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On June 25, Connecticut Governor Lamont signed Senator James Maroney’s SB 1295 into law. The bill makes several notable changes to Connecticut’s existing consumer data privacy law, including modifying its applicability...more
With artificial intelligence becoming increasingly commonplace in the entertainment industry, lawmakers are enacting legislation regulating the use of AI as well as state privacy laws that regulate the use of personal and...more
Welcome back to the second installment of our three-part series for Data Privacy Week 2025. We previously discussed the foundations of data privacy laws, and now we will focus on the current landscape of U.S. state privacy...more
As the integration of technology in the workplace accelerates, so do the challenges related to privacy, cybersecurity, and the ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI). Human resource professionals and in-house counsel...more
It is often said that the law lags behind the pace of technological development. Yet, while computer chip implants and wearable brain activity monitors are only just starting to show technical viability, two states recently...more
Recent U.S. developments indicate a growing focus on regulating and investigating the data privacy practices of companies in the automotive sector. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently highlighted in a blog post its...more
Keypoint: Last week, bills advanced in Colorado and California while, with legislatures in multiple states set to close this week, we will know the fate of significant bills in the coming days. Below is the fifteenth weekly...more
“Cybersecurity” has emerged as one of top risks facing organizations. Considering the steady stream of massive data breaches affecting millions (sometimes billions), the debilitating effects of ransomware on an organization’s...more
2023 was an active year for data protection-related litigation. Plaintiffs continued to advance creative theories of liability against businesses, using both older and more established privacy laws (such as the Telephone...more
Welcome to this month's issue of The BR Privacy & Security Download, the digital newsletter of Blank Rome’s Privacy, Security & Data Protection practice....more
2023 brought a surge of data privacy developments, with a large expansion of state comprehensive privacy laws, litigation of new claims based on older laws (e.g. wiretapping and VPPA cases), increased scrutiny on data...more
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) released initial draft regulations for cybersecurity audits (which have since been amended) and risk assessments late this summer. The agency’s board of directors addressed the...more
Editor’s Note: As the summer months come to an end, there has been no shortage of privacy news and updates. Oregon signed both a comprehensive privacy law and data broker law, and the SEC adopted new rules regarding the...more
Generative AI is already an integral part of the automotive industry, playing a significant role in enhancing Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and making it possible for drivers to interact with their vehicles....more
2023 is shaping up to be a landmark year for data privacy, on both sides of the Atlantic. In the US, four new state laws go into effect – two on July 1 – while California is expanding its already robust requirements, and...more
Does your business collect or use fingerprints? Do your building access points use retina, finger, or palm scans? Does your security office use facial recognition technology to identify repeated trespassers? Do your phone...more
On May 18, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a policy statement warning about the increased use of consumers’ biometric information and related marketing of technologies that use biometric information. The agency...more
While there is no comprehensive, federal United States law governing privacy, there are several major state laws that are currently in place. To help our clients assess their compliance posture, we have published a quick,...more
The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), enacted in 2008, was one of the first state laws to address commercial collection of biometric data. Biometric data includes an iris scan, a fingerprint, a voiceprint,...more
CYBERSECURITY - Joint Advisory Outlines Attacks by Daixin Team - The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, the FBI and the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services released a Joint Advisory last week warning...more
Keypoint: The CPA draft rules are a complex and lengthy set of regulations that, if adopted without substantial modification, will significantly expand the CPA’s requirements and require controllers to carefully consider...more
2022 has been a busy legislative year for privacy. Dozens of states considered consumer privacy bills, two states enacted privacy consumer bills and California released proposed California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)...more
The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) has steadily become one of the most important and influential privacy statutes in the United States. Indeed, the collection, use, and storage of the biometric...more
Keypoint: This week the Delaware House passed a data broker bill, the Connecticut Data Privacy Act was sent to the Governor, Louisiana scheduled a hearing on its bill, and the Hawaii legislature closed without passing a bill....more