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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

New Federal Data Broker Restrictions Signed into Law

The recent omnibus foreign relations package signed by President Biden on April 24, 2024, includes the Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 (the Act), a set of sweeping privacy provisions...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Congress Proposes New Comprehensive Privacy Legislation: The American Privacy Rights Act

On April 7, 2024, Representative Cathy McMorris Rogers (R-WA) and Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) announced that Congress will once again consider a comprehensive federal data privacy bill that, if passed, would dramatically...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

California’s Delete Act Has Passed: What’s in It?

On October 10, Governor Newsom signed SB 362, a law requiring any business that meets the definition of “data broker” to provide detailed disclosures about its practices, register with the state and delete any personal...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Quick Reactions to the CFPB's Potential Changes to Credit Reporting Practices

Takeaways from the CFPB's proposal, which addresses the Bureau's FCRA concerns – from brokers to data security to targeted marketing - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently took its first step in making...more

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CFPB Releases FCRA Rulemaking Outline Topics

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is currently considering a rulemaking to address various consumer reporting topics under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and has released an Outline of Proposals and...more

Dechert LLP

Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 41

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FTC Finalizes Settlement with 1Health.io For Allegations It Failed to Protect Customers’ DNA Data - On September 6, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission’s agreement with the genetic testing firm 1Health.io Inc. – formerly...more

Perkins Coie

CFPB Requests Information About Data Brokers for Planned Rulemaking

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced on March 15, 2023, that it is issuing a Request for Information (RFI) about the business practices of data brokers, which the agency said will assist it in “planned...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

New FTC Action on Data Security: Here’s What You Should Know

On Aug. 11, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the collection, sharing and use of certain information which it refers to as “commercial surveillance data” and whether the...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

New Washington State Proposal Would Regulate Data Brokers

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If it’s not broker(ed) why fix it? A new data broker bill has been submitted to the Washington State House of Representatives, following in the footsteps of Vermont and California....more

Blank Rome LLP

Calif. Data Broker Law May Be Part of Growing Trend

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Last month, the California legislature capped its 2019 legislative session by sending five amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act to the California governor’s desk for signature. Originally published in Law360...more

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California Legislature Amends CCPA and Creates Data Broker Registry

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On September 13, 2019, the California State Legislature passed several amendments to the California Consumer Protection Act (“CCPA”), which was originally passed in 2018 as a flawed and widely-criticized piece of legislation....more

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Poor Richard Stares Down California's New Wall of Shame The Data Broker Registry

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When the smoke cleared from California’s privacy legislative battles that ended on September 13th, many were surprised to see another large alien life form snorting alongside the CCPA. AB 1202 requires the registration of...more

Holland & Knight LLP

California Consumer Privacy Act Update: Assembly Approves 12 Amendments - Changes Would Exclude Employees and Vehicle Information,...

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• California's protracted legislative and regulatory process has complicated the landscape for businesses needing to implement the operational, technical and procedural changes required by the California Consumer Privacy Act....more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

In the Data Business? You May Be Obligated to Register in Vermont by Thursday

Data brokers have until this Thursday to register with the Vermont Secretary of State as part of a new data broker oversight law that became effective January 1st. Approved unanimously by the Vermont Senate last May, the...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #171 – Review and Control Your Online Footprint

It’s a new year, and a worthy new year’s resolution (besides shedding those pesky 10 pounds) is to review your online footprint and look for ways to reduce it. ...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

US Breach Laws Are Coming: Vermont

On January 1, 2019 Vermont’s breach notice law will include obligations specific to data brokers. A “data broker” is defined as a business that “knowingly collects and sells or licenses to third parties the brokered personal...more

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