Virginia's legislature has set the stage for the Commonwealth to join California as one of two states with comprehensive consumer privacy legislation. The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA) pulls certain policy...more
2/23/2021
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Information Governance ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
State and Local Government ,
Virginia
Regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) became final last week, following approval by the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL). While four provisions from the final regulations were...more
Washington, D.C. amended its data breach notification law (D.C. Act 23-268) on March 26, 2020, expanding the definition of personal information covered by the law and requiring businesses collecting data from D.C. residents...more
"Go to the room with the wires and a quiet hum. Personal information, you're likely to find some."
With new global privacy laws requiring consumer access to specific pieces of personal information and documentation of...more
The Privacy Oracle consolidates significant US legislative and regulatory developments at the state and federal level into a single publication. In this month’s issue, we offer:
- An analysis of bills introduced in the 116th...more
4/29/2019
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action ,
Right to Delete
Criminal masterminds are constantly re-envisioning their weapon of choice. International cyberattacks perpetuated through the use of leaked nation-state cyber tools, shaped many security discussions in 2018, but a new year...more
2/14/2019
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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Email ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Smartphones
Privacy has been a hot topic for state legislatures in the first month of the year. Legislators in nine states have introduced draft bills that would impose broad obligations on businesses to provide consumers with...more
Santa’s practice of monitoring behavior of children across the globe has been publically disclosed for decades, but the recent implementation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and enactment of the California...more
12/19/2018
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Right to Delete
The California legislature passed SB 1121, a bill to amend the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), on Friday night, hours before the legislature recessed for the year. SB 1121 contained only a few substantive changes,...more
9/6/2018
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action
A coalition of business groups, including the California Chamber of Commerce and a broad array of industry associations, wrote to state lawmakers on Monday requesting a series of amendments to the California Consumer Privacy...more