Looking forward to 2025, more U.S. states are in line to pass omnibus data protection laws, enforcement of U.S. state data protection laws is likely to increase, and “sensitive data” concepts will similarly grow and take...more
New Jersey continues the 2023 trend into 2024 of U.S. states quickly passing similar, omnibus data protection laws, becoming the 14th such state to do so.
Last year proved to be a huge year in U.S. state data protection...more
Last year proved to be a big year in data protection with U.S. state data protection laws popping up across the country, the FTC updating its guidance and regulations on everything from data breaches and biometric...more
1/18/2024
/ Adtech ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Biometric Information ,
Breach Notification Rule ,
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
COPPA ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
India ,
Minors ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State Privacy Laws ,
UK ,
Website Design ,
Websites
Efforts to Address the Lack of Federal Data Privacy Legislation in the U.S. Have Continued -
The need for federal data privacy legislation was reiterated in the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on...more
8/7/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biometric Information ,
Congressional Committees ,
Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Machine Learning ,
New Legislation ,
Pending Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
Personal Information ,
PHI ,
Policy Statement ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
State Privacy Laws ,
TikTok ,
Tracking Systems ,
Web Tracking ,
Websites
The brief FTC note indicates the agency will look to combat poor security practices, protect against the misuse of personal information, and discrimination arising from algorithmic decision-making.
Last month, the...more
1/21/2022
/ Algorithms ,
Congressional Committees ,
Consent ,
Data Security ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Personal Data ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Proposed Rules ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
The European Commission’s long-awaited updates to the Standard Contractual Clauses (“SCCs”) have arrived. Data protection lawyers globally have eagerly anticipated these changes, which are necessary to address a legal...more
6/15/2021
/ Data Controller ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
UK