This week California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a new investigative sweep under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). We have anticipated this sweep for some time based on the focus and the direction of a...more
3/13/2025
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Location Data ,
Mobile Apps ,
Privacy Laws ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Privacy Laws
Publications and Advisories - February 10, 2023 – Kathleen Benway, David Keating, and Sara Pullen Guercio published “Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy / Consumer Protection/FTC Advisory: Limit Your Health Data Sharing and Call...more
2/15/2023
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Personal Information ,
Popular ,
State Privacy Laws
Selected U.S. Privacy and Cyber Updates - California Privacy Protection Agency Issues Notice of Modifications to Proposed CPRA Regulations - On November 3, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) issued a notice...more
At a board meeting held by the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) on February 17, 2022, Executive Director Ashkan Soltani announced that the CPPA does not expect to meet the July 1, 2022, statutory deadline for...more
Selected Developments in U.S. Law - Department of Defense Suspends the CMMC Pilot Program and CMMC Requirements in DoD Solicitations Pending Major Changes for CMMC 2.0. On November 5, 2021, the Department of Defense...more
11/19/2021
/ Breach Notification Rule ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Data Breach ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
FinCEN ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Ransomware ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Mitigation
Selected Developments in U.S. Law - Alston & Bird Analyzes New California Privacy Rights Act - California voters approved a ballot initiative containing the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020. ...more
11/20/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FinCEN ,
Hackers ,
International Data Transfers ,
Malware ,
Personal Information ,
Ransomware ,
Schrems I & Schrems II
Selected Developments in U.S. Law - SEC Creates Event and Emerging Risk Examination Team - Following the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations’ (OCIE) recent and detailed risk alert on the threat of ransomware,...more
8/14/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Transfers ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
OCIE ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK