California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Data Protection, Personal Data

New Jersey Proposes Rules for the New Jersey Data Privacy Act

McDermott Will & Emery on 6/4/2025

New Jersey’s Office of Consumer Protection has prepared proposed rules for the New Jersey Data Privacy Act (NJDPA) (Proposed Rules). While the bulk of the Proposed Rules consist of recitations of the obligations found in the...more

3 Key Takeaways | U.S. Data Protection Legal Update

Kilpatrick on 4/30/2025

Kilpatrick’s Tony Glosson recently spoke at the German Accelerator New York City Cohort during the organization’s “Immersion Week.” He discussed recent developments in the ever-evolving legal landscape of U.S. data...more

Key Takeaways from CPPA’s Recent Settlement with an Automotive Manufacturer for Alleged CCPA Violations

Alston & Bird on 3/20/2025

On March 12, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) published its decision approving a Stipulated Final Order (Order) against a major automotive manufacturer (company) for violations of the California Consumer...more

CPPA Votes Out Proposed Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform (DROP) Data Broker Regulations

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 3/13/2025

On March 7, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board met to discuss its proposed data broker regulations concerning the Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform (DROP) and voted to authorize CPPA staff to...more

Machine Unlearning – A Potential Option for Remedy

Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 3/11/2025

Machine unlearning (MU) is a concept that is likely more interesting to lawyers than to data scientists, as the latter typically focus on collecting, maintaining, and mining as much data as possible—whether in the context of...more

Data Brokers Beware: Another Settlement for Violations of the California Delete Act

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 3/7/2025

The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) and Background Alert, Inc. (a California-based data broker) settled allegations that Background Alert failed to register and pay the annual fee required by the California Delete...more

Get to Know the Global Privacy Control (GPC): State Attorneys General Remind Consumers of Their Right to Opt-Out of the Sale or...

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 2/21/2025

Introduction - Most businesses are aware of historical restrictions or limitations on selling personal information to third parties for monetary consideration....more

House Committee Announces Formation of Working Group to Develop Federal Comprehensive Privacy Law

Ballard Spahr LLP on 2/20/2025

On February 12, 2025, the House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Brett Guthrie (R-Ky) and Vice Chair John Joyce (R-Pa) announced the formation of 12-member working group tasked with developing comprehensive data privacy...more

Proposed State Privacy Law Update: February 17, 2025

Husch Blackwell LLP on 2/17/2025

Keypoint: Last week saw a flurry of activity across numerous states, including bills advancing in Virginia, Oklahoma, Washington, Utah, and South Carolina, while lawmakers continued to introduce bills across the country. ...more

2 Major Obstacles Privacy Newbies Face (and How to Overcome Them)

Osano on 2/10/2025

Martial artists use a colored belt system to denote their expertise. You start with a white belt, and, as you train and improve, you eventually achieve the next color and corresponding rank. Once you’ve gained a black belt,...more

Data Privacy Day Checklist: Top 10 ways to protect your organization's data

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 1/27/2025

Tomorrow is International Data Privacy Day, so a happy day to all! More seriously, data privacy concerns and legislation continue to rapidly increase. It has been estimated that by the end of 2024 more than 75 percent of...more

2024 Year-End Recap of California Consumer Privacy Act Activity

Morgan Lewis - Health Law Scan on 12/31/2024

First passed into law in 2018, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) received its first major update in 2020 by way of the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), through which the California Privacy Protection Agency...more

California’s Privacy Regulatory Odyssey Continues: Formal CCPA Rulemaking on the Horizon Amidst Expanded Data Broker Requirements

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 11/18/2024

On November 8, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board met to discuss and vote on various proposed California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations related to cybersecurity audits, automated...more

Stronger Privacy Protections and Enforcement Still High on the Agenda in California

Troutman Pepper Locke on 11/15/2024

As we near the end of 2024, we consider a recent new round of California bills amending the California Consumer Protection Act (“CCPA”) and new laws concerning AI. This activity provides an opportunity to both reflect on the...more

California agency announces sweep on data broker compliance

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 11/11/2024

On October 30, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced an investigative sweep to ensure data brokers comply with the Delete Act. Effective January 1, the Delete Act requires parties to register by January 31...more

DSIR Deeper Dive: State Comprehensive Privacy Laws

BakerHostetler on 10/28/2024

Things happen quickly in the world of data privacy. With new laws being enacted, regulations continuing to develop and enforcements an ongoing reality, we thought a brief update on recent developments in U.S. comprehensive...more

Colorado and California Get Ahead of Neural Data Regulation

BakerHostetler on 10/17/2024

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

That’s the Way the Cookie Crumbles

Burr & Forman on 9/13/2024

Do you know what cookies your company’s website is using? If not, you likely do not know whether your company’s website is honoring users’ data protection choices involving the use of cookies. You should know and care so your...more

Privacy Data Mapping: How to Map Sensitive Data & PII

Osano on 8/14/2024

Sprawling. That’s one way to describe the nature of data and responsibilities in modern organizations. There’s a lot of personally identifiable information (PII) and sensitive data to track, and knowing what lives where so...more

Understanding Breach Notification Obligations Under California Law: What Does the CCPA Require? - Dear Mary – Incidents +...

Troutman Pepper Locke on 7/17/2024

‘Dear Mary,’ is Troutman Pepper’s Incidents + Investigations team’s advice column. Here, you will find Mary’s answers to questions about anything and everything cyber-related – data breaches, forensic investigations, how to...more

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