In September 2023, Delaware became the seventh state in 2023 to enact comprehensive privacy law with the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act (DPDPA), joining Indiana, Iowa, Montana, Oregon, Tennessee and Texas. The DPDPA will...more
5/14/2024
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Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Acts ,
Data Security ,
EU ,
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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
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New Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
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State and Local Government ,
State Privacy Laws
On August 7, 2023, the Commissioner of Data Protection of the Dubai International Financial Centre (the DIFC), a financial free-zone in the United Arab Emirates, issued the first adequacy decision regarding the California...more
8/18/2023
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Dubai ,
Information Governance ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
On May 11, 2023, Tennessee joined the rapidly growing ranks of U.S. states to enact a comprehensive data privacy law as Gov. Bill Lee (R-TN) signed the Tennessee Information Protection Act (TIPA) into law. Taking effect July...more
On June 18, 2023, Texas enacted the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA), joining the rapidly growing list of U.S. states with comprehensive data privacy laws.1 The statute will take effect on July 1, 2024, except for...more
On March 15, 2023, the Colorado Attorney General (AG) finalized its set of regulations implementing the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) – the Colorado Privacy Act Rules (“Colorado Rules”). The Colorado Rules clarify and expand...more
On March 30, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced that the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) has approved the CPPA’s regulations and filed them with the Secretary of State, completing...more
Growing regulatory action to combat so-called “dark patterns” used in web design to influence consumer choice has resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in fines, and promises to continue to be an area of enforcement in...more
On November 3, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) officially published modifications to the proposed regulations implementing the Consumer Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). These modified proposed regulations...more
On August 24, 2022, California Attorney General Rob Bonta (AG) announced a proposed settlement with beauty retailer Sephora USA, Inc. to resolve claims that Sephora violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Under...more
Companies are now on the clock for comments on the new proposed California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) regulations. On July 8, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) filed a Notice of Proposed Action, triggering...more
The Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA), which will go into effect July 1, 2023, is now the fifth and latest comprehensive state consumer privacy law, giving companies doing business in the state less than two years to...more
With the recent signing of the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA) by Gov. Spencer J. Cox on March 24, 2022, Utah has become the fourth state to enact a comprehensive law addressing consumer data privacy, joining California,...more
On February 17, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board held its first Board meeting of 2022. Notably, CPPA Executive Director Ashkan Soltani delivered an update on the CPPA’s rulemaking activities and...more
With the passage of the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) during its latest legislative session, Colorado has become the third state to enact a comprehensive consumer data privacy law, following California and Virginia. Corporations...more
On March 2, 2021, the Governor of Virginia signed the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) into law, which goes into effect on January 1, 2023. The law applies only to businesses with large amounts of consumer data...more
The newly passed Proposition 24, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), represents the second time in two years that California has instituted a comprehensive privacy statute that fundamentally changes data privacy...more
The California Attorney General surprised companies by issuing new guidance for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) compliance, reflecting likely compliance missteps by companies. On Tuesday October 12, 2020, the...more
10/16/2020
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Data Privacy ,
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Public Comment ,
State Attorneys General
United Kingdom, French and Belgian national security laws (and such laws of other EU Member States) fell under the scrutiny of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), which on October 6, 2020, ruled on whether such...more
10/14/2020
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Corporate Counsel ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Retention ,
Data Security ,
Electronic Communications ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Member State ,
National Security ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
UK
On Friday, August 14, California’s Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved the final draft of the Attorney General’s (AG) regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s...more
8/20/2020
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data Subjects Rights ,
Office of Administrative Law ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
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Privacy Policy ,
Private Right of Action ,
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State Attorneys General
• The Draft Regulations introduced by the California Attorney General’s Office on October 10, 2019 are subject to a public comment period and public hearings that will close on December 6, 2019. Now is the time to act to try...more
10/29/2019
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Public Comment ,
Right to Delete ,
Right To Know ,
State Attorneys General
On May 29, 2019, Nevada’s governor approved a new privacy law, Senate Bill 220 (“SB 220”). SB 220 amends existing state law that requires operators of websites and online services (“Operators”) to post privacy notices on...more
9/12/2019
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Rights ,
Data Security ,
Data Use Policies ,
New Legislation ,
Online Platforms ,
Operators ,
Opt-Outs ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Private Right of Action ,
State Data Privacy Laws ,
Statutory Penalties ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
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