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U.S. Attorney General taps professor to lead new technology-focused roles

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 3/4/2024

On February 22, the U.S. Attorney General, Merrick B. Garland, announced that he tapped Jonathan Mayer to head the DOJ’s first Chief Science and Technology Advisory and Chief Artificial Intelligence (AI) Officer roles. ...more

US AG Announces Increased Penalties for AI Crimes

Troutman Pepper on 2/29/2024

In a recent speech at Oxford University, U.S. Deputy Attorney General (AG) Lisa Monaco announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will now seek stiffer penalties for crimes involving, and aided by, artificial...more

AGA Working Groups Grapple with Gritty Topics: Cybersecurity, ORC and Cannabis

Cozen O'Connor on 10/10/2023

From October 3rd to 5th in Boston, the Attorney General Alliance (AGA) held a series of working group meetings focused on topics uppermost in the minds of state AGs: cybersecurity, organized retail crime (ORC) and cannabis....more

Employers Beware–Attorney General Announces Sweep Targeting Employee Data

Payne & Fears on 7/25/2023

Attorney General’s Sweep - On July 14, 2023, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced an “investigative sweep” focused on the employee data of certain, unnamed large employers in the state....more

Colorado Attorney General’s Office Releases Third Version of Draft Rules for Colorado Privacy Act: Key Takeaways

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 2/8/2023

On January 27, 2023, the Colorado Attorney General’s (Colorado AG) office released the third version of its proposed draft rules (third draft) for the Colorado Privacy Act (ColoPA) based on public comments it received on...more

Privacy and Security Enforcement: State AGs Flex Their Muscles

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 2/3/2022

Imagine you receive an inquiry from a state Attorney General (AG) about your privacy or security practices, and you aren't sure what to do next. Maybe it's because you have been concentrating on compliance efforts related to...more

Privacy Tip #298 – Help AGs Try to Protect Children’s Data

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 8/27/2021

As a former Assistant Attorney General, I have a soft place in my heart for Attorneys General as consumer protection advocates. Most state AGs have the primary jurisdiction to enforce compliance with consumer protection laws...more

Indiana AG Proposed Regulations Creating Corrective Action Plan Requirement And Cybersecurity Safe Harbor

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 9/25/2020

A proposal by Indiana’s Attorney General Curtis Hill on Wednesday would add a significant step in the incident response process for responding to breaches of security affecting Indiana residents. On Wednesday, during a U.S....more

Massachusetts Attorney General Creates Data Privacy And Security Division

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 9/17/2020

The Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General has created a new Data Privacy and Security Division. This Division is charged with protecting consumers from the threats to the privacy and security of their data. The...more

CCPA Update: AG’s Office Confirms CCPA Enforcement Has Begun

Husch Blackwell LLP on 7/14/2020

During a webinar last week hosted by the International Association of Privacy Professionals, a representative from the California Attorney General’s office confirmed that on July 1, the first date of the AG’s statutory...more

CCPA Regulations: Attorney General Addresses Transparency In Algorithms

Fox Rothschild LLP on 7/13/2020

Comments on the final California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations asked if data brokers should be required to identify the factors they use in algorithmic decision making practices that affect the consumer, such as...more

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

Lowenstein Sandler LLP on 6/1/2020

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

California Attorney General Issues Second Round of Modifications to CCPA Regulations

Alston & Bird on 3/12/2020

At approximately 6:00 p.m. today, March 11, 2020, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced a second round of modifications to the draft regulations his office is preparing for the California Consumer Privacy Act...more

California AG Releases Second Set of Modified CCPA Regulations

BakerHostetler on 3/12/2020

On March 11, 2020, the California Attorney General published a third version of the proposed regulations to implement the California Consumer Protection Act....more

CCPA Update: Attorney General Releases Third Draft of Proposed CCPA Regulations

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 3/12/2020

On Wednesday, the California Attorney General (AG) released a third draft of proposed CCPA regulations for public comment. The draft contains a series of technical corrections, along with a handful of substantive incremental...more

CCPA Update: Second Set Of Modified Proposed Regulations Published

Husch Blackwell LLP on 3/12/2020

Keypoint: This modified draft of proposed regulations retracts some of the modifications as published on February 10 and adds new revisions. There is an additional comment period, which delays publication of final regulations...more

Additional Draft CCPA Regulations Released: Functional Compliance Impact Considerations

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 2/19/2020

Additional draft regulations were issued by the California Attorney General on February 7th and subsequently modified on February 10th. ...more

They’re Here 2.0: California AG Issues Modified CCPA Regulations

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 2/18/2020

Without the fanfare that accompanied the release of the original proposed regulations, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra released modified regulations regarding the California Consumer Protection Act late in the...more

What Is A “Reasonable Link” Under CCPA?

Cozen O'Connor on 2/14/2020

On February 7, 2020, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra published modified regulations for the California Consumer Privacy Act after reviewing the public comments received on the initial draft regulations. While the...more

The Updated CCPA Regulations: 30 Potentially Material Business Impacts

Alston & Bird on 2/14/2020

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has released updated regulations to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) that contain a number of material modifications to the initial CCPA regulations released in October...more

California AG Updates Implementing Regulations For Consumer Privacy Act

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 2/13/2020

On February 7, 2020 (with an update to correct an error on February 10), the California Attorney General modified its proposed regulations (the “Modified Regulations”) related to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”)...more

California Attorney General’s Modified CCPA Regulations: Top Ten Changes

McGuireWoods LLP on 2/12/2020

On February 7, 2020, the California Attorney General (AG) published a set of Modified Regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The Modified Regulations take into account some of the comments received...more

California Attorney General Issues Amended CCPA Regulations For Comment

Fox Rothschild LLP on 2/11/2020

The California Office of the Attorney General has published proposed amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) draft regulations. The amendments are open for public comment until 5 pm PT on Feb. 24, 2020....more

California AG Releases Modified CCPA Regulations

BakerHostetler on 2/10/2020

On February 7, 2020 the California Attorney General published a second version of the proposed regulations to implement the California Consumer Protection Act....more

California Releases Modified CCPA Regulations

Alston & Bird on 2/10/2020

On February 7, 2020, the California Office of the Attorney General released Modified Regulations to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). ...more

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