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An increasingly aggressive plaintiffs’ bar has brought purported class action suits based on the nearly ubiquitous use of tracking technologies used for website analytics. Although any actual harm to the plaintiffs is...more
In May, Montana enacted Senate Bill 297, which amends the Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act (MCDPA) to eliminate the broad exemption for financial institutions subject to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA). Connecticut...more
On Thursday, the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions held a hearing entitled, “Framework for the Future: Reviewing Data Privacy in Today’s Financial System.” Hearing testimony...more
On November 12, the CFPB released a report analyzing federal and state-level privacy protections for consumer financial data. The current federal framework for financial data privacy relies on the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act...more
The CFPB issued a report on State Consumer Privacy Laws and the Monetization of Consumer Financial Data, which examines existing privacy protections for consumers’ financial data under federal and state laws....more
Rhode Island Governor Daniel McKee allowed the Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act (“RIDTPPA”) to pass on June 25, 2024 when he transmitted the bill back to the legislature without signature, making...more
Florida has joined the growing list of states enacting comprehensive privacy laws. Governor Ron DeSantis (R) signed the Florida Digital Bill of Rights (“FDBR”) into law on June 6th. How does it compare?...more
Auto dealerships that provide financing are subject to the Gramm Leach Bliley Act (GLBA). That’s the old news. What’s new is that GLBA-covered businesses have until December 9 to implement significant changes to their...more
As of January 1, 2020, California became the first state to permit residents whose personal information is exposed in a data breach to seek statutory damages between $100-$750 per incident, even in the absence of any actual...more
Privacy issues implicate several Bankruptcy Code sections and Bankruptcy Rules. The debtor must also comply with non-bankruptcy rules concerning privacy to the extent that such rules are not inconsistent with the Bankruptcy...more
Less than three months after California passed the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 1121 this week, making a number of technical and substantive changes to the law....more
In light of numerous recent data breaches, cybersecurity has emerged as an issue impacting organizations ranging from the local hardware store to the largest multi-national firms in the world. In short, no industry is immune...more
In this era of regulatory uncertainty, it is worth considering how privacy laws may affect digital currency businesses. Privacy law consists of a web of federal and state law – this first installment in a two-part series will...more