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The American Privacy Rights Act (APRA): What to Expect?

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The U.S. is taking another swing at a federal data privacy law with the American Privacy Rights Act, or APRA. While there’s no guarantee that the APRA will become the law of the land, it’s still worthwhile to study in order...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Bipartisan Congressional Leaders Introduce Federal Data Privacy Bill

Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) and Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Washington) have presented a draft of a federal data privacy law, the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA).  APRA would largely preempt the...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Mintz May Madness: Tennessee’s Information Protection Act Gets Us Thinking About NIST(y) Safe Harbors

The Volunteer State became the eighth state to enact a comprehensive data privacy law after Gov. Bill Lee (R) signed the Tennessee Information Protection Act (“TIPA”) into law yesterday, May 11. Tennessee joins a growing...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Developments

The cybersecurity and data privacy legal landscape continues its rapid evolution. Below is an outline of some of the most significant developments in the last quarter. Federal Legislation: In June, a bipartisan...more

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Privacy Roundup Part Two: Significant International Updates

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Last week’s blog detailed the wave of state legislation that occurred in the U.S. during 2021. It is no surprise that there were also many data privacy developments abroad. It is crucial that organizations affected by...more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Québec Ushers in a Brave New World of Privacy

The Québec National Assembly has passed and the Lieutenant-Governor has assented to Bill 64, An Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information (Act). The Act, which became law on...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

Troutman Pepper

Litigation and Enforcement: Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act Series (Part Five)

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Like the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA), the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA) does not grant a private right of action for alleged violations...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

CCPA Litigation Round-Up: Q3 & Q4 2020

It has been a full year since the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) took effect at the top of 2020. In the cases filed in the second half of the year, the complaints more frequently assert a violation of the CCPA as a...more

WilmerHale

10 Areas Of Privacy Law That Look Ripe For Change In 2021

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While still in its relative infancy, privacy law has quickly become a turbulent teenager, with constant change around the world. At a minimum, 2021 will require meaningful efforts to implement the changes of 2020, with a...more

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Canada Introduces the Consumer Privacy Protection Act

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On November 17, 2020, the Canadian House of Commons introduced the Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2020 (“DCIA”), which includes the Consumer Privacy Protection Act (“CPPA”), a privacy focused arm of the legislation. The...more

Locke Lord LLP

The Murky Waters of the CCPA's Private Right of Action: Real and Perceived Ambiguities Complicating Litigation

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The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) gives individuals the right to seek statutory damages against a business in limited circumstances involving the CCPA’s reasonable security obligation. See Cal. Civ. Code §...more

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CCPA 2.0: California Privacy Laws Continue to Take Center Stage

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On November 3, 2020, California voters passed Proposition 24, the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”). The provision’s timeline is important to consider. The law would become effective on January 1, 2023 with enforcement...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

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Insights for Insurers

Is New York’s New Consumer Privacy Bill a Bridge Too Far?

Navigating the ever changing waters of consumer privacy could become much more challenging if the “It’s Your Data Act” (IYDA) is passed in New York. Some provisions of the proposed law may apply to any person or business,...more

Blank Rome LLP

The CCPA Is Here: What Financial Institutions Need to Know about the California Consumer Privacy Act

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As of January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) is now the law of the land, having gone into effect at the beginning of this year. One of the more complex issues concerning the CCPA pertains to the...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Consumer Crossroads

CCPA Litigation Has Arrived and COVID-19 Will Not Delay Enforcement

Despite concerns expressed by the business community, enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) will not be delayed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra recently...more

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California Consumer Privacy Act Practical Guide - February 2020

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As one of the oldest and most recognized data privacy and security practices, we have had the honor of helping dozens of companies set up and evolve their data privacy programs over the past decade. That experience has given...more

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CCPA Compliance Strategies for Financial Institutions

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The California Consumer Privacy Act provides some relief to financial institutions, but these carve-outs are not a “get out of jail free” card. Blank Rome’s David Oberly and First National Bank of Long Island’s Tanweer Ansari...more

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California AG Press Release Emphasizes CCPA’s Jan. 1 Effective Date and Data Broker Registry, Provides No Update on Draft...

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On Jan. 6, 2020, the California attorney general (AG) released a CCPA advisory press release and reiterated what we already know – that “businesses subject to CCPA [are] required to begin complying with the law on January 1,...more

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How Should Companies Investigate Security Incidents?

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As of January 1, 2020, California became the first state to permit residents whose personal information is exposed in a data breach to seek statutory damages between $100-$750 per incident, even in the absence of any actual...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

CCPA Implementation: An Early Map

The January 1, 2020 effective date of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has come and gone, but questions about how to comply with the law show no hint of disappearing. As companies move past their efforts to comply...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Is California Calling Your Business? The California Consumer Privacy Act Is Here

On January 1, 2020, the most restrictive data privacy act in the United States, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), went into effect. This law is not limited only to businesses that are established or have...more

BakerHostetler

Words Matter: Interpreting the CCPA’s Private-Right-of-Action Provision

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Subject to certain exceptions, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) provides a private right of action to “[a]ny consumer whose nonencrypted and nonredacted personal information … is subject to an unauthorized access...more

Dickinson Wright

The California Consumer Privacy Act Could Be Expensive for the Gaming and Hospitality Industry

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Today’s gaming and hospitality companies are complex businesses and data driven processes and systems that collect significant and various types of customer information to provide unsurpassed customer service. ...more

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