Oklahoma: Changing Data Privacy as We Know It?
The CCPA for the Land Title Industry: Service Providers and Sale of Data Under the CCPA
New York ‘s Child Data Protection Act, available here, took effect on June 20. This is a landmark piece of legislation designed to enhance the online privacy and safety of minors. As concerns over children’s digital...more
On January 13, 2025, Texas Attorney General’s Office filed its first lawsuit enforcing the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (“TDPSA”). The law went into effect on July 1, 2024. The complaint also states claims under Texas’...more
As our readers know, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“Agency”) was established by the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). California’s Delete Act, effective as of January 1, 2023, established, among other...more
This week, Ken Paxton, the Texas Attorney General, filed suit against General Motors for alleged violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act in collecting and selling drivers’ data to insurers without consumer...more
On April 17, 2024, Nebraska’s governor signed Legislative Bill 1074, which establishes a consumer data privacy law for the state. Nebraska’s law takes effect January 1, 2025. To Whom does the law apply? The law applies to...more
The California Attorney General (“AG”) recently delivered (pun very much intended) a public CCPA enforcement action against DoorDash, its second following the 2022 settlement with Sephora. The DoorDash action stems from a...more
The Situation: California has enacted a groundbreaking new privacy law aimed at data brokers—entities that sell information about consumers with whom they do not have a direct relationship. Under the Delete Act (SB 362), data...more
On August 24, 2022, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a settlement with Sephora, one of the largest cosmetic retailers in the world, to resolve allegations that the company illegally sold consumer data and...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently filed a complaint against a data broker alleging that the collection and sale of precise location data significantly harms consumers, especially if the data contains information...more
In a complaint filed this week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleges that a data broker sold geolocation data from individuals showing their movements to and from sensitive locations, including reproductive health...more
In the first of its kind under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Sephora settled an enforcement action with the California Attorney General for violation of the CCPA. Sephora must pay $1.2 million in penalties and...more
On June 2, Nevada’s Governor approved amendments to NRS 603A.300-360, the state’s internet privacy legislation. The amended law would expand the definition of “sales” to mean transfers of covered information to operators or...more
The Colorado legislature just passed the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA). Once signed by the Governor, Colorado will become just the third state – after California and Virginia – to enact broad consumer data privacy legislation....more
Millions of vaccinated Americans — now maskless — surely can’t wait to rekindle their love affair with their iPhone’s facial recognition technology. Meanwhile, these same people are probably less eager for the bars,...more
First we take Sacramento, then we take Berlin: How do US data protection laws affect how you do business. The webinar is aimed at in-house or outside counsel, as well as data protection and compliance officers. In this...more
Companies that do business in New York or with New Yorkers could soon face an onslaught of biometric privacy-related litigation, courtesy of New York Assembly Bill 27, the Biometric Privacy Act (“BPA”). Currently pending...more
Last November, California voters approved Proposition 24, enacting the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”). The CPRA amends the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), which was already the most sweeping consumer data...more
In late January, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra tweeted that consumers could use a new technology called the Global Privacy Control (GPC) to opt-out of the sale of their personal information under the California...more
On March 2, 2021, Virginia enacted the Consumer Data Protection Act (“VCDPA”). The VCDPA will become effective January 1, 2023. The VCDPA shares its roots with the California Consumer Protection Act (“CCPA”) and the recently...more
In February 2021, Virginia became the second state – after California – to enact state consumer data privacy legislation – the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA). During this webinar, we will analyze the CDPA. ...more
First Europe installed a strict data privacy scheme when it enacted its General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), then the trend crossed the Atlantic as California lawmakers passed their own data privacy law known as the...more
On the first night of Hannukah, the California Department of Justice gave to me … a fourth set of amendments to California Consumer Privacy Act regulations … and a form opt out button (!?)...more
CCPA / CPRA for US and EU businesses - Deep dive on CCPA's impact on European Businesses: A webinar for German and European businesses. Main Topics - Is my business affected by CCPA and why? - I am already GDPR...more
The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) expands the definition of personal information as it currently exists in the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The CPRA adds “sensitive personal information” as a defined term,...more
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) created groundbreaking new rules for how businesses must handle California consumers’ personal data and spurred proposals for similar legislation across the country. ...more