State Law Privacy Video Series | Privacy and Sensitive Information
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Comprehensive consumer privacy laws continue to hit the desks of governors in states across the country, with nineteen state laws now on the books. Since we wrote our 2023 Round-Up on State Consumer Data Privacy Laws article...more
Recent decisions by the French data protection authority (CNIL) have highlighted the importance of GDPR compliance, particularly in the areas of data retention, consent for processing sensitive personal data, and marketing...more
California is set to amend the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) with two recent amendments that have been signed into law. Assembly Bill (AB 1008) and Senate Bill 1223 (SB 1223) aim to clarify how the law...more
As January 2025 privacy strategy planning ramps up this fall, our Privacy, Security, & Artificial Intelligence team has put together a planning alert for 2024–2025. In this installment, we review the following nine state...more
Actions in the last six months of the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (“ANPD”) suggest that it intends to aggressively enforce the Brazilian Data Protection Law (“LGPD”). The LGPD applies to any entity that...more
Do you know what cookies your company’s website is using? If not, you likely do not know whether your company’s website is honoring users’ data protection choices involving the use of cookies. You should know and care so your...more
On August 31, the California assembly passed SB1223, which amends the CCPA/CPRA to include “neural data” as a type of sensitive data. SB1223, which is likely to become law, defines “neural data” as “information that is...more
In 2020, Daniel Anderl, the son of Federal Judge Esther Salas, was shot and killed by a man targeting the judge. It is believed the man found the judge’s home address online. In reaction to the murder, New Jersey enacted...more
The Knesset Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee has approved an amendment to the Israeli Privacy Protection Law (PPL). The amendment proposes extensive changes to the PPL, including granting additional enforcement powers...more
The stakes are high for FemTech – as Benjamin Franklin noted: ‘it takes many good deeds to build a good reputation and only one bad one to lose it.’...more
If you are a business operating in the Sunshine and/or Lonestar state, then this alert is for you. As discussed further below, Florida recently issued regulations, effective July 18, 2024, clarifying certain requirements set...more
Rhode Island is the latest state to enact consumer privacy legislation. The Rhode Island Transparency and Privacy Protection Act (the "Act"), which passed into law on June 28, 2024, establishes a framework for controlling and...more
As of July 1, three new comprehensive state privacy laws – the Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR), the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (OCPA), and the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA) – will take effect, joining the...more
On July 1, 2024, a new wave of state consumer privacy laws will go into effect in Florida, Oregon, and Texas, ushering in additional obligations for companies. This wave of new laws will be closely followed by a Montana...more
In the past several weeks, the Minnesota governor has signed into law the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act, while the Vermont Data Privacy Act has been passed by the legislature and awaits the governor’s signature. Both of...more
Recently, companies have found themselves defending allegations that the use of third-party pixel tracking technology on their websites violates state consumer privacy laws. Fortunately, these claims do not always survive the...more
Recent U.S. developments indicate a growing focus on regulating and investigating the data privacy practices of companies in the automotive sector. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently highlighted in a blog post its...more
They say everything is bigger in Texas which includes big privacy protection. After the Texas Senate approved HB 4 — the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (“TDPSA”), on June 18, 2023, Texas became the eleventh state to...more
(The Consumer Protection Dispatch summarizes industry news and updates on emerging issues involving a variety of consumer protection issues including, but not limited to, data and AI.)...more
On May 19, 2024, the Minnesota Legislature passed a comprehensive privacy bill, sending the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act (MCDPA) to Governor Tim Walz’s desk for signature into law. The law, which would take effect...more
The final weeks for many state legislatures have witnessed significant movements in the U.S. data privacy landscape. Last month, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed the Data Privacy Act, LB1074, into law....more
Online marketers may be on the verge of finally obtaining a single, unified federal framework for consumer data privacy regulation. In April, a bipartisan coalition, with sponsors in both houses of Congress, introduced a...more
Businesses need to be proactive in updating their compliance measures to meet the ever-evolving set of privacy laws and regulatory expectations in 2024 and beyond. Following the notable uptick in state-level privacy laws...more
On May 10, 2024, Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed the Maryland Online Data Privacy Act of 2024 ("MODPA" or the "Act"), bringing the number of comprehensive state privacy laws to 18and establishing a new, more restrictive...more
On July 1, 2024, Florida, Oregon, and Texas will join California, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, and Virginia by adding privacy laws governing the collection, use, and transfer of consumer personal data. Montana will follow...more