While most state legislatures are wrapping up their legislative sessions with little fanfare, Massachusetts appears to just be getting started. On May 12, 2025, the Bay State introduced the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act (S...more
5/20/2025
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Collection ,
Data Controller ,
Data Privacy ,
Pending Legislation ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
State Privacy Laws
In a press release on March 10, 2025, California Attorney General (“California AG”) Rob Bonta announced an investigative sweep focusing on California Consumer Protection Act (“CCPA”) compliance within the location data...more
3/27/2025
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Cookies ,
Data Collection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Honda ,
Location Data ,
Opt-In ,
Opt-Outs ,
Privacy Laws ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Privacy Laws
Many state governments are in the thick of their legislative sessions and we continue to see a steady wave of comprehensive data privacy bills introduced. Most notably last week, Alabama representatives introduced HB 283...more
The first class action complaint was filed under Washington’s My Health My Data Act (“MHMDA”) on February 10, 2025, more than a year after the law’s passage. When the law passed in April 2023, MHMDA was novel for its broad...more
2/21/2025
/ Amazon ,
Biometric Information ,
Class Action ,
Consent ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Mobile Apps ,
Personal Information ,
PHI ,
Privacy Laws ,
Software ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Wiretapping
On December 3, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced two enforcement actions against large data aggregator companies, Mobilewalla, Inc. (“Mobilewalla”) and Gravy Analytics Inc. (“Gravy Analytics”), for alleged...more
Perhaps no use case better exemplifies the rapidly evolving privacy law landscape in the US than the legal framework surrounding companies’ use of cookies, pixels, and other web trackers.
Gone are the days where marketing...more
10/29/2024
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cookie Banners ,
Cookies ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Kohls ,
Privacy Laws ,
State Privacy Laws ,
VPPA ,
Web Tracking ,
Wiretapping
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been actively flexing its authority as a privacy regulator in recent months. The agency has been especially focused on identifying data practices it views to be “unfair”, thereby...more
9/9/2024
/ Consent Order ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cookies ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Marketing ,
Misrepresentation ,
Security and Privacy Controls ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Web Browsers ,
Web Tracking
On January 9, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its first ever prohibition on the use, sale and disclosure of sensitive location data against X- Mode Social and Outlogic (“X-Mode”), a location data broker. Only...more
2/12/2024
/ Data Brokers ,
Data Collection ,
Data Deletion ,
Data Processors ,
Data Retention ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Informed Consent ,
Location Data ,
Location Privacy ,
Sensitive Personal Information