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Historic $1.4 Billion Data Privacy Settlement between Meta and Texas

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The State of Texas and Meta Platforms Inc. (“Meta”) have agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement, to be paid out over five years, to resolve claims relating to Meta’s alleged use of facial recognition technology without user...more

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How Much Data is Too Much? 4 Steps Businesses Should Take as California Focuses On Data Minimization Requirements

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Businesses take heed: California state officials just warned that the law prohibits you from collecting unnecessary data and retaining data for longer than necessary. The California Privacy Protection Agency published its...more

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California Employers Beware: Your 5-Step Plan as Attorney General Announces CCPA Investigative Sweep

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California employers, beware: the state’s top prosecutor just announced his office is conducting an investigative sweep of whether and how large California employers have complied with data privacy and consumer protection...more

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“Fortnite” Creator Agrees to Pay a Record Penalty for Violating Children’s Privacy Laws

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On December 19, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the U.S. Department of Justice jointly announced that Epic Games Inc. (“Epic Games”) will pay two record fines, in twin settlements, totaling half a billion...more

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FTC finalizes data-security order with ed tech provider

On January 27, the FTC finalized an order with an education technology (ed tech) provider which claimed that the provider’s lax data security practices led to the exposure of millions of users and employees’ sensitive...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Texas Sues Google for Gathering Biometric Data

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Google for alleged “blatant defiance” of Texas’s biometric privacy law, which prohibits capturing biometric identifiers without prior consumer consent. The complaint...more

Alston & Bird

FTC Brings Enforcement Action for App’s Collection of Children’s Personal Data in Violation of COPPA

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Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy and Consumer Protection/FTC teams offer key takeaways from the Federal Trade Commission’s enforcement action in the midst of renewed emphasis on children’s privacy by both the Biden...more

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Rip Van Wrinkle: The Grandfather of Biometric Laws Awakens

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Biometric data is becoming increasingly pervasive in our daily lives—we use it to unlock smartphones, gain entry to entertainment venues, access secured locations, and record time and attendance on the job site....more

King & Spalding

Start Aiming Now: Employers Have One Year Left to Ensure Compliance with The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)

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Effective January 1, 2023, the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”), will expand the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) by granting employees additional rights over their personal information. Employers will now be...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Recent CCPA Enforcement Actions Highlight the Importance of a CCPA-Compliant Privacy Policy

This is the time of year for thought pieces reflecting on the past year or so to speculate on the hot topics for next year. I began to wonder about California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) enforcement actions over the past year...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #311 – New Mexico AG Serious About Children’s Privacy Protections

New Mexico’s Attorney General, Hector Balderas, continues to champion children’s online privacy protections, this time settling with Google over alleged violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). ...more

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Biometric And Facial Recognition Technology In The U.S.: What’s In Store For 2021?

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Regulation of the collection and use of biometric data is on the rise, a trend which is likely to continue through 2021 and beyond. Currently, three states have laws that regulate what private businesses can do with biometric...more

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“Data Knows No Borders”: Virginia’s Privacy Law Won’t Give Businesses Relief From The CCPA, But Consumers Nationwide Get...

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On March 2, 2021, Virginia enacted the Consumer Data Protection Act (“VCDPA”). The VCDPA will become effective January 1, 2023. The VCDPA shares its roots with the California Consumer Protection Act (“CCPA”) and the recently...more

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Top Tips for Drafting Privacy Notices

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If your website collects information about its visitors, whether by name or anonymously, you are almost certainly required to make specific public disclosures about your treatment of this data and offer visitors information...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #267 – Fertility Tracking App Settles with FTC

Flo Health, Inc., (Flo) which offers a fertility-tracking app (Flo Period & Ovulation Tracker) used by more than 100 million customers, has agreed to settle with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to dismiss the FTC’s claims...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Everalbum Settles with FTC over Facial Recognition Technology in its Ever App

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its settlement with Everalbum Inc. (Everalbum) for its Ever app, a photo and video storage app, due to its alleged deception of consumers related to the app’s use of facial...more

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FTC Settlement with Photo Storage App Provides Cautionary Tale About the Importance of Complying with Your Own Privacy Policy

It is privacy policy 101 to say what you do and do what you say. Valuable lessons can be learned about this best practice from the proposed settlement announced between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and California-based...more

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CCPA 2.0 Passes: The California Privacy Rights Act To Become Law

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On November 3, 2020, California voters convincingly approved the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) ballot initiative. The CPRA builds upon and amends the California Consumer Protection Act (“CCPA”), aligning it more with...more

Carlton Fields

[Webinar] The California Consumer Privacy Act: Are You Ready? - August 25th, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT

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Join in-house counsel, chief privacy and information officers, and C-suite leaders for an in-depth program featuring Carlton Fields' Cybersecurity and Privacy attorneys. For companies subject to the CCPA, the law ushered...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Vermont Attorney General Provides Guidance on Security Breach Notice Act

On March 5, 2020, Gov. Phil Scott (VT-R) signed into law amendments to the Security Breach Notice Act (the “Act”). The amendments, which originated in the State Senate as part of an initiative addressing a number of data...more

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Republicans and Democrats Introduce Competing Privacy Bills to Protect Consumers’ Health Information Related to the COVID-19...

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As the federal government, state governments, businesses and other entities continue their response efforts related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the privacy and security of consumers’ personal health information remains a top...more

Carlton Fields

[Webinar] The California Consumer Privacy Act: Getting Up to Speed with the Looming Enforcement Deadline - May 21st, 3:00 pm -...

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Join in-house counsel, chief privacy and information officers, and C-suite leaders for in-depth program featuring Carlton Fields’ Cybersecurity and Privacy attorneys. For companies subject to the CCPA, the law ushered in...more

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Despite pandemic, CCPA enforcement deadline looms while businesses still wait for final regs

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As previously discussed in an article titled “Privacy Gone Public: How growing push for privacy laws may affect U.S. businesses,” California implemented a new consumer protection law known as the California Consumer Privacy...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

A Survival Guide for GDPR Enforcement Actions from a German Perspective – How to Assess and Mitigate Fines for GDPR Violations

Since the first enforcement actions have been initiated, some with significant fines, many companies may find themselves somewhat at a loss as they may not fully know how to assess the risks involved and how to react should...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Countdown to the California Consumer Privacy Act: Key Components Every Business Should Be Aware Of

On January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) becomes effective, and businesses around the world will be responsible for handling the personal information of Californians in accordance with the requirements...more

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