Starting January 2025, five state privacy laws will take effect, providing consumer privacy rights to a new swath of individuals across the country. Delaware, Iowa, Nebraska, and New Hampshire’s laws will go into effect on...more
On May 16, 2024, the Illinois Legislature passed Senate Bill 2979 (SB2979), clarifying how damages are calculated under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). 740 ILCS 14/1, et seq. This amendment confirms...more
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
The United States privacy landscape becomes more cluttered by the week. While most of the legal media is focusing on federal legislation coming out of Washington, the most significant privacy development in the United States...more
You may be feeling overwhelmed with the thought of having to comply with yet another state privacy law. However, New Jersey’s privacy bill is chock-full of significant exemptions that may ease your organization’s compliance...more
The Colorado Department of Law has published its Universal Opt-Out Shortlist under the Colorado Privacy Act (“CPA”). This is eagerly awaited guidance for organizations who are subject to the CPA as the guidance provides...more
On March 28, 2023, Iowa became the sixth state to enact a comprehensive consumer privacy law. If the thought of having to comply with yet another state privacy law is causing a sense of panic, fret not. Iowa’s bill is largely...more
While there is no comprehensive, federal United States law governing privacy, there are several major state laws that are currently in place. To help our clients assess their compliance posture, we have published a quick,...more
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In January of 2022, we recommended adding “updating privacy contracts” to your list of New Year’s resolutions. With 2023 around the corner and a number of new privacy laws and regulations going into effect, we have another...more
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Connecticut’s new privacy law, an Act Concerning Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring, also known as the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (“CTDPA”), generally continues the pattern of non-California states enacting...more
State legislative activity kicked off with a frenetic pace in 2022 and it seemed that there would be a number of new comprehensive privacy laws this year. Surprisingly to some, many of those efforts in other states fizzled...more
The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and Virginia’s Data Protection Act (“CDPA”) have created a snowball effect, encouraging Colorado to be the third state to enact comprehensive data privacy legislation. On July 7,...more