On April 28, 2022, the Connecticut legislature took the final step to become very close to passing comprehensive consumer privacy legislation as the Connecticut House of Representatives voted 144-5 in favor of Senate Bill 6,...more
5/4/2022
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
CDPA ,
Connecticut ,
COPPA ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FERPA ,
Governor Lamont ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Notice Requirements ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Private Right of Action ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State Privacy Laws
Colorado has now joined California and Virginia to become the third US state to pass a comprehensive data privacy legislation when Governor Jared Polis signed the Colorado Privacy Act (the “CPA”) into law on July 8, 2021. The...more
8/3/2021
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
CDPA ,
Colorado ,
COPPA ,
Data Deletion ,
Data Protection ,
Enforcement ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
GLBA Privacy ,
Notice Requirements ,
Opt-Outs ,
Right of Access ,
State Privacy Laws
The Mintz Privacy & Cybersecurity Blog will be providing regular updates of notable pending US state privacy laws. Following our similar previous updates, the most recent of which may be found here, this update checks in on...more
As of March 12, 2020, the proposed Washington Privacy Act has foundered on enforcement rocks. The Senate did not agree with the House’s amendment that would have included a broad private right of action. The Senate’s version...more
3/13/2020
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
State and Local Government ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes
Overview:
Article 2 (see pages 3 through 10) of the California Attorney General’s CCPA draft regulations specify certain notices that must be given to consumers at the time of collection of their personal information,...more
10/17/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Private Right of Action ,
Right to Delete ,
Right To Know
Get ready: October 1, 2019 is the new date for many U.S. businesses to begin providing consumers the right to opt-out of the sale of their personal information. While January 1, 2020 was the date upon which many businesses...more