What started as a flurry when California included protections for data about known teens in its 2018 privacy law soon became a blizzard. State after state passed new protections for teens into their own privacy laws, with...more
8/8/2025
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Data Protection ,
Online Safety for Children ,
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Personal Information ,
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Public Hearing ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State Privacy Laws
On 13 April 2021, the British Virgin Islands (“BVI” or “Virgin Islands”) became the latest jurisdiction to enact a comprehensive information privacy law when the territory published the Data Protection Act, 2021 (the “DPA...more
5/5/2021
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Data Protection ,
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Data Retention ,
Data Security ,
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Data Transfers ,
Notice Requirements ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action
On March 2, 2021, Virginia enacted the Consumer Data Protection Act (“VCDPA”). The VCDPA will become effective January 1, 2023. The VCDPA shares its roots with the California Consumer Protection Act (“CCPA”) and the recently...more
3/9/2021
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California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Controller ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Acts ,
Data Security ,
Data Sellers ,
Data-Sharing ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Sensitive Personal Information
The European Union’s highest court has, effective immediately, invalidated the US-EU Safe Harbor program relied upon by many companies as the basis for lawfully transferring and processing personal information from the EU to...more
10/8/2015
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Binding Corporate Rules ,
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Data Localization Law ,
Data Privacy ,
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Data Protection Authority ,
Data Security ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Facebook ,
Germany ,
Informed Consent ,
International Data Transfers ,
National Security Agency (NSA) ,
Personal Data ,
Prior Express Consent ,
SCC ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Surveillance ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework