The new Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) will take effect on July 1, 2023, requiring companies that operate within the state to comply with heightened privacy requirements. Colorado joins several other states with comprehensive...more
At select ballparks across the country, fans can speed through security screen procedures using thumbprint scans. Sports venues from Madison Square Garden to CenturyLink Field now use biometrics to enhance game day...more
If the past two years of ramping up compliance for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) wasn't fun enough, businesses have new compliance challenges ahead in the next couple of years. This past November, California...more
1/22/2021
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As anticipated by many experts in the field, the data security-focused private right of action under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has resulted in claims alleging potential unauthorized access. FinTech data...more
9/23/2020
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In mid-March, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra released the third set of California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) draft regulations. Around the same time, a number of business and trade organizations pleaded with the...more
4/6/2020
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Businesses subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) have found themselves in an odd position with respect to their compliance efforts. The CCPA was effective on January 1, 2020 but enforcement will not begin...more
2/13/2020
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On January 16, 2020, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued its NIST Privacy Framework Version 1.0 (Privacy Framework). The Privacy Framework follows the same type of structure as the NIST Framework...more
1/24/2020
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A recent ruling in the Illinois Appellate Court maintained that biometric data claims under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) do not amount to wage-and-hour claims subject to a luxury hotel owner's...more
4/24/2019
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On June 28, 2018, California enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), which provides what is arguably the most restrictive privacy law in the U.S. and would likely have some effect on most businesses across...more
7/3/2018
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