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In 2020, Daniel Anderl, the son of Federal Judge Esther Salas, was shot and killed by a man targeting the judge. It is believed the man found the judge’s home address online. In reaction to the murder, New Jersey enacted...more
What You Need To Know: •The Texas Data Privacy and Security Act has broader jurisdiction than any other state data protection law and will regulate the data processing activities of thousands of companies for the first...more
As an onslaught of recent class actions allege, companies may be liable for eavesdropping and wiretapping based on the use of common analytics software on their platforms. For instance, in California, plaintiffs have filed...more
On May 9, 2024, Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed into law Senate Bill 541 (the "Maryland Online Data Privacy Act") making Maryland the eighteenth state to adopt comprehensive data privacy legislation in the United States...more
Nevada AG Aaron Ford is the new Chairman of the Attorney General Alliance for 2024, replacing South Dakota AG Marty Jackley, who served in the role in 2023. AG Ford announced that his chairmanship initiative will be...more
On December 11, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it has obtained proposed orders against the operators of a purported wide-ranging scheme known as “The Sales Mentor” that allegedly made millions by falsely...more
Over the past year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has emerged as a leading actor in the health privacy enforcement space, spearheading enforcement actions, policy statements, and regulatory changes all aimed at...more
On June 18, Texas became the eleventh state to enact a comprehensive consumer privacy law by passing the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA) (HB 4). The TDPSA will take effect on July 1, 2024, which is the same day as...more
On May 1, 2023, Governor Holcomb signed Senate Bill 5, Indiana’s comprehensive privacy statute (The Act). the Act will become operative on January 1, 2026, and make Indiana the seventh state, after California, Colorado,...more
Unsolicited telemarketing using consumers’ phone numbers often constitutes infringement of Israeli residents’ privacy. Moreover, it is a real nuisance and has become fertile ground for crimes of fraud of one kind or another....more
In a long anticipated development, on August 24 California Attorney General Rob Bonta ("Cal AG") announced the state's first monetary penalty under the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"), in a settlement with the beauty...more
Steer Clear! Consumer Protection Landmines That Will Tank Your Business in 2022 - As consumer facing companies go head to head in an increasingly competitive marketplace, the risks of doing business are higher than ever...more
Adam Smith's economic concept of the Invisible Hand proffers the idea that great social benefits and public good come from everyone acting in their own self-interest. However, Adam Smith did not anticipate the internet and...more
Utah’s governor recently signed into law SB 227, creating the Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA). The law, which is anticipated to go into effect in May, is aimed at protecting genetic data collected from...more
After several years of anticipation, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has filed its first enforcement action under the agency's groundbreaking and first-in-the-nation 2017 cybersecurity regulation...more
Privacy risks of using big data in the fight against COVID-19 are significant, and have caught the attention of Republicans and Democrats alike. Earlier this month we reported on a bill introduced on May 7 by Republican...more
Companies should take note of two imminent developments in New York in the area of cybersecurity regulation: enforcement of the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) Cybersecurity Regulation (Regulation) and the...more
Last week, the European Parliament approved a resolution calling on the EU Commission (Commission) to protect individuals’ rights in the context of artificial intelligence (AI) and automated decision-making (ADM). The...more
On October 7, 2019, the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure held a hearing on pending legislation, including An Act Relative to Consumer Data Privacy (S.120). Modeled on the California Consumer...more
In our May blog post, we took issue with the broadcast statement that ‘consumer privacy law was sweeping the country and that other states were jumping on the California Consumer Privacy Law (CCPA) bandwagon to enact their...more
While many companies and service providers are spending significant time and budget on the privacy-related requirements of the forthcoming California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the largest exposure for companies not selling...more
California recently passed the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, described by Former Gov. Jerry Brown as a “historic step” for California consumers, “giving them control over their personal data.” He claimed that the...more