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U.S. Privacy Litigation Update: August 2024

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Keypoint: California district courts continue to split over whether “knowledge” is required to plead liability under Section 631(a)’s fourth prong while two decisions show courts taking different approaches to VPPA claims at...more

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Rhode Island Legislature Passes Consumer Data Privacy Act

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Keypoint: While the act does not include many provisions found in the more recent consumer data privacy laws, it would expand privacy notice obligations in one significant way although the applicability and scope of that...more

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California Privacy Protection Agency Issues First-Ever Enforcement Advisory

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On April 2, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA or “the Agency”) issued the Agency’s first-ever enforcement advisory. The advisory (“Applying Data Minimization to Consumer Requests”) reaffirms data minimization as...more

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Breaking News: California Can Immediately Enforce CCPA Regulations – Your 7-Step Plan for Data Privacy Compliance

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A California appeals court just pressed fast-forward and ruled that the state can immediately begin enforcing new regulations governing the state’s cornerstone data privacy law instead of waiting until late next month. This...more

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Plaintiffs Continue Website Privacy Lawsuits Using 35-Year-Old Statute

In 1988, Congress enacted the Video Protection Privacy Act (“VPPA”) in response to the confirmation hearing of Judge Robert Bork, where his video rental history was disclosed during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing....more

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Florida Likely to Join Growing Trend with Digital Bill of Rights: Top 9 Questions for Businesses

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Florida is expected to be the tenth state to pass comprehensive consumer privacy legislation. The Florida Digital Bill of Rights was approved by the state legislature earlier this month and is expected to soon be signed by...more

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Summary and Comparison of U.S. Data Privacy Laws Since California's CCPA and CPRA

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California started the process of individual U.S. states enacting individual privacy laws with its California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), which currently is in effect, as supplemented and amended by the California Consumer...more

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“The Kid Gloves are Coming Off”: Honor Global Privacy Control Signals Before the CCPA Notice and Cure Period Expires in 2023

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On August 24, 2022, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a settlement with Sephora, one of the largest cosmetic retailers in the world, to resolve allegations that the company illegally sold consumer data and...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Deadline to Update New EU Standard Contractual Clauses Is Approaching

As you may recall from our previous advisory, "The European Commission Implements New Standard Contractual Clauses", existing data sharing contracts that include the old standard contractual clauses ("SCCs") will only remain...more

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Lessons Learned from the First CCPA Enforcement Action

In a significant action of interest to any business with customers in California, the state’s Attorney General announced its first enforcement action under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The result is a fine and...more

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Trends in Privacy Laws Around the U.S.: A Look at the Pending N.C. Consumer Privacy Act

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Data privacy legislation has picked up steam across the nation in recent years. California, Colorado, and Virginia are among many states that have recently passed data privacy laws. Many other states, including North...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Virginia Amends New Privacy Law

Governor Glenn Youngkin of Virginia recently approved legislation to amend the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA). In a time when data privacy bills creep through state legislatures only to die in committee,...more

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Utah Poised to Enact Consumer Privacy Law

On March 3, 2022, the Utah House of Representatives unanimously passed a consumer privacy bill which the Utah Senate passed earlier this year. The bill, entitled the Utah Consumer Privacy Act, still has several hurdles to...more

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Kennedys cybersecurity and privacy (US) 2021 year in review

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As the world emerged from lockdown, it should come as no surprise that cybersecurity and data privacy remained dominant topics in the media and legal industry. Some of 2021 was much like 2020 – ransomware attacks continued to...more

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California Privacy Protection Agency Signals Delay for Final CPRA Rules and California AG Conducts CCPA Investigative Sweep

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California Privacy Protection Agency Indicates Delay for Final CPRA Regulations The California Privacy Protection Agency (“Agency”) was established by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (“CPRA”)....more

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Massachusetts Moving Closer to Comprehensive Data Privacy Protection

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is moving closer to passing consumer data privacy protection legislation with bipartisan support. The Joint Committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity...more

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California Consumer Privacy Act, California Privacy Rights Act FAQs for Covered Businesses

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The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), considered one of the most expansive U.S. privacy laws to date, went into effect on January 1, 2020. The CCPA placed significant limitations on the collection and sale of a...more

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China’s Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) Takes Effect on November 1, 2021

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China’s Personal Information Protection Law, adopted August 20, 2021, becomes effective on November 1. The PIPL establishes a comprehensive data protection structure for the collection, use, and disclosure of the personal...more

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China's New Data Security Law Restricts Cross-Border Transfers of All Data to Foreign Authorities

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When the DSL goes into effect on September 1, 2021, it will impose certain restrictions on a company's ability to transfer data out of China without the prior approval of Chinese authorities. One significant restriction is...more

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Status Of Proposed CCPA-Like State Privacy Legislation As Of June 7, 2021

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Keypoint: This week the Colorado legislature continued to advance the Colorado Privacy Act, and the Nevada Governor signed into law a bill that will broaden the state’s pre-existing right to opt out of sales as of October 1,...more

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Is New York Next? A Comprehensive Consumer Privacy Bill Reintroduced

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On May 13th, New York State Senator Kevin Thomas, Chair of NY’s Consumer Protection Committee, reintroduced the New York Privacy Act (“NYPA”), a comprehensive consumer privacy law similar in kind to the California Consumer...more

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Florida Businesses Dodge a Data Privacy Bullet - for Now

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Well, it’s over, with a whimper. After months of will-they-or-won’t-they, the Florida legislature went with “won’t” on enacting Florida House Bill 969, the “Florida Privacy Protection Act.” ...more

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Status Of Proposed CCPA-Like State Privacy Legislation As Of April 12, 2021

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Keypoint: This week bills in Florida and Connecticut continued to progress, the Washington Privacy Act failed to get out of the House at the deadline, and bills in Oklahoma and West Virginia died...more

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Dark Patterns and the CCPA: How Your Website Can Comply

The California Attorney General recently approved modified regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). One part of the modified regulations bans “dark patterns” on a website. What are dark patterns?...more

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How To Confirm Your Privacy Program Complies With California and Virginia Privacy Obligations

Consistent with a growing national trend, Virginia joined California in recently passing consumer privacy legislation with broad national reach. Both the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act ...more

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