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New York Legislature Passes a Pair of Bills to Protect Children's Privacy Online

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 6/19/2024

On June 7, 2023, the New York legislature passed the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act (SAFE Act or the Act) and the New York Child Data Protection Act (CDPA), both aimed at protecting children online. The...more

Filling the Void: 2024 State Privacy Legislation

Stoel Rives - Global Privacy & Security Blog® on 5/31/2024

The prospects for and the effect of a comprehensive federal data privacy act remain uncertain. There are no indications that any comprehensive federal data privacy act will be considered by Congress this year, and questions...more

Websites and Wiretap Laws: Emerging Trends in Privacy Class Action Litigation Risks

Jenner & Block on 5/23/2024

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

The 113th Tennessee General Assembly Adjourns Sine Die – Highlighted Overview

Baker Donelson on 4/29/2024

The 113th Tennessee General Assembly adjourned sine die on April 25, 2024. The session was dominated by debate over the size and scope of the $1.6 billion legislative fix to the state franchise tax that naturally dashed plans...more

Florida Legislature Passes Data Breach Immunity Legislation

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 3/12/2024

The Florida legislature passed a bill that provides immunity to companies that suffer a data breach. The immunity is conditioned on the company: (1) complying with the notice requirements of Florida’s data breach notification...more

Florida Bill Proposes Safe Harbor Against Breach Suits to Businesses Maintaining Recognized Cybersecurity Programs

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 1/25/2024

A recently introduced bill in the Florida Legislature would provide businesses operating in Florida, including health care providers, with a legal defense to data breach lawsuits if they maintain robust cybersecurity measures...more

Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch: Governor Signs Critical Infrastructure Bill, Budget Negotiations Continue

Brooks Pierce on 6/26/2023

Gov. Roy Cooper this week signed a new critical infrastructure law and legislators continued budget negotiations. Budget Negotiations - Budget negotiators this week continued work on a conference committee report for...more

For Virginia Employers: Employment Law Changes Effective July 1, 2023

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 6/21/2023

On July 1, 2023, laws that were passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Glenn Younkin become effective in Virginia. In the most recent legislative session, a number of new employment laws were passed...more

Public Finance Tennessee Legislative Update from the First Session of the 113th General Assembly

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 6/21/2023

In the First Session of the 113th General Assembly, Tennessee legislators sponsored numerous bills that impacted local governments in some measure. Due to this uptick in legislative activity, the Bass, Berry & Sims Public...more

Connecticut Legislature Passes Comprehensive Privacy Legislation, Awaiting Governor’s Signature

Troutman Pepper on 5/5/2022

On April 28, the Connecticut House passed Senate Bill 6, an act concerning personal data privacy and online monitoring (SB 6 or Connecticut Act). The Senate unanimously passed SB 6 on April 20, and is now currently under...more

Déjà Vu? Outcomes of Privacy Legislation in 2022 State Legislative Sessions

Troutman Pepper on 3/23/2022

Introduction As of March 22, 11 states have wrapped up their 2022 legislative sessions. In these early sessions, privacy legislation was considered in seven of the 11 states that have completed their 2022 sessions, namely...more

California Legislature Introduces Expansive Biometric Privacy Law

Blank Rome LLP on 3/23/2022

On February 17, 2022, the California Legislature introduced a biometric privacy law (SB 1189) similar to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”). SB 1189 would dramatically increase biometric privacy...more

Utah To Become The Fourth State to Pass Privacy Legislation

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 3/16/2022

The Utah legislature has passed Senate Bill 227, otherwise known as the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA). Barring a veto from Utah Governor Spencer J. Cox, who, as of March 15, 2022, officially has the bill on his desk for...more

Utah Legislature Passes Consumer Privacy Law

Ballard Spahr LLP on 3/8/2022

Following the lead of California, Colorado, and Virginia, Utah is set to become the fourth state to pass a comprehensive privacy law. As of March 4, the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (SB 227) cleared both houses of the Utah...more

Gold Dome Report – Legislative Day 22 2022

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 3/2/2022

The House and Senate did get some work done on Legislative Day 22, including approval of the $1.6 billion tax refund package proposed by Governor Kemp in his State of the State address by the House (HB 1302)....more

The Future Comes Into Focus For HB 9

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 2/14/2022

Last week, HB 9 (the leading privacy bill on the House side of the Florida legislature) made its first of two committee stops in the House Commerce Committee. The bill passed unanimously. Just as important, however, the...more

[Event] Richmond Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - December 10th, Richmond, VA

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 11/2/2021

Our one-day Regional Compliance Conferences provide attendees with a forum to interact with local compliance professionals, share information about your compliance successes and challenges, and create educational...more

Baltimore Blows By Brother Burghs with Big Biometrics Ban

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/15/2021

Baltimore recently prohibited several uses of “face surveillance” technology. Under the new law companies cannot use systems that identify or verify individuals based on their face. The law also prohibits saving information...more

State Legislatures Consider Bans on Ransomware Payments

Alston & Bird on 6/21/2021

As ransomware attacks continue to dominate the news cycle, legislation has recently been introduced in several states that would place limits on certain entities’ ability to pay a ransom payment in the event of a ransomware...more

Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch: Updates from the NC General Assembly and Governor’s Office - May 2021 #2

Brooks Pierce on 5/14/2021

This week, legislators considered dozens of bills as they worked to pass versions in one chamber prior to the crossover deadline. Crossover and Bill Filing Deadline - Legislators left Raleigh this week after working...more

What Just Happened With Florida Privacy Legislation?

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 4/29/2021

With only three days left in the legislative session, and on the morning when my Op-Ed was published by the Tallahassee Democrat, the Florida Senate weighed in on the House’s passage of HB 969. There were two ways it could...more

Consumer Privacy Legislation Expected in Florida Legislature: Proponents Say “Florida Can’t Trust Big Tech”

McGuireWoods LLP on 1/11/2021

A major consumer privacy law is likely this legislative session in Florida that stands to jeopardize not only technology companies, but financial services, healthcare entities, and thousands of small and medium-sized...more

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - Issue 3, August 2020

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 8/7/2020

The Editors' Note - Welcome to the third issue of Decoded, Spilman's e-newsletter focusing on technology law, including data security, privacy standards, financing technologies, and digital-based means of conducting...more

Proposed Amendment to the North Carolina Identity Theft Protection Act

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 7/24/2020

In April 2019, with the introduction of House Bill 904, a bi-partisan effort was made to strengthen cyber security in North Carolina. H.B. 904 seeks to make North Carolina's Identity Theft Protection Act one of the strongest...more

Before the CCPA is Enforced, California Moves to Tighten Privacy Obligations as Businesses Reel from Pandemic

Womble Bond Dickinson on 6/11/2020

Pandemic, economic freefall, and unfamiliar regulatory constraints are buffeting U.S. businesses, and California is poised to add even more privacy obligations. In November of 2017, more than 629,000 California voters...more

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