Companies may face class action lawsuits as early as July 2023 based on Washington’s new privacy law. Governor Jay Inslee recently signed House Bill 1155, the WA My Health, My Data Act (“MHMDA” or “the Act”), giving companies...more
5/24/2023
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This spring, Utah legislators gave parents new legal tools to control use of social media by children and teens, including introducing a private right of action with statutory damages.To comply, social media companies will...more
Californians voted to enact the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) almost one year ago. Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom signed three new privacy bills into law....more
10/14/2021
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As businesses continue to weave their way through the labyrinth of privacy laws, from the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation to the California Consumer Privacy Act to the numerous other sectoral and international privacy...more
Just as companies are reaching the straightway in their efforts to get ready to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") by January 1, Nevada has burst ahead with a privacy law that will take effect before the...more