- The Washington state Senate has passed its version of a consumer data privacy bill as state lawmakers debate proposed legislation for the Washington Privacy Act, the state’s first data privacy law.
- In their own bill,...more
2/19/2020
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Customer-Loyalty Programs ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Preemption ,
Privacy Legislation ,
Private Right of Action ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Right to Delete ,
Right-To-Access
• In October, the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee unveiled a partial discussion draft of autonomous vehicle (AV) legislation. The draft text addresses safety...more
11/25/2019
/ Automotive Industry ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Driverless Cars ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Motor Vehicles ,
NHTSA ,
NTSB ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Safety Standards ,
SCC
• California recently passed the landmark California Consumer Privacy Act that goes into effect in 2020, which grants California residents new privacy rights.
• The CCPA creates a private right of action for California...more
7/9/2018
/ Attorney General ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Rights ,
Data Security ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Encryption ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Governor Brown ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Opt-Outs ,
Penalties ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Private Right of Action ,
Right to Delete ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Transparency
If you read one thing:
- The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) secured a major appellate victory in its quest to challenge lax corporate cybersecurity practices
- In light of the 3rd Circuit’s decision,...more
9/1/2015
/ Appeals ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
FTC v Wyndham ,
Hotels ,
Section 5 ,
Security and Privacy Controls ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Wyndham
Terms like “web security” and “data breach” are now familiar to most Americans in light of recent, significant issues with the websites and databases of some large U.S. companies. But web security encompasses more than just...more