Businesses should be aware of recent public outreach in California – and other states with consumer privacy laws – signaling that increased enforcement activity is on the horizon. For instance, the California Privacy...more
7/28/2025
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
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Data Privacy ,
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Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Personal Information ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites
A new lawsuit just filed against an AI software provider offers a clear warning for any business using artificial intelligence to monitor or record customer service calls. On June 13, a California plaintiff filed a federal...more
6/19/2025
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Audio Recording ,
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Class Action ,
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Contract Terms ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Customer Service Calls ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Use Policies ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Failure To Disclose ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Natural Language Processing ,
Popular ,
Risk Management ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Third-Party Liability ,
Vendors ,
Wiretapping ,
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In a big win for businesses, a California federal court just held that a “tester” plaintiff – someone who visits websites for purposes of initiating litigation – cannot bring a claim under the California Invasion of Privacy...more
4/16/2025
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Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data-Sharing ,
Internet ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
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Opt-Outs ,
Privacy Policy ,
Reasonable Expectation of Privacy ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Third-Party Liability ,
Web Tracking ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites ,
Wiretapping
Oregon consumers submitted more than 100 privacy complaints to the state’s justice department within six months of the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (OCPA) taking effect, and businesses subject to the new law need to take note....more
4/2/2025
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Enforcement Actions ,
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Oregon ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Policy ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Privacy Laws
In its public meeting last week, California privacy officials pushed forward key initiatives that could impact businesses and employers, including initiating formal rulemaking that would significantly impact those using...more
11/14/2024
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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
Data Brokers ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
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Public Comment ,
Registration Fees ,
Registration Requirement ,
Resume ,
State Privacy Laws
A recent board meeting of state officials revealed that the California agency responsible for overseeing the state’s landmark consumer privacy law received over 2,000 complaints for alleged violations in the past year alone –...more
8/2/2024
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California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Selling ,
Data-Sharing ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Notice Requirements ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Policy ,
State Privacy Laws
The Supreme Court’s recent landmark ruling that gives employers a powerful tool to fight back against regulatory overreach will have a broad impact on just about every area of workplace law. We’re looking at the specific...more
Businesses take heed: California state officials just warned that the law prohibits you from collecting unnecessary data and retaining data for longer than necessary. The California Privacy Protection Agency published its...more
4/15/2024
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Data Retention ,
Data Selling ,
Data-Sharing ,
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Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Security and Privacy Controls ,
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Verification Requirements
In a last-minute ruling, a California judge just delayed enforcement of the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) regulations until March 29, 2024. Enforcement of the regulations was otherwise set to commence on July 1. This...more
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California consumers may exercise certain rights in relation to their personal information – and businesses have strict deadlines to respond to such consumer requests. These...more
5/25/2023
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Consumer Requests ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
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Opt-Outs ,
Personal Information ,
Right to Delete ,
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Right-To-Access ,
State Privacy Laws
California data privacy officials just cleared the way for key regulations to take effect as soon as this April – which means the time is now for businesses located both in and out of the state to take seriously your efforts...more
The next step in drafting the long-delayed privacy regulations for the California businesses subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA) took place late...more
6/2/2022
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Public Comment ,
State Privacy Laws
A bipartisan group of New York state lawmakers recently introduced privacy legislation that would impose new obligations on businesses related to biometric identifiers and biometric information. The Biometric Privacy Act...more
1/22/2021
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Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Consent ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Notice Requirements ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Private Right of Action ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State Privacy Laws