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On May 1, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) issued a Final Order in one of its first public enforcement actions under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), imposing a fine of nearly $350,000 on the...more
This monthly report outlines key developments in China’s data protection sector for July. The following events merit special attention: CAC Issues Third Edition of the Data Export Security Assessment Application Guide: On...more
On May 8, 2025, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed Senate Bill 297 (SB 297) into law, significantly revising the existing Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act (MCDPA). These amendments generally mirror requirements in...more
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) has issued its first Order of Decision to American Honda Motor Co. in an enforcement action under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CPPA). Although the investigation arose...more
On March 12, 2025, the California Consumer Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA or Agency) announced a settlement with an auto manufacturer, marking the Agency’s first enforcement action under the California Consumer Privacy Act...more
As new state data privacy laws continue to emerge and existing ones evolve, businesses face increasing complexity in maintaining compliance. Our Second Annual Data Privacy Forum focuses on key state privacy laws and explores...more
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (the “Dutch DPA”) issued a €4.75 million (approximately $5 million USD) fine on Netflix in connection with a data access investigation that started in 2019. The investigation arose out of...more
On April 12, 2024, the Nebraska Legislature passed the Data Privacy Act (NEDPA), sending the bill to Governor Jim Pillen’s desk for signature. NEDPA adds to the patchwork of state consumer privacy laws in that it does not...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
On June 16, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced an enforcement action against 1Health.io Inc. (“1Health,” also known as Vitagene, Inc.), a genetic testing company that analyzes consumer-provided DNA samples and uses...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
It is privacy policy 101 to say what you do and do what you say. Valuable lessons can be learned about this best practice from the proposed settlement announced between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and California-based...more
On January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) becomes effective, and businesses around the world will be responsible for handling the personal information of Californians in accordance with the requirements...more
New York’s state legislature is considering a new data privacy law that would set the standard for data privacy in the U.S. The New York Privacy Act (the “NYPA” or the “Act”), which is currently being considered by the state...more
I am hardly saying that SEC Regulation S-P is the sexiest of regulations. I mean, has any customer is history actually read one of those exciting statement stuffers that discloses in some dense font a BD’s privacy policy?...more
In an ironic twist, the British Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) recently fined a Brexit advocacy group for violating regulations issued under an EU directive. The fines, totaling £120,000, were levied against...more
Data protection laws in Europe evolved substantially in 2018, with the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Directive on Security of Network and Information Systems (NIS Directive) becoming...more
On 21 January 2019, the French Data Protection Authority (the “French DPA”) fined Google LLC 50 million euros for breach of the GDPR. As we reported on this blog, just after GDPR became applicable, noyb.eu (None of Your...more
New York Attorney General Announces Record Number of Data Breach Notices in 2016 - On March 21, 2017, the New York Attorney General's Office announced that it received 1,300 reported data breaches in 2016—a 60 percent...more
Personal data is a valuable corporate asset. At times, the personal information collected from customers (such as email address, mailing address, phone number, etc.) can be a company’s most valuable asset. Unfortunately,...more
Banks and other companies subject to the CFPB’s jurisdiction face the possibility that the CFPB could begin using its authority under Sections 1031 and 1036 of the Dodd-Frank Act (which proscribe unfair, deceptive or abusive...more
In a strongly worded opinion, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday slammed Wyndham Worldwide Corporation’s arguments that the FTC did not have jurisdiction to enforce the security practices of businesses following a...more
On August 17, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced settlements with 13 companies on charges that they misled consumers by claiming that they were certified members of the U.S.-EU or U.S.-Swiss Safe Harbor...more
In This Issue: - Recent Changes to California Privacy Law Have Nationwide Implications - The FTC Brings Its First Enforcement Action Against the ‘Internet of Things’ - Fifth Circuit Ruling Provides New...more
If you had asked me ten years ago whether privacy would become the focus of government enforcement actions, I would have brushed aside the issue with a cavalier – “No Way!!” In the aftermath of 9/11, there was always a focus...more