News & Analysis as of

Amended Legislation Privacy Laws Data Protection

WilmerHale

Year in Review: 2024 BIPA Litigation Takeaways

WilmerHale on

Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) continues to drive a wave of privacy-related litigation across the United States, though a 2024 amendment to the act—the first since BIPA’s enactment in 2008—may slow the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Approves Amendments to Personal Data Protection Law and Confirms September 2023 Effective Date

On March 27, 2023, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Council of Ministers approved a series of 27 amendments (the Amendments) to the KSA Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) pursuant to Royal Decree No. M148 of 05/09/1444H...more

DarrowEverett LLP

2023 State Employment Law Updates: From Pay to Hair, Cannabis, and More

DarrowEverett LLP on

The coming new year brings new changes, new goals, and newly amended employment laws. Although some jurisdictions jumped the gun (looking at you D.C. noncompete law), starting on January 1, many states are implementing new...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Saudi Arabia Issues Amended Data Protection Law for Consultation

Latham & Watkins LLP on

The amendment proposes business-friendly changes regarding data localization and legitimate interests. On November 20, 2022, the Saudi Data and AI Authority (SDAIA) published an amended version of the Kingdom of Saudi...more

Lighthouse

2021 Data Privacy Overview: New Regulations and Guidance

Lighthouse on

While everyone hoped that 2021 would be less tumultuous than 2020, it certainly did not turn out that way in the end. The same was true in the world of data privacy – with sweeping new data protection regulations and guidance...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California Broadens Security and Breach Laws, Includes Genetic Data

California recently updated both its data security and breach notice laws to include genetic data. With the passage of AB 825, the data security law now includes in the definition of “personal information” genetic data. The...more

Goodwin

CCPA 2.0 Passes: The California Privacy Rights Act To Become Law

Goodwin on

On November 3, 2020, California voters convincingly approved the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) ballot initiative. The CPRA builds upon and amends the California Consumer Protection Act (“CCPA”), aligning it more with...more

BakerHostetler

CA Privacy Law Reboot – CCPA 2.0

BakerHostetler on

The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) is going to be on the November 3 ballot. The CPRA would amend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to provide a greater level of rights for consumers and more stringent...more

McAfee & Taft

New year to ring in nation’s most comprehensive privacy law

McAfee & Taft on

In a June tIPsheet article titled “Privacy Gone Public: How growing push for privacy laws may affect U.S. Businesses,” we gave an update on the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and some pending amendments that could...more

Perkins Coie

New California Legislation Enhances Employees’ Privacy Rights

Perkins Coie on

With the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) set to take effect on January 1, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed amendments in October 2019 providing businesses some temporary shelter from the CCPA...more

Vedder Price

Seven amendments to CCPA answer the statute’s open questions – sort of

Vedder Price on

The California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”), as initially passed, was the hastily-drafted alternative to an even more stringent ballot initiative, resulting in a seemingly endless list of open questions about how it...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

CCPA Amendments – What did California Actually Do?

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

The rush for California to get all of the “rules of the road” ready for next year has seemed to cause a bit of confusion with California’s privacy law. Draft regulations were published the same day the Governor signed into...more

Jones Day

The CCPA Amendments that Survived the California Legislature - After months of deliberation and negotiation, the California...

Jones Day on

As the legislative session came to a close last week, the California Legislature passed five bills that amend the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"). Here are the five bills that are now headed to the governor for...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Nevada’s Amended Privacy Law: Groundbreaking or More of the Same?

Nevada recently amended its existing online privacy law to give Nevada residents the ability – in certain circumstances – to opt out of the sale of their data to third parties. The amendment goes into effect October 1, 2019,...more

Holland & Knight LLP

California Consumer Privacy Act Update: Assembly Approves 12 Amendments - Changes Would Exclude Employees and Vehicle Information,...

Holland & Knight LLP on

• California's protracted legislative and regulatory process has complicated the landscape for businesses needing to implement the operational, technical and procedural changes required by the California Consumer Privacy Act....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Like a Butterfly, Will the CCPA Continue to Evolve?

California legislators have passed many bills to amend the California Consumer Protection Act since the law was passed. Last week there was significant developments in the status of those bills, as we reported. In addition to...more

Jones Day

Key Lessons From Australia's Notifiable Data Breach Scheme

Jones Day on

The Situation: The Notifiable Data Breach scheme, introduced by amendments to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), requires an assessment when an entity suspects that there may have been loss of, unauthorised access to, or...more

Hogan Lovells

CCPA Amendments Advance through California Assembly

Hogan Lovells on

A number of legislative proposals seeking to amend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) are moving forward following an April 23 hearing before the California Assembly’s Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection in...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

GLBA and the California Privacy Act: Analyzing SB 1121’s Change to the Financial Institution Carve-Out Provision

Ballard Spahr LLP on

Less than three months after California passed the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 1121 this week, making a number of technical and substantive changes to the law....more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

California Governor Approves Revisions to Consumer Privacy Act

On September 23, 2018, California’s governor signed into law the first round of revisions to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the most sweeping privacy legislation in this country. California enacted the CCPA in...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

GLBA and the California Privacy Act: Analyzing SB 1121's Change to the Financial Institution Carve-Out Provision

Ballard Spahr LLP on

Less than three months after California passed the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 1121 this week, making a number of technical and substantive changes to the law....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Are You Prepared for the California Consumer Privacy Act? Get Ready for European-Style Privacy in the U.S.

Troutman Pepper Locke on

With California enacting a sweeping new data privacy law on June 28, now is the time for companies to review and adjust to how the California Consumer Privacy Act will impact their business. The act, which has broad...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

California’s New Privacy Act: Update on Amendments

Womble Bond Dickinson on

In July, we published a client alert answering key questions about the CCPA. However, state lawmakers have made additional changes to the law since then. Below is an updated overview showing the amendments in bold...more

23 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide