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Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

The Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act: Minnesota Becomes the 18th State to Enact a Comprehensive Consumer Privacy Law

On May 24, 2024, Governor Walz signed into law the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act (MNCDPA). This landmark law is the first set of comprehensive consumer privacy standards specific to Minnesota residents. The law will...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

43 AGs Urge FTC to Update Child Online Privacy Rules

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On March 7, 2024, a bipartisan coalition of 43 state attorneys general sent to the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) a letter urging the FTC to update the regulations (“COPPA Rules”) implementing the Children’s Online Privacy...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

No Money, Mo’ Problems: DoorDash CCPA Enforcement Action Emphasizes Personal Information “Sales” Aren’t All About the Benjamins

The California Attorney General (“AG”) recently delivered (pun very much intended) a public CCPA enforcement action against DoorDash, its second following the 2022 settlement with Sephora. The DoorDash action stems from a...more

WilmerHale

Year in Review: CCPA Litigation Trends from 2023

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This post is part of a series of articles we are doing on 2023 data protection litigation trends. While the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is most known for its onerous privacy compliance obligations, the law also...more

Troutman Pepper

More Privacy, Please - September/October 2023

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Editor’s Note: The FTC continues to crack down on privacy and cybersecurity, including issuing a new warning to tax preparation companies and entering into a consent decree with 1Health.io. VPPA and BIPA litigation continues...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

California Attorney General Announces New Investigative Sweep Targeting CCPA Compliance for “Large California Employers”

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On July 14, 2023, the California Attorney General announced an investigative sweep targeting CCPA compliance efforts by “large California employers.” The Attorney General’s Office stated that it sent inquiry letters to large...more

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CCPA Relief at Risk:  California Attorney General Announces New Investigative Sweep

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A recent announcement by California Attorney General Rob Bonta may curtail the relief experienced by California’s largest employers who are benefitting from the delayed enforcement of the newest California Consumer Privacy...more

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California Attorney General Announces Investigative Sweep Focused on Employment-Related Data

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On July 14, 2023, the office of the California attorney general announced an investigative sweep of “large California employers” to request “information on the companies’ compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act...more

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New York AG Releases Data Security Guidelines on Consumer Personal Information Protection

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Drawing from her experience investigating and prosecuting businesses in the aftermath of cybersecurity breaches, New York Attorney General Letitia James released a guide to help companies implement effective data security...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Colorado AG Releases Second Draft of Proposed Colorado Privacy Act Rules

On December 21, 2023, the Colorado Attorney General released a second draft of the Colorado Privacy Act Rules, revising the previous draft of the proposed rules. Our analysis of the first draft of the rules can be found here....more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Colorado’s AG Office Kicks Off CPA Rulemaking Meetings

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On Thursday, November 10th, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office held the first of three stakeholder meetings on its Colorado Privacy Act draft rules. The initial meeting covered Universal Opt Out Mechanisms (UOOMs) and...more

Kilpatrick

CCPA Financial Penalties: Four Takeaways from the California AG’s $1.2 Million Enforcement Action that Should Inform Your...

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We warned you last summer that California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) enforcement was heating up! The California Attorney General (“CAG”) announced a settlement with cosmetics retailer, Sephora. That, among other penalties,...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Utah Consumer Privacy Act: What Businesses Need to Know

With the recent signing of the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA) by Gov. Spencer J. Cox on March 24, 2022, Utah has become the fourth state to enact a comprehensive law addressing consumer data privacy, joining California,...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

Vermont: Overview of the Data Broker Act

The Act Relating to Data Brokers and Consumer Protection (No. 171, 2018) (‘the Data Broker Act’), located at §§2430-31, 2447, and 2466 of Title 9 of the Vermont Statutes Annotated, went into full effect on 1 January 2019. The...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Worth the Wait? Key Takeaways from California Attorney General CCPA Enforcement Case Summaries

Before the CCPA became enforceable on July 1, 2020, much ink was spilled (or many keys were hit) about the California Office of the Attorney General’s (“OAG”) ability to obtain civil penalties for CCPA violations. After that...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

California Attorney General Focuses on Targeted Advertising and Disclosures in CCPA Enforcement

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The Office of the Attorney General of California began enforcing the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") more than a year ago and recently released a set of enforcement case examples it has pursued against businesses....more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

A New Sheriff in Town: Enforcement of the CCPA Picks Up Under Bonta

The California Office of the Attorney General (OAG), under the leadership of new Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta, has taken significant actions in recent weeks indicating that it is ramping up and potentially adding a new...more

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California Attorney General Sees “Great Progress” With CCPA Enforcement

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On July 19, and just over one year after his office began enforcing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that he is “seeing great progress” with CCPA enforcement, even...more

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Approval of Additional CCPA Opt-Out Regulations

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has announced approval of four additional regulations to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Effective immediately, the changes focus on the right to opt-out of the sale of...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Further Amendments to CCPA Regulations Are Approved and in Effect

California’s Office of Administrative Law approved further revisions to the Attorney General’s CCPA regulations on March 15, 2021. The revisions went into effect upon approval. In substance, the revisions are identical to...more

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California AG Announces Approval of Fourth Set of Modifications to CCPA Regulations

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On March 15, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced that the California Office of Administrative Law approved his fourth set of proposed modifications to the California Consumer Privacy Act’s (CCPA) implementing...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

California AG Approves Additional CCPA Regulations

The California Attorney General has approved some modifications to regulations of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The four new changes, which become effective today, are described by the California AG as...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

California AG Releases Fourth Set of Modifications to CCPA Regulations

On December 10, 2020, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (California AG) released a fourth set of proposed modifications to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations that went into effect on August 14,...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Holiday Gift from California AG: FOURTH Set of Proposed “Modifications” to CCPA Regs Already in Effect

As businesses continue to work on compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the multiple versions of regulations issued by the Attorney General’s Office, Attorney General Becerra has issued yet another...more

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California AG Releases Fourth Set of Proposed Modifications to CCPA Regulations

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On December 10, the California attorney general released the fourth set of proposed modifications (Proposed Modifications) to the implementing regulations of the CCPA. These Proposed Modifications come only one month after...more

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