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State AG Coalition Opposes Current Federal Privacy Legislation

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On May 8, attorneys general (AG) from 14 states and the District of Columbia sent a letter to Congressional leadership opposing provisions of the recently proposed federal American Privacy Rights Act (APRA). In addition to...more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

TikTok Challenges Montana’s Unprecedented Statewide Ban

Last month, TikTok sued Montana’s attorney general—alleging the state’s recent TikTok ban is unconstitutional and is preempted by federal law. On May 17, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed a first-of-its-kind law...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

House committee continues federal privacy legislation discussions

On April 27, the House Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce, a subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, held a hearing entitled “Addressing America’s Data Privacy Shortfalls: How a National Standard...more

Hogan Lovells

Legislators Announce Compromise U.S. Federal Privacy Bill with Support in both the House and Senate

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Momentum is growing for a federal privacy law in the United States. A bipartisan group of House and Senate leaders have released a discussion draft of a baseline consumer data protection legislation. The American Data...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Progress on Federal Privacy Legislation, but Still a Long Way to Go

A bipartisan and bicameral group of legislators in Washington, D.C., released a discussion draft of a federal privacy bill on June 3 that, for first time, reaches compromise positions on the two key issues that have to date...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Lawmakers Unveil Landmark Bipartisan Privacy Proposal

Key Points - Three of the four bipartisan leaders of the House and Senate committees with jurisdiction over data privacy have struck a deal on a comprehensive federal bill, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act,...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] Protecting Your Employee Benefits Plan from Cybersecurity Threats | What Does the US Department of Labor’s Guidance Mean...

McDermott Will & Emery invites you to a webinar for an in-depth discussion on the US Department of Labor’s initial cybersecurity guidance for retirement plans under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and what...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2021 #2

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CYBERSECURITY - Microsoft Releases Additional Resources for Exchange Flaws and CISA Issues Alert - As we alerted our readers last week, Microsoft announced that its Exchange email servers have been compromised, which is...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2021

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CYBERSECURITY - Microsoft Releases Additional Resources for Exchange Flaws and CISA Issues Alert - As we alerted our readers last week, Microsoft announced that its Exchange email servers have been compromised, which is...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

New Federal Privacy Bill Introduced – Could 2021 Be the Year?

Bloomberg reported this week that the first comprehensive federal privacy bill of the year was introduced by Representative Suzan DelBene (D-Washington). The bill is known as the Information Transparency and Personal Data...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Financial Services Report - Spring 2021

Can you say 0 to 60? Not cars, but pretty much everything to do with financial services. A new year, a new administration, and new challenges for providers. Prior CFPB Director Kraninger is long gone. Acting Director Uejio...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Code Red: The FDA’s Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Action Plan Poses Potential Risks for Medical Device Makers

Q: The FDA’s stance on a regulatory framework for artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) software as a medical device is continuously evolving. Could you explain the history? A: Artificial intelligence (AI) is...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Federal Privacy Law Efforts Move Forward in Congress

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As fall has arrived, so has a flurry of privacy activity on Capitol Hill.  Though this Congress is highly unlikely to pass any privacy legislation before the end of the Term, the latest developments reflect efforts by key...more

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Cantwell-Cassidy Exposure Notification Privacy Act – A Bipartisan Bill on Disease Contact Tracing

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Last week, Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced the Exposure Notification Privacy Act, which would regulate...more

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Federal Privacy Legislation Update: Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020

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On March 13, 2020, Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), Chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, introduced the “Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020” (the “CDPSA”). The CDPSA joins several...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Washington State Lawmakers Divided Over Private Right of Action and Other Relief in Dueling Data Privacy Bills

- The Washington state Senate has passed its version of a consumer data privacy bill as state lawmakers debate proposed legislation for the Washington Privacy Act, the state’s first data privacy law. - In their own bill,...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

[Podcast] What’s New in Washington: Spotlight on Privacy Legislation

In this episode, Akin Gump public law and policy partner Ed Pagano and senior policy advisor Galen Roehl discuss privacy legislation being considered in the U.S. Congress....more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

CCPA Amendments – What did California Actually Do?

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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

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Status Report on Federal Privacy Developments Heading into the Fall

• The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) goes into effect on January 1, 2020. The window of opportunity to pass federal privacy legislation to preempt the CCPA in the 116th Congress is rapidly closing. • Discussions are...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Preemption: The Fight for the Supreme Law of the Land

Once again, the question of federal preemption of state laws has created battle lines within the halls of Congress. As with past fights over vehicle fuel efficiency standards, voting rights protections or myriad areas of the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

U.S. Congress Focused on Federal Privacy Legislation in Wake of California Consumer Privacy Act

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As companies are working to re-evaluate their privacy programs following the enactment of California's groundbreaking privacy law, eyes are now on the U.S. Congress as to whether a federal privacy standard can be achieved....more

Hogan Lovells

California Consumer Privacy Act: The Challenge Ahead — Introduction to Hogan Lovells’ Blog Series

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Groundbreaking. Watershed. Unprecedented. - We have heard the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) called all these things and more since its enactment on June 28, ?2018. Our experience to date has confirmed the...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Proposed House Bill Would Set National Data Security Standards for Financial Services Industry

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A new bill introduced by House Financial Services subcommittee Chairman Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer would significantly change data security and breach notification standards for the financial services and insurance industries. ...more

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Proposed House Bill Would Set National Data Security Standards for Financial Services Industry

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A new bill introduced by House Financial Services subcommittee Chairman Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer would significantly change data security and breach notification standards for the financial services and insurance industries. ...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

CalCoPA – Does It Apply to Your Organization?

As discussed in Part 1, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CalCoPA) is a game-changing privacy act that sets a new bar for consumer privacy rights in the U.S. The primary reason it differs from existing legislation...more

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