With the onslaught of new privacy, AI and cyber legislation coupled with promises for enforcement and class action litigation, running a well-functioning and flexible privacy and cyber program is increasingly a critical...more
1/29/2025
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cookies ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Privacy Laws ,
Risk Management ,
Security and Privacy Controls ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
State Privacy Laws
On January 17, 2025, the staff at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released their first results from the FTC’s Surveillance Pricing market study. The FTC staff reports, including both a “staff perspective” and an “issue...more
1/28/2025
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Excessive Pricing ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Information Reports ,
Personal Data ,
Pricing ,
Product Pricing ,
Surveillance ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On September 29, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1824 into law, amending the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to require entities involved in corporate transactions, such as mergers and acquisitions,...more
12/9/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Amended Legislation ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consent ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Collection ,
Data Sellers ,
Data-Sharing ,
Governor Newsom ,
Mergers ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws
On October 10, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 362 into law. The “Delete Act” is intended to bridge a gap in consumer privacy rights – whereas the California Privacy Rights Act (the CPRA) grants consumers the...more
On September 21, 2023, the Colorado Division of Insurance adopted a Final Regulation implementing S.B. 21-169, the 2021 law governing Colorado-licensed insurers’ use of external consumer data and information sources (ECDIS),...more
11/30/2023
/ Algorithms ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Final Rules ,
Insurance Industry ,
Life Insurance ,
NAIC ,
Predictive Analytics ,
Risk Management ,
Underwriting
The Colorado Privacy Act (“CPA”), Colorado’s first comprehensive consumer privacy law, came into effect on July 1, 2023. Like many new privacy laws, though, there has been uncertainty surrounding when meaningful enforcement...more
As with a growing number of states, Connecticut passed a comprehensive consumer privacy law, the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (the “CTDPA”), on May 10, 2022. The CTDPA becomes effective on July 1, 2023 and, in spite of the...more
7/3/2023
/ Amended Legislation ,
Consent ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
COPPA ,
Data Controller ,
Data Deletion ,
Data Processors ,
Data Selling ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Minors ,
PHI ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
State Privacy Laws
On March 15, 2023, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office announced the finalization of the Regulations implementing the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA), which will take effect on July 1, 2023. Covered businesses that make use of...more
On January 1, 2023, the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020, which amended the existing California Consumer Privacy Act (collectively, the “CPRA”) and Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act (“VCDPA”) went into effect....more
On November 3, 2020, Californians voted to pass Proposition 24, expanding and modifying the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), which came into force on January 1, 2020. The new California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”),...more
Civil Code Section 1798.135(a)(1) provides that businesses must establish “a clear and conspicuous link on the business’ Internet homepage, titled ‘Do Not Sell My Personal Information,’ to an Internet Web page that enables a...more
Pursuant to Cal. Civ. Code Sections 1798,100(a), and 1798.110(a) and (b), a consumer has a right to request, and a business that “collects personal information about a consumer” has an obligation to disclose and deliver upon...more
On May 29, 2019, Nevada adopted Senate Bill No. 220 emulating portions of the California Consumer Protection Act (“CCPA”) with respect to permitting individuals to opt out of the sale of their personal information. While...more
Companies that do business in California know that it is a magnet for class action litigation. The California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"), a new privacy law that applies to data collected about California residents, will...more
Companies that do business in California know that it is a magnet for class action litigation. The California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"), a new privacy law that applies to data collected about California residents, will...more
The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), was passed last summer as a compromise to avoid a highly restrictive privacy regime slated to appear on the November 2018 ballot in California. Amidst much controversy and debate,...more