Last week, the Board of the Enforcement Division of the California Privacy Protection Agency (Agency) approved a settlement with California-based data broker Background Alert, Inc., requiring Background Alert to cease its...more
3/12/2025
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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 Hampshire joins New Jersey as the second state passing a data protection law in 2024. New Hampshire is the 15th overall US state to do so.
Last year proved to be a huge year in U.S. state data protection law, ending...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
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Utah became the fourth U.S. state to pass an omnibus data protection law when the Utah Consumer Privacy Act was signed into law March 24, 2022.
As the page turns to a new year, a new U.S. state data protection law will...more
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
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Data privacy laws have been progressing globally, but federal legislation in the U.S. has been lacking -
Businesses are facing a growing number of data privacy regulations. This is especially apparent among those in highly...more
5/22/2023
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Beginning in January 2023, three new state privacy laws (and their applicable regulations) come into effect. They largely follow in the footsteps of the California Consumer Privacy Act that took effect in 2018. The new laws...more
Beginning in January 2023, three new state privacy laws (and their applicable regulations) come into effect. Additionally, several other countries have taken steps to implement or shore up their own privacy and data...more
Interested parties have until November 8 to submit comments on proposed topics of CPRA rulemaking including new automated decisionmaking, risk assessments, new consumer rights, and sensitive personal information.
On...more
10/13/2021
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Legislation was introduced this week that, if passed, would create the Ohio Personal Privacy Act.
HB 376, initiated by Lt. Governor Jon Husted, was introduced this week by Representative Rick Carfagna (R- Westerville) and...more