The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (as amended, including by the California Privacy Rights Act, the “CCPA”) was drafted by a privacy rights activist, initially passed and later amended multiple times by the...more
Effective July 1, 2024, Texas will join California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah and Virginia, with a new, general consumer privacy statute the Texas Data...more
Although not yet the subject of the formal rulemaking process, the California Privacy Protection Agency (the “CPPA”) has released draft proposed regulations for cybersecurity audits required by Section 1798.185(a)(15)(A) of...more
On February 28, 2024, by Executive Order (“EO”) 14117, President Biden issued “Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern.” The EO directs...more
In 2023, new consumer privacy laws will be effective in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Virginia. Other laws from the states of Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Montana, Tennessee, Oregon, and Texas were signed this year and...more
As of January 1, 2023, the personal information of personnel (including job applicants, employees, officers, directors and contractors), and of business to business contacts, is subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act...more
Last fall, we provided an update on the state of the regulations promulgated under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). At the time, we identified key gaps in the current regulations, specifically the lack of guidance...more
The Connecticut Insurance Department issued a revised Notice to All Entities and Persons Licensed by the Connecticut Insurance Department concerning the Usage of Big Data and Avoidance of Discriminatory Practices. The...more
Addressing the evolving landscape of privacy laws will be at the top of the list of New Year’s resolutions for those doing business in the U.S. Businesses will need to assess and address changes in California privacy law, and...more
This summer, following two years of work toward a model state privacy law, the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) has entered the privacy debate by adopting The Uniform Personal Data Protection Act (the “Uniform Act”) by a vote of...more
In 2023, new consumer privacy laws will be effective in Colorado, Virginia, and California. Of these, the Colorado Privacy Act (SB 21-190 , the “CPA”) is the latest to be enacted. Effective July 1, 2023, the CPA shares many...more
As we have discussed in previous articles, through the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California has set new privacy standards, granted new consumer rights, and imposed new obligations on businesses. Although clearly...more
Having set a new standard for privacy in the United States with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the “CCPA”), California has again raised the bar for consumer privacy with the California Privacy Rights Act (the...more
On June 1, 2020, the Office of the California Attorney General submitted the final proposed regulations package under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL). As...more
The CCPA became effective January 1, 2020. Some businesses prepared to meet the deadline, while others have become partially compliant but still have more to do. Some may not have begun. What should a business be doing at...more
As we reported here the California Attorney General released proposed regulations pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) on October 10, 2019. These proposed regulations were modified on February 7 and again on...more
The long-awaited amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) have finally become law. On October 11, 2019—two days before the October 13 deadline—California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he signed...more
On October 10, 2019, the California Office of the Attorney General (“AG”) published the long-awaited proposed text of the California Consumer Privacy Act Regulations (the “Proposed Regs”). The Proposed Regs provide guidance...more
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On September 13, 2019, the California State Legislature passed several amendments to the California Consumer Protection Act (“CCPA”), which was originally passed in 2018 as a flawed and widely-criticized piece of legislation....more
Beginning on January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) will impose new privacy obligations on certain businesses that collect personal information of California consumers. Employers with employees in...more
Beginning on January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) will impose new privacy obligations on certain businesses that collect personal information of California consumers and are (or are jointly with...more
On January 10, 2019, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed House Bill No. 4806 into law. The bill amends certain provisions of the state data breach notification law, increasing reporting requirements on a person or...more
As an early stage or startup InsurTech, you’re highly focused on all the right things: identifying a challenge for the insurance industry, developing an innovative technical solution, making it practical and scalable, getting...more
Effective January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) will impose new privacy obligations on certain businesses that collect personal information of residents of California and are responsible for...more
Beginning on January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) will impose new privacy obligations on certain businesses that collect personal information of California consumers and are (or are jointly...more