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New US State Privacy Laws Taking Effect in 2025

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As we enter a new year, the patchwork of US privacy laws continues to expand and become more complex. With the change in control of the White House and Congress, the prospects for a federal privacy law have grown even less...more

Perkins Coie

Privacy Law Recap 2024: State Consumer Privacy Laws

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U.S. privacy law continued to expand in 2024, both geographically and substantively. We now have 19 states with comprehensive consumer privacy laws (some of which are already in effect, while others become effective in...more

Perkins Coie

Top Advertising Law Trends for 2024

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With the first quarter of 2024 in full swing, it is a good time for brands to revisit marketing compliance strategies to minimize the risk of potential class actions, regulatory enforcement actions, and competitor challenges....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Utah Amends Data Breach Law, Creates Cyber Center

Utah’s breach notification requirements will change on May 3, 2023. The recently amended data breach notification law now requires companies to notify the Attorney General for a breach involving 500 or more state residents....more

White & Case LLP

Colorado Privacy Act Rules Finalized Ahead of July 1, 2023 Effective Date

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The Colorado Attorney General's Office recently finalized rules for the Colorado Privacy Act ("CPA Rules") which was signed into law in July 2021. The Colorado Privacy Act ("CPA") will soon join the California Consumer...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Maryland Amends Data Security and Breach Notice Obligations

Maryland recently passed two companion bills amending the state’s Personal Information Protection Act. The bills modify the data breach notification requirements and scope of businesses subject to the data security...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Wisconsin House Passes New Comprehensive Privacy Bill

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On February 23, the Wisconsin House passed Assembly Bill 957 (AB 957), a bill relating to consumer data protection. This legislation is based on the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA) and provides consumers with...more

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Rip Van Wrinkle: The Grandfather of Biometric Laws Awakens

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Biometric data is becoming increasingly pervasive in our daily lives—we use it to unlock smartphones, gain entry to entertainment venues, access secured locations, and record time and attendance on the job site....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Multiple States Toughen Data Breach and Cybersecurity Requirements

It has been a busy summer for data breach and cybersecurity laws. Several states have shortened their data breach notification timelines, expanded their definitions of personal data breaches triggering notification...more

Alston & Bird

2021 Developments in State Cybersecurity Safe Harbor Laws

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Only four months in and 2021 has already been a big year for state cybersecurity safe harbor legislation. Two states, Utah and Connecticut, have recently enacted or introduced a breach litigation safe harbor to incentivize...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

New Jersey Amps Up Focus on Privacy and Cybersecurity

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California is not the only state focused on privacy. The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office recently emphasized how the Office is prioritizing its enforcement of such issues. Over its first year, the newly-created Data...more

White and Williams LLP

Employers: New York’s SHIELD Act Imposes Data Security Requirements on Companies Outside of New York, Too

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New York’s recently enacted Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (SHIELD Act) enhances data breach notification requirements and requires covered organizations to “develop, implement and maintain” a...more

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July Is Always the “New January” for Employment Laws, But This Year Takes the Cake!

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Every year, there are numerous state laws and local ordinances that take effect after the first of the year — and 2019 is no exception. Indeed, if anything, this year has seen a dramatic surge in the number of measures...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

North Carolina’s Much Anticipated Data Breach Notification Law Amendment Moves To General Assembly

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The much-anticipated amendment to North Carolina’s data breach notification law that we reported on earlier this year (see here) has finally been introduced to the state’s General Assembly. The bill entitled, an Act...more

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Change in Massachusetts Data Breach Notification Law Highlights Requirement That Organizations Implement a Written Information...

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Since 2010, Massachusetts has required organizations that collect personal data about Massachusetts residents to implement a comprehensive written information security program (“WISP”) designed to avoid and respond to data...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Add New Jersey To The List Of States Actively Considering Data Privacy Legislation

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New Jersey follows in California’s footsteps with legislative initiatives on privacy. The main proposed law (bill A-4902), will require commercial websites and online service operators to give customers: A description of...more

Perkins Coie

Proposed Washington Privacy Act Tracks GDPR and CCPA Protections and Emphasizes Facial Recognition

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Washington state has joined the growing ranks of states considering data privacy legislation in the wake of the European General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Senate Bill 5376,...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

State Legislative Action on Data Breach Laws

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The changes keep coming! In 2018, state legislatures have been active in enacting and amending data breach notification laws. With Alabama’s recent enactment, all 50 states now have data breach notification laws....more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Alabama Becomes 50th State to Enact Data Breach Notification Law

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Alabama has officially joined the data breach notification party. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed Act No. 2018-396 into law on March 28, 2018. The law will take effect on May 1, 2018....more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

More State Data Security Regulation: North Carolina Bill Penalizes Unreasonable Data Security Practices and Requires Rapid...

In a post-Equifax environment, state-level data security regulation is on the rise. And in many instances, state regulatory regimes are getting tougher....more

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South Dakota May Become 49th State To Pass A Data Breach Notification Law

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Only two states in the United States lack data breach notification statutes, but that may change in 2018. If legislation pending in South Dakota passes, Alabama would be the only state without a data breach notification law....more

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