News & Analysis as of

Data Collection State Legislatures Data Privacy

Kilpatrick

Illinois legislature passes bill amending BIPA violation accrual standards (Updated)

Kilpatrick on

On May 16, 2024, the Illinois Legislature passed Senate Bill 2979 (SB2979), clarifying how damages are calculated under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). 740 ILCS 14/1, et seq. This amendment confirms...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

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

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

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Privacy, Cyber & AI...

What Could New York’s Two Child Privacy Protection Bills Mean for Businesses?

On June 7, 2024, the New York state legislature passed two bills aimed at increasing the protection of children in an ever-changing digital world. Titled the New York Child Data Protection Act (CDPA) and the Stop Addictive...more

Stoel Rives - Global Privacy & Security Blog®

Filling the Void: 2024 State Privacy Legislation

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

Jenner & Block

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

Jenner & Block on

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

DarrowEverett LLP

Upcoming Data Privacy Laws a Reminder to be All Over Your Map

DarrowEverett LLP on

Much like the beginning of 2023, when two new state data privacy acts went into effect, the midpoint of 2023 will feature two more state data privacy acts coming onto the books. On July 1, 2023, the Colorado Privacy Act...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

It’s Not Just Illinois Anymore. Biometric Identifier Laws Increase Across US

Biometric identifiers are unique to every individual. They include your fingerprints, facial structure, and even how you walk. There is the Illinois Biometric Information Protection Act (“BIPA”), and biometric protection...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Colorado Legislature Passes Comprehensive Privacy Law: Five Things You Should Know About the Colorado Privacy Act

Wiley Rein LLP on

On June 8, 2021, the Colorado Legislature passed the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA or “Act”), moving Colorado close to becoming the third state in the nation with its own omnibus privacy law, joining California and Virginia. If...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Biometric Privacy Law Expansions and Private Rights of Action

The days of only seeing biometric techniques in spy films are well behind us. A simple thumbprint can open a phone. Systems like Alexa can recognize your voice and play your favorite music. Some banks even allow customers to...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the...

Here Comes a New California Privacy Law! A Preliminary Look at the CPRA.

California voters on Election Day passed the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), an update and partial overhaul to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the landmark 2018 privacy law. The new CPRA strengthens existing...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

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

Womble Bond Dickinson on

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

White & Case LLP

Nevada Imposes October 2019 Deadline to Implement New Privacy Restrictions on the Sale of Personal Data

White & Case LLP on

While businesses have been focused on meeting the looming January 1, 2020 deadline of the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"), Nevada just ratchetted up the heat by imposing an earlier October 2, 2019 deadline for...more

12 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide