The New Jersey Senate and Assembly passed consumer privacy bill S332/A1971. The bill now goes to Governor Phil Murphy for his signature. If signed, the law will become the 13th state to pass a broadly applicable privacy bill....more
On August 24, 2022, the California Attorney General’s Office (“AG”) issued a press release regarding a settlement with Sephora, Inc. over allegations that the company violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and...more
8/29/2022
/ Adtech ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fines ,
Personal Information ,
Retail Tracking ,
Sephora ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Statutory Violations
The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) introduces a new concept, “sharing,” that provides California residents with the right to opt-out of certain disclosures of personal information for behavioral advertising. In this...more
The California Privacy Protection Agency has released draft privacy regulations as part of its efforts to implement the California Privacy Rights Act. We describe five key observations in this client alert....more
As we have previously highlighted, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) creates a new category of personal information, called “sensitive personal information.” While the CPRA’s predecessor, the California Consumer...more
Virginia is on track to be the second U.S. state to enact comprehensive consumer privacy legislation. Both the Virginia House of Delegates and the Virginia Senate have passed nearly identical versions of the Consumer Data...more
2/10/2021
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Information Governance ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Risk Management ,
State and Local Government
California’s “Genetic Information Privacy Act” (SB 980), vetoed on September 25, 2020 by Governor Gavin Newsom, would have established obligations for direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) genetic testing companies and others that...more
9/29/2020
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Diagnostic Tests ,
Direct to Consumer Sales ,
DNA ,
Genetic Materials ,
Genetic Testing ,
Governor Newsom ,
Governor Vetoes ,
Human Genes ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Life Sciences ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
State and Local Government