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Virginia Enacts New Broad Consent Requirement for Collection of Reproductive and Sexual Health Information

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On March 24, 2025, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed into law SB 754, amending the state’s Consumer Protection Act to prohibit businesses from “[o]btaining, disclosing, selling, or disseminating any personally identifiable...more

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The Shifting Landscape of U.S. State Data Privacy Laws in 2024

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The landscape of U.S. state data privacy laws in the U.S. has grown increasingly complex in 2024. Seven additional states have enacted comprehensive privacy laws, raising the total number of states having their own privacy...more

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Vermont Data Privacy Act, Most Robust Consumer Protections Since CCPA

Last week, the Vermont legislature passed H. 121, the Vermont Data Privacy Act. This law will make Vermont the 18th state to grant consumers privacy rights similar to those under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). It...more

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Chairs of House and Senate Commerce Committees Announce Consumer Privacy Legislation

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Last month, two key members of Congress released a draft of the American Privacy Rights Act (“APRA”), comprehensive legislation that would change the landscape of consumer privacy law in the United States. If passed, APRA...more

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The American Privacy Rights Act (APRA): What to Expect?

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The U.S. is taking another swing at a federal data privacy law with the American Privacy Rights Act, or APRA. While there’s no guarantee that the APRA will become the law of the land, it’s still worthwhile to study in order...more

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New York Privacy Law Status Update

The latest version of the New York (“NY”) State Privacy Law (“S365B”) is continuing to make its way through the NY State Assembly. As readers of this blog know, members of the NY State Senate have been trying to get a version...more

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Diving into the Washington My Health My Data Act : Part Nine: Enforcement and Private Right of Action

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This is Part Nine in a series of legal updates on the Washington My Health My Data (“WMHMDA”) where Quarles continues its deep dive into the various factors and intricacies of WMHMDA that are creating waves in the privacy...more

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Wash. Health Privacy Bill May Affect Cos. Across Industries

In late April, Washington's governor signed the My Health My Data Act, or MHMD, into law. The law, which goes into effect next year, aims to regulate the vast amount of health-related data processing that takes place...more

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Comprehensive FAQs on the CCPA

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The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has created compliance challenges across the country for businesses – but they often stem from the fact that businesses are confused about some of the law’s basic principles. This...more

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Washington State Passes Broad Expansion of Health Data Privacy Laws

The Washington state My Health My Data Act (MHMDA) casts a wide net of business and data it intends to regulate. Passed on April 17, the law places restrictions on the collection, sharing, and selling of “consumer health...more

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Analyzing the American Data Privacy and Protection Act’s Private Right of Action

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Keypoint: As currently drafted, the ADPPA’s private right of action provides U.S. citizens with the opportunity to enforce their privacy rights but limits lawsuits to federal court and provides covered entities and service...more

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American Data Privacy and Protection Act – Could a Federal Privacy Law be on the Horizon?

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On June 3, 2022, a bipartisan group of U.S. Representatives released a discussion draft of a comprehensive federal data privacy bill entitled the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA). Though bipartisan compromise...more

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Bipartisan Push for Federal Privacy Legislation: Will It Work This Time?

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After a stalemate over federal consumer privacy legislation in the past few years, a draft bill was released on June 3 that signals a major step towards bipartisan support for federal consumer privacy legislation. The...more

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National Privacy Law: Bipartisan Proposed Legislation Regarding Privacy Released

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On June 3, 2022, Senator Wicker (R-Miss.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee, and Representatives Pallone (D-N.J.) and Rodgers (R-Wash.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee,...more

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Utah Becomes the Fourth State to Pass Comprehensive Privacy Law

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Following in the footsteps of California, Virginia, and Colorado, Utah has become the fourth state to pass its own comprehensive privacy law. On March 24, Utah officially enacted the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (“UCPA”) after...more

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Utah Poised to Become Fourth State with General Privacy Law

Utah is poised to become the fourth state to enact comprehensive consumer privacy legislation, following California, Virginia, and Colorado. Earlier this month, Utah's legislature passed the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (S.B....more

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Massachusetts Moving Closer to Comprehensive Data Privacy Protection

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is moving closer to passing consumer data privacy protection legislation with bipartisan support. The Joint Committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity...more

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Florida’s Consumer Privacy Law Fails to Pass

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On Friday, April 30, Florida’s legislature closed its 2021 session without passing the much anticipated Florida Privacy Act. The Act largely failed to pass due to a disagreement between Florida’s house that wanted a private...more

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Status Of Proposed CCPA-Like State Privacy Legislation As Of May 3, 2021

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Keypoint: This week Florida came close to passing a bill before it died on the final day of the legislative session; committees in Colorado and Alaska scheduled hearings on their bills for May 5; and the Connecticut bill was...more

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Florida’s Legislature Takes Gigantic Detour in Privacy Law

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Turns out that Florida’s greatest rivalry is not between FSU and UF. Rather, it appears to be between businesses and consumers. At least, that is how it appears to be if you examine the Florida Legislature’s latest...more

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[Podcast] 2020 CCPA Litigation Report – Analyzing the First Year of Litigation

In this episode, Akin Gump cybersecurity, privacy and data protection practice co-heads Natasha Kohne and Michelle Reed, and counsel Molly Whitman discuss the firm’s new 2020 CCPA Litigation Annual Report and its...more

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Florida Aims To Mirror California’s CCPA With Proposed Data Privacy Legislation

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Florida is currently considering data privacy legislation that would require covered businesses to implement comprehensive policies and procedures to provide privacy rights to consumers. The proposed legislation, House Bill...more

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The Ongoing March toward Privacy Law in the US – A State Legislative Roundup

While we continue to await comprehensive US federal privacy legislation, and following California’s lead with its California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), individual states are stepping up to the plate. Based on what...more

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CPRA Series: Redux On Data Security Requirements And Private Right Of Action

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The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), passed in November, 2020, added to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) an express obligation for covered businesses to adopt reasonable security safeguards to protect personal...more

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Proposed North Dakota Law Would Require Consent for User Data Sales, Authorize Private Right of Action with Steep Minimum Damages

A proposed bill in the North Dakota House of Representatives would prohibit the sale by a covered entity of a user's protected data without consent. The bill, which was sponsored by four Republican state representatives, has...more

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