On February 3, a New York magistrate judge recommended dismissing a class action against medical management company, Professional Business System d/b/a Practicefirst Medical Management Solutions in Tassmer v. Professional...more
EDITOR’S NOTE: There was no respite in privacy and cyber law in December 2021, despite the holidays and COVID-19 case surge. Domestically, U.S. regulators stepped up their efforts, signaling their focus on privacy policies...more
Entities that collect Wisconsin residents’ personal information and are licensed, registered, or authorized (licensee) with the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (commissioner) will have to abide by a new data security...more
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) is the first state privacy agency in the nation and was created as part of the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). While this agency has already been formed, it will not begin...more
Like the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA), the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA) does not grant a private right of action for alleged violations...more
Identifying data processing obligations is tricky, especially as overlapping privacy laws are enacted. Compliance will always hinge on understanding what laws jurisdictionally apply and a firm grasp of the data collected and...more
In Gardiner v. Walmart, Inc., a Walmart customer who purchased goods online filed a putative class action alleging that Walmart's cybersecurity procedures led to a purported unauthorized disclosure of his personal identifying...more
One key area where Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) differs from the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA) is the law’s notice and disclosure...more
As we noted in Part One of this Series, which provides an introduction and overview of the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act, most privacy laws – including those adopted in the United States – are built on the Fair...more
We have long predicted that just as other states followed California in passing breach notification laws, states would follow in California’s footsteps in regulating information privacy practices with the California Consumer...more
On October 12, less than a month before California will vote on a referendum that would significantly overhaul the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the California attorney general released a third set of Proposed...more
10/15/2020
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Data Privacy ,
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Opt-Outs ,
Personal Information ,
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Public Comment
Enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) began July 1, 2020. Our privacy team at Troutman Pepper includes several attorneys who worked in an attorney general’s office. This privacy regulatory team has...more
8/11/2020
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
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Enforcement Actions ,
Personal Information ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Social Media ,
State Attorneys General ,
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) ,
Website Owner Liability
Enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) began July 1, 2020. Our privacy team at Troutman Pepper includes several attorneys who worked in an attorney general’s office. This privacy regulatory team has...more
7/29/2020
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Use Policies ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Notice Requirements ,
Opt-Outs ,
Privacy Policy ,
Vendors
Enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) began July 1, 2020. Our privacy team at Troutman Pepper includes several attorneys who worked in an attorney general’s office. This privacy regulatory team has...more
Enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) began July 1, 2020. Our privacy team at Troutman Pepper includes several attorneys who worked in an attorney general’s office. This privacy regulatory team has...more
Enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) began July 1, 2020. Our privacy team at Troutman Pepper includes several attorneys who worked in an attorney general’s office. This privacy regulatory team has...more
7/17/2020
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Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Sellers ,
Information Governance ,
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Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
State and Local Government