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Calhoun v. Google - Continued Considerations for Privacy Notices

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Website owners often struggle to design privacy policies that are not only comprehensive, but also comprehensible. The tension between these competing concerns was in sharp focus in a recent Ninth Circuit decision, Calhoun v....more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Seven New States Join Patchwork of U.S. Comprehensive Privacy Laws: Top 10 Trends from the First Half of 2024

In the first half of 2024, seven new states—Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Rhode Island—all enacted their takes on comprehensive privacy laws, bringing the total number of states with...more

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

The Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act: Minnesota Becomes the 18th State to Enact a Comprehensive Consumer Privacy Law

On May 24, 2024, Governor Walz signed into law the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act (MNCDPA). This landmark law is the first set of comprehensive consumer privacy standards specific to Minnesota residents. The law will...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Further Updates to the CPPA Proposed Regulations: Risk Assessments and Automated Decisionmaking Technology

After years of internal discussion, the Board of the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), at their March 8th meeting, voted to progress toward formalizing the proposed regulations on risk assessments and automated...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

2024’s New Data Privacy Requirements

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State-level privacy laws in the United States continue to develop at a dizzying pace and it is understandably difficult to keep track of what takes effect when. Below we’ve outlined the statutes and regulations taking effect...more

Cozen O'Connor

A Guide to Canada’s New Proposed Privacy Law

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Bill C-27, the Digital Charter Implementation Act, proposes new legislation that will significantly impact the Canadian privacy law landscape. The omnibus bill – which is a second reiteration of the former Bill C-11 (which...more

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Privacy and Security of Genetic Information: The FTC Is Putting Privacy and Security Promises of DNA Companies to the Test

In the FTC’s first case focused on the privacy and security of genetic information, the FTC alleges that San Francisco-based Vitagene, Inc. – now known as 1Health.io – failed to live up to its promises and unfairly changed...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Now We Are Six: Iowa Becomes the Sixth State to Enact a Comprehensive Privacy Law

With the unanimous passage of Senate File 262 by the Iowa House and Senate and the Governor's signature Tuesday, the Hawkeye State joins California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, and Utah as one of six states with a...more

Morgan Lewis

Global Privacy Year in Review - March 2023

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The need for privacy and cybersecurity compliance measures has become a paramount consideration as businesses become more digitally driven, data breaches become more publicized, and regulation continues to increase. Morgan...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

2023 State and Federal Data Privacy Legislation

The United States is gearing up for another noteworthy year in data privacy and cybersecurity. 2023 will likely be a year of transition as certain data privacy laws come into effect. As concerns around data protection and...more

Lathrop GPM

Are You Ready For 2023's New Data Privacy Laws?

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California continues to serve as the primary driver of privacy law in the United States, but other state laws now warrant compliance. The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), effective January 1, 2023, amends and extends the...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

California Privacy Protection Agency Releases Modified Proposed CPRA Regulations - Key Takeaways

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

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

California Consumer Privacy Act's Employee and B2B Exemptions to Expire on January 1, 2023

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is California's groundbreaking legislation that seeks to give California consumers certain rights over how a business handles "personal information" collected about its consumers. On...more

Troutman Pepper

Not So Pretty: Top Takeaways From First CCPA Settlement With Sephora and Updated Enforcement Case Examples

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With the notice and cure set to expire on January 1, 2023, California Attorney General Rob Bonta (CA AG) provided a glimpse at what to expect with its first settlement of alleged violations of the California Consumer Privacy...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

New CPPA Rules for CPRA CPPA Updates. Confused Yet?

The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), the 2020 voter initiative that updated the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA, collectively the CPRA and CCPA are usually referred to as the CCPA), created the California Privacy...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

California Privacy Protection Agency Begins Formal Rulemaking Process for CPRA Regulations

On July 8, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) began the formal rulemaking process to adopt proposed regulations implementing the amendments made by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) to the California...more

Locke Lord LLP

Are You Ready for the BIPA Tsunami? The New Wave of Biometric Statutes

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The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) has steadily become one of the most important and influential privacy statutes in the United States. Indeed, the collection, use, and storage of the biometric...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

In First CCPA “Opinion”, California AG Clarifies Scope of Access Requests

The California AG recently issued an opinion interpreting the scope of information that should be provided to consumers in an access request. In responding to access requests, companies must provide a list of all personal...more

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Amended Japanese Privacy Law Creates New Categories of Regulated Personal Information and Cross-Border Transfer Requirements

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The amended law comes into effect in April and covers new categories of personal information, including personal-related information and sensitive personal information. In June 2021, Japan enacted an amendment to its privacy...more

McDermott Will & Emery

UK Supreme Court: Individuals Subject to Criminal Investigation Have Reasonable Expectation of Privacy Until Charge

On 16 February 2022, the UK Supreme Court in Bloomberg LP v ZXC [2022] UKSC 5 unanimously upheld the decisions of two lower courts that Bloomberg was wrong to publish an article identifying a US executive who was under...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

PRC Personal Information Protection Law Challenges: Why Companies Should Evaluate Their Business Practice Now

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China’s long-waited Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL”) was finally enacted on August 20, 2021, and will take effect on November 1, 2021. PIPL, which supplements the existing privacy rules established by the...more

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New Privacy Laws From Coast to Coast: Comparing California, Virginia and Colorado

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In 2023, new consumer privacy laws will be effective in Colorado, Virginia, and California. Of these, the Colorado Privacy Act (SB 21-190 , the “CPA”) is the latest to be enacted. Effective July 1, 2023, the CPA shares many...more

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CCPA Quick Update: Certain Companies Must Report Consumer Request Metrics by July 1, 2021

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If your business is subject to the CCPA and (alone or in combination) bought, received, sold, or shared for commercial purposes the personal information of 10 million or more consumers (i.e., California residents) in 2020,...more

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Developments in Biometric Information Privacy Laws

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In 2008, Illinois became the first state to enact a Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). BIPA regulates “the collection, use, safeguarding, handling, storage, retention, and destruction of biometric identifiers and...more

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Spring 2021 Privacy Law Update: CCPA, CPRA, State Laws and Recent Court Decisions

Although we are just a few months in, 2021 has already been another busy year for data privacy developments. From new regulations and legislation to court decisions impacting privacy rights, let’s take a look at a few of the...more

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