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As the landscape of kids’ privacy regulation evolves rapidly at both the state and federal level, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been clear that kids’ privacy is a priority. Indeed, Chairman Ferguson told Congress...more
On August 11, 2025, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) published guidance (Guidance) for private-sector organizations on their privacy obligations under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic...more
The rise of biometric technologies has ushered in a new era of convenience and security. But with that innovation comes heightened privacy risk. Recognizing the sensitivity of biometric data, the Office of the Privacy...more
On April 22, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published its final amendments ("the Amendments") to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule in the Federal Register. The Amendments expand the...more
The first class action complaint was filed under Washington’s My Health My Data Act (“MHMDA”) on February 10, 2025, more than a year after the law’s passage. When the law passed in April 2023, MHMDA was novel for its broad...more
On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced its Final Rule amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) Rule, which imposes requirements on website and online service operators...more
On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published its Final Rule officially adopting updates to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). For a comprehensive overview of these changes, be sure to...more
The Federal Trade Commission's first update in over a decade to its rules under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) did not bring the dramatic updates that some privacy advocates had requested. Instead, the...more
On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) finalized changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule (Final Rule). The Final Rule adopts certain amendments that were proposed in...more
We are back for our sixth year of tracking proposed state privacy legislation and fifth year of providing weekly updates. As in past years, we will track proposed state privacy legislation through these weekly updates and our...more
“Ethically challenging” and “the most intrusive option” – these are some of the words Australia’s Privacy Commissioner used to describe facial recognition technology (FRT), and its use by national hardware retailer Bunnings....more
Since 2011, I’ve attended the International Association of Privacy Professionals’ Global Privacy Summit in Washington, D.C. Each year one session gets everyone talking; this year the honor went to “Direct Insights from U.S....more
HHS Cybersecurity Performance Goals and the Healthcare Industry - The healthcare industry is a major target for cyberattacks because of all of the personal information collected from patients. Recognizing that the healthcare...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) gave privacy lawyers a long-awaited Christmas gift on December 20, 2023: its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule. The NPRM...more
The Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR) was signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis on June 6, 2023, making Florida the tenth state to enact a consumer data privacy law along with California, Virginia, Colorado,...more
Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed into law House Bill 1155, also known as the My Health, My Data Act (the Act), on April 27, 2023. The Act goes into full effect for “regulated entities” on March 31, 2024 (and later for...more
Editor’s Note: Iowa became the sixth state in the nation to enact a comprehensive privacy law, and California’s latest privacy regulations came into effect. At the federal level, Congress experienced a leak of sensitive...more
Why is protecting biometric information so important? Biometrics rely on our physical features to securely gain access to sensitive data—think facial and iris/retina recognition, or fingerprint and even voice scanning. The...more
The past two weeks have seen continued developments in the state comprehensive privacy legislative landscape. Maryland, Minnesota, and Texas have entered the fray with new proposals, bringing the total number of states that...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
Over the past few decades, technology has taken a fascinating turn. One can use a retinal scan to expedite the airport security process. Need to clock in for work? This can be done with the scan of a finger. We even have the...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
California Privacy Protection Agency Releases Draft CPRA Regulations - The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) just released proposed California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) regulations. The regulations expand...more
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
In 2008, Illinois became the first state to enact a Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). BIPA regulates “the collection, use, safeguarding, handling, storage, retention, and destruction of biometric identifiers and...more