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The Quilt Is Filling Up: Patchwork State Privacy Laws Continue to Pass Without Federal Action

In an era defined by rapid digital transformation and heightened concerns over personal data security, the landscape of consumer data privacy laws in the United States has evolved significantly. As of this writing, a...more

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Mixing Things Up Like a Certain Ice Cream Maker: Vermont Passes Consumer Data Privacy Law

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Just past midnight on May 11, 2024, the Vermont Legislature passed H.121, the Vermont Data Privacy Act (VDPA). If signed into law, the VDPA would become the most onerous state comprehensive privacy law in the country. Among...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity - June 2023

In our June Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we review new data privacy laws in Colorado, Connecticut, Florida and Montana; Verizon’s annual Data Breach Investigations Report; AM Best’s report on cyber insurance trends; and...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Regulation of AI Systems is Already Here – Look to Data Protection Laws

As the scramble continues to reckon with the rapid advancement of generative artificial intelligence models like ChatGPT, Bard, DALL-E, and MidJourney, and the promise of other AI and machine learning systems (for simplicity,...more

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The BR Privacy & Security Download: May 2022

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STATE & LOCAL LAWS & REGULATIONS - Connecticut Passes Comprehensive Privacy Bill - The Connecticut Legislature has become the fifth state in the United States to pass a comprehensive privacy law....more

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Privacy Report: Utah Will Soon Publish US’s Latest Comprehensive State Privacy Law

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US News - Utah Will Soon Publish US’s Latest Comprehensive State Privacy Law - The Utah Consumer Privacy Act, also known as Senate Bill 227, recently cleared the Senate and the House. Though there are a few more steps...more

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Colorado Becomes that Latest State to Adopt a New Data Privacy Law

On July 7, 2021, Governor Jared Polis signed into law the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA), making Colorado the most recent state to enact comprehensive privacy legislation.  While the CPA does not take effect until July 1, 2023,...more

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Colorado Passes Data Privacy Law

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Colorado has become the third state in the country to pass a comprehensive data privacy law, joining California and Virginia.  Assuming the governor signs—as he is widely expected to do—the Colorado Privacy Act (the “CPA”)...more

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Florida’s Consumer Privacy Law Fails to Pass

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On Friday, April 30, Florida’s legislature closed its 2021 session without passing the much anticipated Florida Privacy Act. The Act largely failed to pass due to a disagreement between Florida’s house that wanted a private...more

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Virginia’s New Law Continues America’s Patchwork Approach To Data Privacy Regulation

With the California Consumer Privacy Act in 2018 (CCPA), and the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA), California has dared Congress, twice, to pass sorely needed federal privacy legislation. Now Virginia is in on...more

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Florida's New Privacy Bill Promises Big Changes

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Florida recently joined a small but growing number of states considering sweeping reforms to their data privacy and protection laws. House bill 969, titled “Consumer Data Privacy,” in many ways mirrors the California Consumer...more

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New Virginia Privacy Bill

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Any day now, Virginia will likely become the second state, behind California, to adopt a GDPR-inspired comprehensive data protection law for Virginia residents....more

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The Past as Prologue: California Voters Approve CPRA as AG Proposes New CCPA Regulations

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On November 3, 2020, California voters passed Proposition 24, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). Crafted to address perceived gaps in the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the CPRA effectively calcifies the law...more

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CPRA – What This Means for Your Business

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On November 3, 2020, Californians voted to pass Proposition 24, which modifies and expands the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), which came into force on January 1 of this year. The new California Privacy Rights Act...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Revisions to California Privacy Law to Appear as November Ballot Initiative

Data privacy compliance emerged as a top-tier issue for businesses across the globe with the implementation of new laws with broad scope and sweeping coverage, including the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR),...more

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BREAKING NEWS – California AG Becerra Seeks Expedited Review of CCPA Regulations

The California AG’s office has dropped the long-awaited final CCPA Regulations, and requested expedited review from the Office of Administrative Law. If this request is granted, the regulations will be effective by July 1. ...more

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AG Submits Final CCPA Regulations—Is Enforcement Still on Track for July 1, 2020?

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On June 1, 2020, the California Attorney General submitted the final text of the CCPA Regulations to the California Office of Administrative Law (the “OAL”). This was the last step the AG needed to take before the...more

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Contradictory Responses by Privacy Regulators Post-COVID-19: Balancing the Economy With Cybersecurity in a Changed World (Privacy)

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disparate effect on privacy regulators, with varying levels of enforcement advocated by different government entities; the California Attorney General, the U.S. Department of Health & Human...more

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What We Can Expect from the CCPA Regulations

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While the United States largely hit the brakes as of March in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra made clear his intentions to begin enforcement of the Act on July 1, 2020, as...more

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We're Getting Closer: AG Releases New Modified CCPA Draft Regulations

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra wasted no time in issuing new modified draft regulations for the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), announcing new draft regulations on March 11, 2020 – just two weeks after...more

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The Washington Privacy Act Is Back

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After the Washington Privacy Act (“WPA”) failed to pass in 2019, state legislators promised to renew their efforts in the 2020 legislative session....more

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California AG issues modifications to proposed CCPA Regulations

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On February 7, 2020, the California Attorney General’s (AG) Office released modifications to the proposed regulations to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).  The modifications incorporate amendments to the CCPA signed...more

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California AG Issues Modified CCPA Regulations

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On Friday, February 7, 2020, the California Attorney General’s (AG) Office released modified regulations to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).  The modified regulations incorporate amendments to the CCPA signed into...more

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Florida’s Legislature to Consider Consumer Data Privacy Bill Akin to California’s CCPA

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Florida lawmakers have proposed data privacy legislation that, if adopted, would impose significant new obligations on companies offering a website or online service to Florida residents, including allowing consumers to “opt...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - January 2020

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After much anticipation and trepidation, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect on January 1, 2020. Many companies are understandably still grappling with the details of the law, the amendments, and the...more

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