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Rhode Island is the latest state to adopt a comprehensive data privacy law, titled the Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act....more
Since 2011, I’ve attended the International Association of Privacy Professionals’ Global Privacy Summit in Washington, D.C. Each year one session gets everyone talking; this year the honor went to “Direct Insights from U.S....more
As of March 31, 2024, Nevada’s state consumer health data law, Senate Bill No. 370 (SB 370), enters the state-level consumer health data privacy fray. Similar to Washington’s My Health My Data Act (MHMDA), SB 370 focuses on...more
The effective dates of new U.S. data privacy laws are closing in. Currently, thirteen states have passed comprehensive data privacy laws in the United States: California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Iowa, Indiana,...more
State-level privacy laws in the United States continue to develop at a dizzying pace and it is understandably difficult to keep track of what takes effect when. Below we’ve outlined the statutes and regulations taking effect...more
Hot on the trail of the latest state privacy laws to come into effect, Florida has jumped on board to keep the momentum going. On June 6, 2023, Florida Senate Bill 262 (“SB 262,”) was signed into law, meaning a new set of...more
On June 17, 2023, Texas enacted legislation (the “Legislation”) limiting use of genetic data by certain genetic data testing companies, joining a number of other states in tackling the ever-increasing privacy concerns...more
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
Five former Memphis-based hospital employees and another man have pled guilty to unlawfully disclosing patient information in violation of HIPAA, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee Kevin Ritz announced....more
California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020) and Related Regulations - 1798.100 General Duties of Businesses that Collect Personal Information - (a) A business that...more
On August 24, 2022, the California Attorney General (AG) announced the entry of a final judgment to resolve claims that makeup retailer Sephora violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Notably, this is the...more
Through its newly launched Center for Industry Self-Regulation (CISR), BBB National Programs announced last week the launch of the TeenAge Privacy Program (TAPP). The TAPP introduces a proposed self-regulatory framework that...more
The Florida House of Representatives has introduced its version of a comprehensive privacy law (HB 9 – no fancy acronym, unlike the FPPA in the Senate). This blog post will explain the key differences between the House and...more
With health-related data and how to protect it at the forefront of discussion since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, this week California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law two bills related to genetic data. First, AB...more
New York City recently amended its law governing third party delivery services, with the changes going into effect December 27, 2021. The revised law specifically permits restaurants to ask for customers’ personal information...more
Keypoint: Florida moved one step closer to passing consumer data privacy legislation although differences between the House and Senate bills need to be resolved if the legislation is to pass the legislature. On April 21,...more
Last week, Alaska joined the growing number of states considering comprehensive consumer privacy legislation when, at the behest of Governor Dunleavy, the Consumer Data Privacy Act was introduced in both chambers of the...more
The Florida Senate’s version of a new comprehensive privacy law (a.k.a. the “Florida Privacy Protection Act” (FPPA)) passed unscathed out of the Senate’s Committee on Commerce and Tourism yesterday. The bill’s sponsor fought...more
On Feb. 5, 2021 the Virginia State Senate unanimously approved Senate Bill 1392, titled the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA). The Virginia House of Delegates previously approved identical companion legislation...more
The Florida Legislature is considering a comprehensive privacy law (HB 969) that would fundamentally change the landscape of how/whether companies do business in Florida. The bill is largely a “cut-and-paste” of the...more
When California voters head to the polls on November 3, 2020, they will decide whether to approve Proposition 24 — the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). If approved, the act would establish new privacy rights stronger...more
Keypoint: Florida lawmakers have proposed legislation that would require certain operators of websites to make online disclosures and accept requests to opt-out of sales of personal data but that would stop far short of...more
Keypoint: Nebraska lawmakers will consider proposed legislation that would create CCPA-like privacy rights for Nebraska residents. On January 8, 2020 Nebraska state Senator Carol Blood introduced the Nebraska Consumer Data...more
2020 ushered in significant new privacy rights for residents of California. The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which took effect January 1, 2020, provides important rights to California consumers concerning how...more