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On September 4, the California Privacy Protection Agency, the agency responsible for enforcing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), issued an enforcement advisory on “dark patterns” and their inability to constitute...more
Over the past several years, the number of states with comprehensive consumer data privacy laws has increased exponentially from just a handful—California, Colorado, Virginia, Connecticut, and Utah—to up to twenty by some...more
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
While the passage of new comprehensive state privacy laws in numerous states grabbed the lion’s share of the privacy headlines throughout 2023, a distinct but related area of regulation was quietly expanding as well: state...more
This summer, Gov. Joe Lombardo (R) signed the Consumer Health Data Privacy Act into law. The Act, which will take effect March 31, 2024, provides protections for consumer health data collected and maintained by regulated...more
On February 27, 2023, the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee Patrick McHenry (NC-10) introduced the Data Privacy Act of 2023 (the Bill), which would amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) to “modernize[]...more
On June 23, 2022, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), released a discussion draft (“Discussion Draft”) of new legislation set to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) with the intent to “modernize GLBA to better align...more
The Federal Trade Commission has issued an update to the Safeguards Rule that imposes a duty on financial institutions to protect consumer information they collect in the process of providing financial services. In an...more
After California and Virginia, Colorado recently became the third state to pass a comprehensive consumer data privacy bill. Although this new Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) overlaps with the California and Virginia privacy laws,...more
Privacy and data security. If you don't have those issues on your radar, you should. Dealers have always had data privacy and safeguarding responsibilities. Nothing new here. But a change is coming. The basic privacy and data...more
Update: The VCDPA was signed into law by Governor Ralph Northam without amendment on March 2, 2021. The VCDPA will become operative on January 1, 2023, and businesses should remain mindful of pending legislation in states...more
2021 is off to a strong start in privacy legislation with Virginia passing the second state comprehensive consumer privacy law in the US. Who Is Covered? - The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) applies to...more
Managers of private investment funds that collect personal information are required to comply with the landmark California Consumer Privacy Act – with some exemptions. ...more
Florida lawmakers have proposed data privacy legislation that, if adopted, would impose significant new obligations on companies offering a website or online service to Florida residents, including allowing consumers to “opt...more
With The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) set to take effect on January 1, 2020, many firms that collect personal information will need to carefully consider whether the CCPA applies to them, whether they handle...more
January 1, 2020, opens both a new decade and a new landscape in privacy regulation in the United States. On that day, the California Consumer Privacy Act, or CCPA, is set to become effective. The law will be the first of its...more
The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) will take effect on January 1, 2020, and hedge fund firms may be subject to the CCPA even if they are already compliant with the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), do not have a...more
In this miniseries, John ReVeal will discuss key issues and top of mind concerns for businesses under the California Consumer Privacy Act, which will go into effect January 1, 2020. In the second episode, John ReVeal...more
The rush for California to get all of the “rules of the road” ready for next year has seemed to cause a bit of confusion with California’s privacy law. Draft regulations were published the same day the Governor signed into...more
Effective tomorrow, October 1, 2019, the existing Nevada Privacy of Information Collected on the Internet from Consumers Act will be amended to include a consumer right to opt out from the sale of personal information and to...more
State privacy laws are proliferating. Companies doing business through the Internet must keep abreast of these many developments and adapt website disclosures to accommodate all the new laws’ distinctions, since applicability...more
California’s new privacy statute imposes a number of new requirements on businesses that touch the personal information of California consumers. Its reach includes banks and financial services companies....more
To comply with CCPA, all businesses must update their privacy policies accordingly. New California rights and how to exercise them must be disclosed....more
Last week, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak signed new privacy legislation into law in Nevada. Senate Bill 220 (SB-220) updates Nevada Revised State 603A to provide consumers a new right to opt out of the sale of their data....more