Two leading U.S. legislators have unveiled a bipartisan plan to enact the first comprehensive federal data privacy law. The proposed American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) largely mirrors common themes in the patchwork of state...more
Looking towards 2023, organizations should be mindful of the effective dates of several new state privacy laws in the U.S. Companies should review the new laws to evaluate their applicability and identify potential...more
9/16/2022
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently made two announcements that (1) asserted jurisdiction over a larger group of nonbank “service providers,” (2) clarified that lax security standards are subject to...more
The U.S. Legislature has proposed the first bipartisan comprehensive consumer data protection law, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA). If enacted, the United States would join over 100 countries and several...more
To help your company get its United States (U.S.) state privacy compliance program on the right track in 2022, Orrick's Cyber' Privacy & Data Innovation Group has analyzed the differences between key topics for the California...more
3/15/2022
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Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors are increasingly a key area of focus for investors and stakeholders. Businesses today are expected to have policies and strategies focused on long-term value creation and to...more
The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) became law on December 16, 2020, and amended the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). When the CPRA becomes fully operative on January 1, 2023, these important changes, among...more
Significant developments in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and consumer privacy occurred across the globe in 2021 with the anticipation of more activity in 2022. Our roundup for the year captures some of the major...more
On June 10, 2021, China’s national legislature – the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress passed the Data Security Law (the “DSL”). The DSL (see here for a non-official English translation) took effect on...more
Brazil’s long-anticipated data protection law, Lei Geral De Proteção de Dados Pessoais (“General Law for Data Protection” or “LGPD”), now appears positioned to take effect in a matter of days. Ever since the law was...more
9/2/2020
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