On Jan. 1, 2019, a new Vermont law intended to protect consumers by imposing new requirements on “data brokers,” companies that aggregate and sell consumer information, and credit reporting agencies took effect....more
With the announcement last week of its new lawsuit against several tech companies for violating Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”), the FTC Act, and New Mexico’s Unfair Practices Act (“UPA”), the State of New...more
Despite several failed attempts in recent years, there is a new effort underway to enact a federal data privacy law, and it’s being led by a somewhat unlikely source – the tech industry....more
The Office of the New Jersey Attorney General (AG’s Office) recently announced that it will be creating a new civil enforcement unit, known as the Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Section (DPC Section), to investigate data...more