The US “comprehensive” law landscape continues to expand, with two more states—Tennessee (July 1) and Minnesota (July 31) —joining the “comprehensive” privacy law club. Five of these -Delaware, Iowa, Nebraska, New Hampshire,...more
Montana’s privacy law has received a refresh and updates will go into effect October 1, 2025 – exactly one year since the law took effect. The law was modified with SB 297, and changes include coverage, approach with minors,...more
In the fifth in our series of California developments, we turn to data broker obligations. There are two of note. First, the California privacy agency is moving forward Delete Act regulations it proposed earlier this year....more
Regulations impacting children’s use of social media continues to be a space in motion the past few months. There have been developments at both the state level, as well as with the FTC. And there is no sign of slowing down....more
11/7/2024
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The FTC’s staff report summarizes how it views the operations of social media and video streaming companies. Of particular interest is the insight it gives into potential enforcement focus in the coming months, and into 2025....more
Those tracking CIPA litigation are familiar with the recent decision holding in favor of a company whose site had an online chat operated by a vendor. The court in that case held (1) that the company had not violated the...more
If you heard a collective sigh of relief last week, it was probably businesses reacting as Illinois Governor Pritzker finally signed Senate Bill 2979, officially reforming BIPA for the first time since 2008. As a reminder, SB...more
Minnesota’s governor has now signed into law that state’s comprehensive privacy law. For those keeping count – that is number 19 of state “comprehensive” privacy laws, with six in 2024 alone. The Minnesota law will go into...more
6/10/2024
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