The fourth quarter of 2023 has seen significant proposed rulemaking from regulators. Just over a week after the Federal Trade Commission issued its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on its “junk fees” rule, the Consumer Financial...more
Summary - On July 10, 2023, the European Commission issued an adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“EU-U.S. DPF” or “DPF”). The decision concludes that the U.S. ensures an adequate level of protection...more
On March 28, 2023, Iowa became the sixth state to pass a comprehensive consumer privacy law, joining California, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, and Virginia. The Iowa Act Relating to Consumer Data Protection (“ICDPA”) will...more
On July 7, 2021, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed into law S.B. 21-190, known as the Colorado Privacy Act (“CPA”). Colorado is now the third U.S. state to enact comprehensive consumer data privacy legislation, following...more
8/6/2021
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Controller ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Right of Access ,
State Privacy Laws
The European Commission (“EC”) has adopted a long-awaited new set of standard contractual clauses (“SCCs”) for the transfer of personal data to parties in third countries outside the European Union (“EU”) and European...more
6/18/2021
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Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses
On March 2, 2021, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed into law the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA), making Virginia the second state, after California, to enact general data privacy legislation. The VCDPA...more
4/13/2021
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Right to Delete ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Virginia
On August 14, 2020, the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved the final California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations that were submitted by the California Attorney General (AG) on June 1, 2020. The...more
Decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union - On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its judgment in the so-called “Schrems II” case. ...more