American Data Privacy and Protection Act would require organizations to limit collection of personal information, grant consumers access to their own data, enhance data protections for children, mandate implementation of...more
7/11/2022
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As California reopens from the COVID-19 pandemic and workers begin returning to work in-person, many employers have begun requesting their employees provide, sometimes on an ongoing basis, certain health information before...more
Virginia is the first in 2021 to codify a new data privacy law.
The newly signed Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) has parallels to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) and the California Privacy...more
3/4/2021
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As COVID-19 fuels technological adoption and adaptation in all walks of life, the CCPA and New York SHIELD Act are front and center in the minds of both government enforcers and the private plaintiffs’ bar.
The increased...more
With the shelter-in-place orders imposed by the local and state governments, businesses are scrambling to transition to a virtual workforce and facilitating employees to work remotely from home. Educational institutions are...more
Information collected in employment or business-to-business contexts is exempt for one year.
For the first year it is in effect, the CCPA will not apply to personal information collected about employees or in B2B...more
10/15/2019
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New cybersecurity and data privacy laws will impose substantial new obligations on businesses that collect information about residents of those states.
Regardless of their location or size, nonprofit organizations that...more
Efforts to regulate cross-device tracking have increased since we last addressed the topic in 2017, following the release of the FTC’s Staff Report. ...more
To comply with CCPA, all businesses must update their privacy policies accordingly.
New California rights and how to exercise them must be disclosed....more
7/8/2019
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Similarities aside, there are significant differences between the two privacy laws.
The CCPA grants rights to individuals who are residents of California under a definition used for income tax purposes....more
Starting in 2020, “inventory management” takes on new meaning in California.
Going into effect Jan. 1, 2020, the CCPA grants five new rights to consumers respecting personal information....more
5/2/2019
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