On February 9, 2024, the California Third District Court of Appeals in Sacramento overturned a lower court order that postponed enforcement of the California Privacy Protection Agency’s (CPPA) newest rules. The decision...more
2/14/2024
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New Requirements Include Identifying Specific Third Parties to Whom Businesses Disclose Data and Consent for Targeted Advertising to Teens -
Texas, Oregon, and Delaware are the latest states to join the growing landscape...more
7/24/2023
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In a shocking turn of events, a Superior Court for the County of Sacramento issued a ruling on June 30, 2023, enjoining the enforcement of the California Privacy Protection Agency’s (the “Agency’s”) California Privacy Rights...more
On July 1, 2023, the Colorado Privacy Act (ColoPA) and Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA) will go into effect, joining California and Virginia, whose data privacy laws are already in effect. Notably, while the California...more
6/29/2023
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On May 17, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposed settlement agreement (in the form of a stipulated order) with Easy Healthcare Corporation, which operates the Premom fertility tracking app (Premom)....more
On March 28, 2023, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed “An Act Relating to Consumer Data Protection” (SF 262) (ICDPA), making Iowa the sixth U.S. state to enact a comprehensive consumer privacy law following California,...more
On March 15, 2023, the Colorado Attorney General’s (Colorado AG) office released the final version of the Colorado Privacy Act (ColoPA) rules (the final rules), which are based on public comments on the third version of the...more
On March 2, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposed settlement agreement (also referred to as “proposed consent order”) with BetterHelp, Inc., an online counseling service, for allegedly disclosing its...more
On January 27, 2023, the California Attorney General (California AG) Rob Bonta announced an “investigative sweep” of mobile apps in retail, travel, and food service industries for failing to provide a mechanism for—or...more
On December 21, 2022, the Colorado Attorney General’s office published an updated version of proposed draft rules (“modified draft rules”) to the Colorado Privacy Act (ColoPA), which revise the initial draft rules issued in...more
On November 3, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA, or the Agency) issued modified proposed regulations implementing the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA),1 which revise the initial proposed regulations...more
On August 30, 2022, the California legislature passed the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (the Act). Modeled after the UK's Age-Appropriate Design Code, California's act drastically changes the landscape of online...more
On August 24, 2022, the California Attorney General (AG) announced the entry of a final judgment to resolve claims that makeup retailer Sephora violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Notably, this is the...more
On April 12, 2022, the Colorado Attorney General's Office released "Pre-Rulemaking Considerations for the Colorado Privacy Act," which provides a series of topics and questions for which the office seeks informal public...more
Utah is poised to become the fourth state to enact comprehensive consumer privacy legislation, following California, Virginia, and Colorado. Earlier this month, Utah's legislature passed the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (S.B....more
The Colorado Attorney General's office is poised to begin the rulemaking process for the Colorado Privacy Act (ColoPA). On January 28, 2022, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued prepared remarks outlining key...more
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), the newly formed state agency responsible for implementing the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), recently posted its first invitation for public comment on proposed...more
Recently, the Office of the Attorney General of California announced three major updates that 1) added to the California Consumer Privacy Act's (CCPA) opt-out rules related to the sale of personal information, 2) made it...more
7/27/2021
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Virginia is poised to become the second U.S. state to enact broad consumer privacy legislation. While the legislation draws some parallels with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and upcoming California Privacy Rights...more
On Election Day, November 3, 2020, California voters overwhelmingly voted in favor of Proposition 24—a ballot measure that creates the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). The CPRA revises and expands the California Consumer...more