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The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1998 to protect children's privacy by regulating what personal information may be collected from children's online activity. The law applies to commercial websites and online services directed at children under thirteen years of age and regulates how personal information may be collected, stored or used. less -

Kentucky Gallops into the Privacy Race: Kentucky’s New Consumer Data Privacy Law

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 4/16/2024

On April 4, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear signed the Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act (KCDPA) into law, making Kentucky the sixteenth state to enact comprehensive data privacy legislation and the third state to do so in...more

United States Privacy Laws – Do You Know If You Are In Compliance?

Burr & Forman on 4/12/2022

Is your business one that has not prioritized compliance with data privacy laws because you do not collect personal data about your customers? If so, you are in good company, but it is time to reframe your approach on data...more

Blackbaud Decision a Mixed Bag for Data Breach Defendants

King & Spalding on 12/17/2021

On October 19, 2021, the District of South Carolina issued an order granting in part and denying in part a motion to dismiss claims brought against software provider Blackbaud in litigation stemming from a ransomware attack...more

[Webinar] US Privacy Laws for German Businesses - June 30th, 3:30 pm CET

Spirit Legal on 4/28/2021

First we take Sacramento, then we take Berlin: How do US data protection laws affect how you do business. The webinar is aimed at in-house or outside counsel, as well as data protection and compliance officers. In this...more

Tech Transactions & Data Privacy 2021 Report

Polsinelli on 1/26/2021

As we bid farewell to 2020 and look toward the uncharted territory of 2021, it is hard not to take inventory of all that has changed in such a short period. No one at the beginning of 2020 would have predicted what transpired...more

Countdown to CCPA #3: Updating your Privacy Policy

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 7/8/2019

To comply with CCPA, all businesses must update their privacy policies accordingly. New California rights and how to exercise them must be disclosed....more

The Weekly Privacy Rewind

BakerHostetler on 12/11/2018

California Consumer Protection Act - Privacy Groups Urge California Lawmakers Not to Weaken California Consumer Privacy Act • A variety of privacy groups, including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Digital Privacy...more

The Internet of Toys: Legal and Privacy Issues with Connected Toys

Dickinson Wright on 12/6/2017

Most people have heard of the Internet of Things, or IoT. With the holidays fast approaching, and with the onslaught of new smart and Internet-connected smart toys, for parents and toy manufacturers, at least for the next few...more

Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 16

Jones Day on 11/21/2017

UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - United States and China Renew Promise Not to Hack - On October 4, U.S. and Chinese officials agreed to not engage in targeted hacking. Per a...more

Building a Health App? Part 6: HIPAA and Other Privacy and Security Considerations

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 10/26/2017

Consumers are increasingly turning to health apps for a variety of medical and wellness-related purposes. This has in turn caused greater amounts of data—including highly sensitive information—to flow through these apps....more

Children's Products and the "Internet of Things": Data Privacy Beyond COPPA

Stinson LLP on 10/23/2017

In this internet age, "smart" children’s products—those that collect, transmit or store electronic data—are on the rise. By some estimates, the smart toy market will reach $11.3 billion in sales by 2020. Manufacturers of...more

Bullet Points on a Primer: The Quick Version of the Sedona Conference’s Data Privacy Primer

Carlton Fields on 1/17/2017

The Sedona Conference has just published the public comment version of its Data Privact Primer, a publication of its very active Working Group on Data Security and Privacy Libaility. The primer is excellent. ...more

Fenwick Privacy Bulletin - Fall 2016

Fenwick & West LLP on 10/25/2016

Privacy Shield – An Early Reflection - EU law generally prohibits the transfer of personal data from the European Economic Area to the U.S., unless the transfer is made in accordance with an authorized data transfer...more

How to Avoid and Respond to a Cybersecurity Breach

Troutman Pepper on 9/17/2015

In light of numerous recent data breaches, cybersecurity has emerged as an issue impacting organizations ranging from the local hardware store to the largest multi-national firms in the world. In short, no industry is immune...more

New Potential Liability for Data Security: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Announces FTC has Authority to Scrutinize a...

Bilzin Sumberg on 8/26/2015

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit announced that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has the authority to scrutinize a business’s data security protocol -- and to file a complaint if the FTC finds that protocol...more

Why You Need a Privacy Policy – Part 2: Avoiding Three Common Fumbles

Snell & Wilmer on 3/13/2015

In Part 1, we covered some basic privacy policy concepts. Here in Part 2, we address three problems associated with privacy policies in practice. 1. You Don’t Have One, But You Really Should - There is no...more

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