In the first of its kind “opinion” from the California Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”), the agency addressed the question of whether a consumer’s “right to know” what personal information a business holds about the...more
Utah is close to becoming the fourth state to have a comprehensive privacy law. The Utah Consumer Privacy Act (SB 227) unanimously passed the Utah Senate on February 25. And the Utah House followed suit quickly, unanimously...more
Several comprehensive privacy bills are being considered at the state level. This blog post provides notable updates on bills companies should be paying attention to as they move through their respective legislatures. We will...more
Last week, two bills were proposed in Congress aimed at improving consumer privacy protection. These proposals focus on specific areas of privacy law – health data that falls outside of HIPAA and do-not-track signals....more
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) may seem like old news, especially now that Virginia and Colorado have also passed comprehensive privacy laws, but businesses must continue to pay attention to California if they...more
As companies prepare for new privacy laws to go into effect in California, Virginia, and Colorado, they should also keep an eye out on other states that are looking to pass their own “comprehensive” privacy legislation....more
Virginia lawmakers are considering multiple amendments to Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA). These amendments mostly address a variety of open issues under the law, including the right to cure, how businesses can...more
On December 10, 2020, less than two months after proposing previous modifications, the California Attorney General’s Office proposed a fourth set of modifications to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations...more
In a flurry of legislative activity, the California legislature passed a number of last-minute privacy bills that now await the signature of Governor Gavin Newsom in order to go into effect. As was expected, the California...more
The California Privacy Rights and Enforcement Act (“CPRA”) - the latest ballot initiative spearheaded by Alastair MacTaggart and his group Californians for Consumer Privacy - has qualified for the November 3, 2020 ballot,...more
On June 1st, the California Attorney General (“California AG”) submitted final regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) to California’s Office of Administrative Law (“OAL”) for approval, along with an...more
On March 12, 2020, the California Attorney General (“California AG”) released a second set of modified regulations (“Second Set of Modifications”) for the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) that further revise the...more
As state legislatures begin their 2020 sessions, proposals for stronger privacy laws are at the top of the agenda across the country. Carrying forward the story we told in reports in February, April, and July of last year,...more
2/4/2020
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The automobile industry has been racing full speed ahead in recent years on its quest for increased connectivity and automation, but it may soon find itself swept up in the wave of privacy and data security laws and...more
1/3/2020
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On October 10, 2019, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra proposed regulations and issued an explanatory statement, “Initial Statement of Reasons,” aimed at clarifying the scope of the California Consumer Privacy Act...more