In late February, California lawmakers introduced new legislation that would impose sweeping restrictions on the use of location and tracking data. Known as the California Location Data Act (CLDA), this legislation goes a...more
In today's digital landscape, data brokers are like modern-day gold miners, sifting through the intimate details of our lives – our addresses, financial records, Social Security numbers – and quietly turning that information...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reinstated a proposed class action by Michael Salazar against a professional sports organization on October 15, 2024, alleging violations of the Video Privacy Protection Act...more
10/25/2024
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Online Platforms ,
Online Videos ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Subscribers ,
VPPA ,
Web Tracking ,
Websites
In recognition of International Privacy Day on January 28, we wanted to share some insights on the top privacy and cybersecurity issues for the new year. Data privacy and cybersecurity will continue to be one of the most...more
1/29/2024
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Compliance ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Deep Fake ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Personal Information ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Supply Chain
Earlier this month, Colorado became the third state to pass comprehensive data privacy legislation. As we have previously analyzed, California originally passed the CCPA and the CPRA, then Virginia passed the VCDPA, and now...more
California is continuing to make news with respect to its privacy laws. California's Attorney General recently announced the approval of new amendments to regulations of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The new...more
Virginia has become the latest state to pass comprehensive privacy legislation as its legislature voted to enact SB 1392, known as the Consumer Data Protection Act (the "Act"). Although many other states have proposed privacy...more
2/24/2021
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Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Information Governance ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
State and Local Government ,
Virginia
While California understandably has received most of the attention given its recent passage of the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), several other states continue to move forward with consideration of their own privacy...more
1/27/2021
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Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Information Governance ,
New York ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Policy ,
State Privacy Laws
While most of us have been understandably focused on the presidential election, the State of California has passed significant new privacy legislation that may have a substantive impact on your business. Specifically,...more
On October 10, the California Attorney General issued its proposed regulations for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The long-anticipated regulations are intended to provide guidance to businesses for how to comply...more
10/16/2019
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Regulation
Last month, facing the threat of a ballot initiative in November, the California legislature passed the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the "Act"). The Act is the most rigorous privacy measure in the United States in...more
On June 28, the California legislature passed AB 375, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018. The impact of the law reaches far beyond California. Much like the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR),...more