On May 28, 2023, the Texas legislature reached an agreement (by conference committee) on the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (the Act), setting the stage for Texas to become the tenth state with a comprehensive privacy...more
On June 23, 2022, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), released a discussion draft (“Discussion Draft”) of new legislation set to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) with the intent to “modernize GLBA to better align...more
7/1/2022
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On May 19, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or the “Commission”) including Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya in his first sitting since being sworn in to the Commission, held an open meeting to discuss two critical topics:...more
5/26/2022
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