The first updates to the COPPA Rule since 2013 impose new obligations for sharing children’s personal information with third parties.
On April 22, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) published the final...more
5/15/2025
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Biometric Information ,
Compliance Dates ,
COPPA ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Data-Sharing ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Parental Consent ,
Personal Information
New DOJ guidance helps companies understand their obligations under the DSP, which could severely impact investment agreements and ordinary commercial data transactions.
On April 11, 2025, the US Department of Justice...more
The California Attorney General’s investigative sweep is a potential harbinger of increased focus on employers’ data privacy compliance with respect to employee data.
On July 14, 2023, the California Attorney General...more
7/20/2023
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Automation Systems ,
B2B Organizations ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Compliance ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Employee Monitoring ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employees ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Job Applicants ,
Notice Requirements ,
State Attorneys General
A California court has held that the regulations the California Privacy Protection Agency adopted in March 2023 may not be enforced until March 2024.
On June 30, 2023, a day before the California Consumer Privacy Act...more
The stringent law introduces several novel obligations and a unique approach to determining applicability that may broaden its reach.
On June 18, 2023, Texas enacted the Texas Data Privacy & Security Act (TDPSA), which...more
6/21/2023
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Data Privacy ,
Goods or Services ,
NAICS ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
SBA ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Small Business ,
State Privacy Laws
Utah enacts data privacy legislation in the mold of California, Colorado, and Virginia, but with less onerous requirements for businesses, in what is expected to be a model for more states going forward.
On March 24, 2022,...more
The Act represents an accelerating trend among US states to attempt to pass comprehensive privacy legislation in the wake of the CCPA.
On March 2, 2021, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed comprehensive state privacy...more
With the new administration poised to take office, public and private companies will need to consider how President Biden’s regulatory, enforcement, and legislative priorities will affect their businesses. During this...more
2/17/2021
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Biden Administration ,
Broadband ,
CFIUS ,
Climate Change ,
Commodities ,
Congressional Oversight ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
FCC ,
Health Care Providers ,
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Legislative Agendas ,
Life Sciences ,
Net Neutrality ,
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Sanctions ,
Securities Regulation ,
White Collar Crimes
Seventh Hearing on Competition and Consumer Protection considers ethical, practical, and legal dimensions of artificial intelligence and machine learning.
On November 13 and 14, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held the...more
11/21/2018
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Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Popular ,
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Technology Sector
California ballot initiative, Consumer Right to Privacy Act of 2018, gathers momentum for a November vote, spurring some telecom and internet businesses to organize opposition.
Businesses are preparing to oppose a...more