Websites are ubiquitous, and so are cookies and tracking pixels (a/k/a web beacons). A web browser uses cookies to store login details and preferences; the cookies also track and profile user behavior. When visiting a...more
7/9/2025
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Audits ,
California ,
CIPA ,
Consent ,
Cookies ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Facebook ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Google ,
Privacy Laws ,
Settlement ,
Social Media ,
Tracking Systems ,
Websites ,
YouTube
New York State Governor Hochul recently gave us a “pre” New Year’s gift: effective on December 21, 2024, any individuals or businesses possessing the “private information” of New Yorkers must notify them, and certain state...more
1/17/2025
/ Compliance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
Personal Information ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Privacy Laws
The U.S. and the European Commission (EC) took an important step towards a new data transfer framework as President Biden and EC President Ursula von der Leyen jointly announced on March 25 that an agreement in principle had...more
Intellectual Property Co-chair Amy Goldsmith and Co-Founder & Managing Partner at AcceleratingCFO Brian Califano join Litigation Partner and host Rich Schoenstein to chat about “The Requirements of the SHIELD Act and Other...more
8/17/2020
/ Business Operations ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Hackers ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Privacy Laws ,
Remote Working ,
SHIELD Act ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes
On January 1, 2020, the most restrictive data privacy act in the United States, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), went into effect.
This law is not limited only to businesses that are established or have...more
1/7/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action
Rather than go forward with a popular ballot initiative for a new state law in November, proponents of a new data privacy law in California compromised with legislators and passed Assembly Bill No. 375, signed by Governor...more