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Texas AG Turns Up the Heat on Privacy and Data Security

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The Texas Data Protection and Security Act (TDPSA) goes into effect on Monday, July 1, 2024. Eliminating any speculation that this omnibus consumer privacy law might sit on the cupboard shelf, unenforced, the Texas attorney...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Land of 10,000 Data Lakes: Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act Signed Into Law

On May 25, 2024, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act (the "Act"), which takes effect on July 31, 2025, for most controllers and on July 31, 2029, for certain postsecondary educational...more

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Should You Wait to Comply with Updated CCPA Regulations Now that Enforcement Is Delayed? 6 Top Questions to Consider

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The first half of 2023 has been eventful for businesses subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and the whirlwind of new developments may have left you confused about your current and pending obligations. In...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

The EU-U.S. “Data Privacy Framework”: A New Solution for the Free Flow of Personal Data

U.S. companies can now self-certify to permit personal data to freely flow from the Europe to the United States. U.S. organizations can now self-certify their compliance with the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF) to...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

European Commission Approves EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, Paving Way for Streamlined Transfers of Personal Data

Swiftly on the heels of the U.S. announcing it fulfilled its commitments for implementing the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (the Framework), the European Commission (the EC) formally recognized that commercial organizations...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Texas Passes a Comprehensive Privacy Law

In June, Texas became the tenth state with a comprehensive privacy law. The Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (“TDPSA”) contains familiar provisions from other state privacy laws regulating the collection, use, processing,...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Indiana Consumer Privacy Law

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Following closely behind Iowa’s new privacy law, on April 20, Indiana passed its consumer privacy act (SB 5) (Privacy Act), making the state the seventh to adopt what is generally considered a comprehensive consumer privacy...more

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Privacy and Data Breaches in the Cayman Islands

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Since the introduction of the Data Protection Act (the “DPA”) in 2019, there has been a steady increase in the number of data protection breaches that have been reported to the Office of the Ombudsman. It is expected that...more

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Data Protection in the British Virgin Islands

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The British Virgin Islands ("BVI") Data Protection Act, 2021 ("DPA") came into force on 9 July 2021. It was introduced so the BVI would have a data protection framework which is broadly similar to EU and UK standards. To...more

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Thirty-Three State Attorneys General Show Support for FTC’s Proposed Crackdown on “Commercial Surveillance”

On August 22, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) indicated through the Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking its intent to limit commercial surveillance – the common corporate practice of collecting, analyzing, and...more

King & Spalding

What’s Trending Across Asia in the Data, Privacy and Security Space?

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As we live and work in an increasingly globalized and computerized world, data, privacy and security (DPS) issues will converge across regions. Asia, however, has some of its own unique challenges trending as we discuss...more

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Connecticut Poised to Become Fifth State to Enact Comprehensive Consumer Data Privacy Law

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On May 4, 2022, the Connecticut legislature passed S.B. 6 entitled the “Connecticut Data Privacy Act” (CDPA) with the bill now moving to Governor Ned Lamont’s desk for signature. Although Governor Lamont is generally expected...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Connecticut Keeps the State Privacy Law Wave Rolling

Following a near unanimous vote in the Connecticut House, Connecticut is set to become the fifth state to pass comprehensive privacy legislation. With the addition of the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA), Connecticut...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Connecticut is on the Privacy Move

On April 28, 2022, the Connecticut legislature took the final step to become very close to passing comprehensive consumer privacy legislation as the Connecticut House of Representatives voted 144-5 in favor of Senate Bill 6,...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 2nd National Forum on Team Telecom - April 25th, Washington, DC

Gain critical strategies for managing reviews in the new Team Telecom environment. The American Conference Institute’s 2nd National Team Telecom Conference will take place in Washington D.C. on April 25, 2022, one day...more

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The Past, Present and Future of US Privacy Law

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Despite its antecedents in one of the most widely cited law review articles of all time from more than 130 years ago, modern United States privacy law is roughly twenty years old. Even though still in its relative infancy,...more

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Colorado Becomes Third State to Pass Comprehensive Privacy Legislation

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Colorado is now the third state in the U.S. to pass comprehensive privacy legislation, following in the footsteps of California and Virginia. The Colorado Privacy Act (the “CPA”), passed by the state’s General Assembly as SB...more

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CPRA: 7 Key Changes to California’s Data Privacy Laws

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In November, California voters took a (yet another) sharp turn in the data privacy lane and passed Proposition 24, better known as the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). This replaces the California Consumer Privacy Act...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

A Look Back at 2018 Privacy Shield Enforcement

Over the course of 2018, the FTC brought several actions against US companies for violations of the Privacy Shield program. The program, which as we have reported on previously gives participating US companies a mechanism to...more

Fenwick & West LLP

California’s New Landmark Data Privacy Regulation and What Companies Need to Do to Comply

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What You Need to Know Now - • The new law takes effect January 1, 2020, but there’s a lot to do so you need to start work now. • The new law expands the definition of personal information and gives California consumers...more

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A paradise for data privacy advocates - Bermuda’s privacy law now in full effect

With enactment of the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), Bermuda can now count itself among the ever-expanding list of jurisdictions with enhanced privacy protections. PIPA, passed on July 27, 2016, and entered into...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

EU Round-UP: Safe Harbor 2.0 and Upcoming National Challenges

EU Commissioner Vera Jourova recently announced in a speech to the EU Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) that the Commission and the US have made substantial progress in finalizing a...more

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European Union and United States Agree in Principle on New Safe Harbor Framework

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On Monday, October 26, European Union Justice Commissioner Vera Jourová delivered a speech before the European Parliament in which she noted that the European Union and the United States had agreed “in principle” on a new...more

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