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Amendments to the COPPA Rule Now in Effect

On June 23, significant amendments (Amendments) to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule (COPPA Rule) became effective, which increase obligations on many operators of websites and online services. The...more

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

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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

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New Congress Expected to Zoom to Private Sector Investigations

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Perhaps no use case better exemplifies the rapidly evolving privacy law landscape in the US than the legal framework surrounding companies’ use of cookies, pixels, and other web trackers. The 119th Congress brings new...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

#StatusUpdate on Social Media, Apps, and Children’s Privacy

Regulations impacting children’s use of social media continues to be a space in motion the past few months. There have been developments at both the state level, as well as with the FTC. And there is no sign of slowing down....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FTC Social Media Staff Report Suggests Enforcement Direction and Expectations

The FTC’s staff report summarizes how it views the operations of social media and video streaming companies. Of particular interest is the insight it gives into potential enforcement focus in the coming months, and into 2025....more

Holland & Knight LLP

Holland & Knight Data Privacy and Security Report: March 2023

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Welcome back to Holland & Knight's monthly data privacy and security news update that includes the latest in policy, regulatory updates and other significant developments. ...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Boo! Federal Data Privacy Laws May Come Soon and Businesses Can’t Hide

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On September 1, 2022, the American Data Privacy Protection Act (“ADDPA” or the “Act”) was blocked from moving forward before the full U.S. House of Representatives. The ADPPA, which comes from the U.S. House Committee on...more

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Federal Privacy Law in Response to COVID-19 on the Rise: The COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020 vs. The Public Health...

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Over the years, Congress has put forth various legislative proposals regarding data privacy. None of the past legislation received the support necessary to enable passage of a comprehensive national data privacy law. However,...more

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Federal COVID-19 Privacy Legislation to be Introduced

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On April 30th, U.S. Senators from across multiple committees joined together to announce legislation that would protect consumer privacy rights in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), Chair of the...more

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Congressional Privacy Action – Part 2: The House

The House Bill. The House is taking a different approach to drafting a federal privacy bill. On December 18, Democratic and Republican staff for the House Energy & Commerce Committee released a bipartisan staff draft for...more

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Congressional Privacy Action – Part 1: The Senate

As 2020 gets underway, Congress will continue to deliberate on federal privacy legislation in the second session of the 116th Congress. The California Consumer Privacy Protection Act (CCPA) went into effect on January 1, and...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Bipartisan Legislation Aims to Expand Federal Protections for Children’s Online Privacy

Representatives Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Bobby Rush (D-IL) introduced legislation on January 9 that would amend the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). According to Walberg and Rush, the legislation would update...more

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Privacy Legislation Trends Connected Car Cos. Should Watch

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The automobile industry has been racing full speed ahead in recent years on its quest for increased connectivity and automation, but it may soon find itself swept up in the wave of privacy and data security laws and...more

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Privacy and Data Security Alert | September 2019

California Adds Biometric Restrictions to Data-Breach Law, Potentially Creating a De Facto Biometric Privacy Law Subject to the governor’s signature, California’s breach-notification law will gain additional requirements...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Consumer Privacy Protection Party Grows – State Legislators Introduce CCPA-Like Bills

In the wake of the passage of the EU's General Data Protection Rule (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), state policymakers throughout the U.S. are focusing their attention on consumer privacy in the digital...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Privacy and Data Security Client Alert | March 2019

Florida Introduces BIPA Legislation - A Florida state senator has introduced an identical version of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)....more

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SELF DRIVE Act Passes the House as Senate Prepares Its Own Bill

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On September 6, 2017, the House of Representatives passed the Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (“SELF DRIVE”) Act, H.R. 3388. All eyes are now on the Senate, which is drafting its own...more

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Dealing with a Data Broker? Here's What you Need to Know

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The FTC recently released its report, “Data Brokers: A Call for Transparency and Accountability.” The report is the result of a study of nine data brokers and provides legislative recommendations...more

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FTC Releases Data Broker Report

Today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a long-awaited report on the data-broker industry. In the report, the FTC characterized data brokers as operating with a “fundamental lack of transparency.” The report, which...more

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