In April of this year, the California Privacy Protection Agency imposed a $632,500.00 monetary penalty on American Honda Motor Co. In our discussion of that action - Are Cookies Banners Crumbling? – we raised the alarm for...more
7/11/2025
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As anyone who uses the internet can attest, cookies banners pop up on almost every type of website and offer a dizzying and often annoying array of approaches and options to consumers. It is difficult to parse through what...more
4/11/2025
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On September 29, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1824 into law, amending the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to require entities involved in corporate transactions, such as mergers and acquisitions,...more
12/9/2024
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This article is the first in a series that will address privacy concerns for insurance carriers, agents and brokers. The insurance industry is uniquely situated at the confluence of multiple data privacy regimes....more
10/30/2024
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Captive Insurance Company ,
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Insurance Brokers ,
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NAIC ,
Notice Requirements ,
Opt-Outs ,
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Privacy Notice Rule ,
Sensitive Personal Information
The Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) requires that beginning on July 1, 2024, businesses provide consumers with the ability to opt-out of the use of targeted advertising cookies using a Universal Opt-Out Mechanism (UOOM). A UOOM is...more
The use of online tracking technologies for online behavioral advertising, analytics and related activities has come under increasing scrutiny by regulators in the U.S., Europe and elsewhere. The obligations under various...more
11/7/2023
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The American Data Privacy and Protection Act (“ADPPA”) has been working its way through Congress with notable bipartisan support. After a July 20th markup session in the House Committee on Energy & Commerce amending the bill,...more
On July 7, 2021, Governor Jared Polis officially signed the Colorado Privacy Act (“CPA”) into law, after the bill had passed both the Colorado House and Senate in June. The effective date of the CPA is July 1, 2023....more
Colorado recently introduced a new privacy bill, the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA). The CPA has certain similarities with the well-known California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA)....more