media Platforms

Florida recently passed a new law and Utah recently repealed and replaced its previously enjoined law with two new bills (available here and here), which regulate minors’ access to social media platforms. The laws highlight...more

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Proposed State Privacy Law Update: April 22, 2024

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Keypoint: Last week, the Nebraska Governor signed the Nebraska Data Privacy Act into law, the Maine legislature closed without passing a consumer data privacy bill, Colorado’s biological/neural data bill was signed into law,...more

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Maryland Online Data Privacy Act is broader, stricter, and more easily triggered than many state privacy laws

On April 6, the Maryland legislature passed the Maryland Online Data Privacy Act of 2024, sending the bill to the state’s governor for signing. The bill comes on the heels of the Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act, which...more

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Proposed State Privacy Law Update: April 15, 2024

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Keypoint: Last week, the Nebraska legislature passed a consumer data privacy bill. Below is the twelfth weekly update on the status of proposed state privacy legislation in 2024....more

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Proposed State Privacy Law Update: April 8, 2024

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Keypoint: Last week, the Maryland legislature passed consumer data privacy and Age-Appropriate Design Code Act bills, the Kentucky Governor signed HB 15 into law, three bills advanced out of a California Assembly Committee,...more

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Proposed State Privacy Law Update: April 1, 2024

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Keypoint: Last week, the Kentucky legislature passed a consumer data privacy bill, Colorado passed an amendment to the Colorado Privacy Act, and there was movement on bills in Maine, Maryland, Rhode Island, and Vermont....more

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Proposed State Privacy Law Update: March 25, 2024

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Keypoint: Last week, consumer data privacy bills passed out of the Vermont and Pennsylvania Houses, an Age-Appropriate Design Code Act variant bill passed out of the Vermont Senate, and bills advanced in Colorado, Maryland,...more

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