For businesses subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), a compliance step often overlooked is the requirement to annually update the businesses online privacy policy. Under Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.130(a)(5),...more
6/26/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Employee Monitoring ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Location Data ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Policy ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Technology ,
Third-Party
On March 10, 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced an investigative sweep targeting the location data industry, emphasizing compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). This announcement follows...more
Businesses that track the geolocation of individuals—whether for fleet management, sales and promotion, logistics, risk mitigation, or other reasons—should closely monitor the progress of California Assembly Bill 1355 (AB...more
As the integration of technology in the workplace accelerates, so do the challenges related to privacy, cybersecurity, and the ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI). Human resource professionals and in-house counsel...more
1/29/2025
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Dashcams ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Monitoring ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Wearable Technology
If you are looking for a high-level summary of California laws regulating artificial intelligence (AI), check out the two legal advisories issued by California Attorney General Rob Bonta. The first advisory is directed at...more
1/17/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
California ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
CIPA ,
CMIA ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Privacy Laws ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Privacy Laws
On November 8, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) voted to proceed with formal rulemaking regarding artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity audits. This comes on the heels of the California Civil...more
Data privacy and security risk and compliance issues relating to exchanges of personal information during merger, acquisition, and similar transactions can sometimes be overlooked. In 2023, we summarized an enforcement action...more
“Cybersecurity” has emerged as one of top risks facing organizations. Considering the steady stream of massive data breaches affecting millions (sometimes billions), the debilitating effects of ransomware on an organization’s...more
4/11/2024
/ Biometric Information ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
FERPA ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Genetic Testing ,
GINA ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Ransomware ,
Tracking Systems
In what is being called the American Privacy Rights Act (Act), some are suggesting this could be the one! For many years, Congress has been unable to come together to craft a national privacy law. There have been several...more
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) issued its first enforcement advisory concerning the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). In Enforcement Advisory No. 2024-01, the CPPA tackles a foundational principle –...more
The explosion of generative AI has spawned a wide range of personal and professional tools and applications. One noteworthy (no pun intended) example of those tools and applications is notetakers that can capture, transcribe,...more
On March 6, 2024, New Hampshire’s Governor signed Senate Bill 255, which establishes a consumer data privacy law for the state. The Granite State joins the myriad of state consumer data privacy laws. It is the second state in...more
3/7/2024
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
COPPA ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Controller ,
Data Privacy ,
Governor Sununu ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
State Privacy Laws
On October 8, 2023, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 947. Effective January 1, 2024, the bill will revise the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) definition of “sensitive personal information” to include personal...more
Most human resources professionals are concerned about the privacy and security of the vast amounts of personal information they manage. This article discusses steps to consider taking against the challenges.
Deluge of...more
10/3/2023
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Breach Notification Rule ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Deletion ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employee Training ,
GINA ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Information Technology ,
Personal Information ,
Popular ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Wage and Hour
When the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) was enacted, it created the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) and delegated to the CPPA significant regulatory authority. One of the areas of that authority is...more
Though enforcement of the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) which amended the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has been paused for now, the State of California is not resting when it comes to compliance with the...more
On June 16, 2023, Nevada’s Governor signed Senate Bill (SB) 370, which enacts certain protections for consumer health data.
The law is similar to Washington’s My Health, My Data Act, which was passed in April. The Future...more
On May 11, 2023, Tennessee’s Governor signed Senate Bill 0073, the Tennessee Information Protection Act, making the state the eighth state to pass consumer privacy legislation. Tennessee joins California, Colorado,...more
5/12/2023
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
COPPA ,
Data Controller ,
Data Processors ,
FERPA ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
New Legislation ,
NIST ,
Personal Information ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Tennessee
The Indiana Legislature is poised to pass Senate Bill 5, a comprehensive privacy statute (the “Act”), and send it on to the Governor. Once signed, the Act will become operative on January 1, 2026, and make Indiana the seventh...more
Websites play a vital role for organizations. They facilitate communication with consumers, constituents, patients, employees, donors, and the general public. They project an organization’s image and promote goodwill, provide...more
4/6/2023
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) ,
COPPA ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Title III ,
Website Accessibility ,
Websites
While the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) only recently approved revised amended regulations pertaining to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), it is already on...more
This post deals with another data breach, yes, hackers were able to compromise the organization’s systems and exfiltrate personal information relating to over 45,000 Pennsylvania and Ohio residents. However, there are several...more
On the eve of Data Privacy Day, the California Attorney General announced a new investigative focus for compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) on mobile applications, specifically popular apps in the...more
As the year comes to a close here are some of the highlights from the Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report with our Top 10 most popular posts of 2022:.....more
12/23/2022
/ Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Dashcams ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Greenwashing ,
OCR ,
Online Reviews ,
PHI ,
SHIELD Act ,
Tracking Systems ,
Web Tracking
On December 16, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) had its final meeting before the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) which amended the California Consumer Privacy Act takes effect on January 1, 2023....more