On January 16, 2024, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Senate Bill 322 ("the Act"), making New Jersey the fourteenth state to enact a comprehensive consumer data privacy law, joining California, Virginia,...more
1/23/2024
/ Advertising ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
COPPA ,
Data Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FERPA ,
Governor Murphy ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
New Jersey ,
New Legislation ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Information ,
PHI ,
Privacy Laws ,
State Privacy Laws
The CPPA kicked off a first round of rulemaking in May 2022 and finalized that set of rules in March of this year. At the latest California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) meeting, the CPRA Rules Subcommittee (Rules...more
8/18/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Audits ,
Automated Systems ,
California ,
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Criminal Justice Reform ,
Cybersecurity ,
Machine Learning ,
New Regulations ,
Personal Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Risk Assessment ,
Rulemaking Process
The Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR) was signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis on June 6, 2023, making Florida the tenth state to enact a consumer data privacy law along with California, Virginia, Colorado,...more
6/9/2023
/ Biometric Information ,
Consent ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
COPPA ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Data Retention ,
Data Selling ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Florida ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Social Media
The Tennessee Information Protection Act (TIPA) passed unanimously through both houses of the Tennessee legislature and was signed by Governor Bill Lee on May 11, 2023. Tennessee joins seven states in enacting a comprehensive...more
5/16/2023
/ Biometric Information ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
COPPA ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FERPA ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
HCQIA ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HITECH Act ,
New Legislation ,
NIST ,
Noncompliance ,
Personal Information ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Title V
INCDPA takes business-friendly approach to data privacy, following Virginia, Utah, and Iowa -
Indiana has become the seventh state to enact a "comprehensive" data privacy law, joining California, Virginia, Colorado,...more
With the unanimous passage of Senate File 262 by the Iowa House and Senate and the Governor's signature Tuesday, the Hawkeye State joins California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, and Utah as one of six states with a...more
3/31/2023
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Reform ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes ,
State Data Privacy Laws
The Office of the California Attorney General (OAG) announced on August 24, 2022, a settlement with Sephora, Inc., as part of a recent enforcement sweep of online retailers. OAG alleged Sephora violated the California...more
The California Privacy Protection Agency Board (the "CPPA Board") announced on May 27, 2022, that it would hold a public meeting on June 8 to discuss, among other things, a set of detailed proposed regulations to "Implement,...more
6/6/2022
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Information ,
Proposed Regulation ,
State Privacy Laws
Algorithmic disgorgement is back in the spotlight at the FTC, this time in connection with a recently announced settlement with WW International, Inc., formerly known as Weight Watchers (WW), and a subsidiary called Kurbo,...more
On September 30, 2021, Senators Ed Markey (D-MA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL) introduced S.2918, the Kids Internet Design and Safety (KIDS) Act, which would expand online protections...more
Last week, Alaska joined the growing number of states considering comprehensive consumer privacy legislation when, at the behest of Governor Dunleavy, the Consumer Data Privacy Act was introduced in both chambers of the...more
On the last day of its session, the California legislature passed six bills amending the CCPA, which Governor Newsom is expected to sign into law. ...more
On September 13, the California legislature passed six bills that would amend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Governor Gavin Newsom has one month to decide whether to sign them into law. ...more
9/26/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action ,
Right to Delete