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First Lawsuit Filed Under Washington’s My Health My Data Act

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The first class action complaint was filed under Washington’s My Health My Data Act (“MHMDA”) on February 10, 2025, more than a year after the law’s passage. When the law passed in April 2023, MHMDA was novel for its broad...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

FTC Finalizes Its First Updates to Children’s Privacy Rule Since 2013

On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced its Final Rule amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) Rule, which imposes requirements on website and online service operators...more

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Companies Breathe Easy: FTC Declines to Classify Children's Avatars as Personal Information—For Now

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On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published its Final Rule officially adopting updates to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). For a comprehensive overview of these changes, be sure to...more

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FTC Finalizes Update to Children’s Privacy Rules Under COPPA

The Federal Trade Commission's first update in over a decade to its rules under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) did not bring the dramatic updates that some privacy advocates had requested. Instead, the...more

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FTC Adopts Amended Children’s Online Protection Act Rule

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On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) finalized changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule (Final Rule). The Final Rule adopts certain amendments that were proposed in...more

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Proposed State Privacy Law Update: January 13, 2025

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We are back for our sixth year of tracking proposed state privacy legislation and fifth year of providing weekly updates. As in past years, we will track proposed state privacy legislation through these weekly updates and our...more

International Lawyers Network

Data Privacy Guide - USA - Illinois

Introduction - Illinois has enacted laws addressing rights and obligations related to data privacy. Companies and organizations that handle, collect, disseminate, or otherwise deal in nonpublic information have a number of...more

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Florida Passes “Digital Bill of Rights”

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On June 6, 2023, Governor DeSantis signed Senate Bill (SB) 2262, legislation intended to create a “Digital Bill of Rights” for Floridians. While Florida’s new law provides similar privacy rights to consumers as other states’...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Florida Digital Bill of Rights Signed Into Law

The Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR) was signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis on June 6, 2023, making Florida the tenth state to enact a consumer data privacy law along with California, Virginia, Colorado,...more

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U.S. Biometric Laws & Pending Legislation Tracker - June 2023

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The enactment of biometric privacy laws is a growing trend across the country. Existing legislation has led to a boon of class action litigation against employers, consumer-facing businesses, and technology companies for...more

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Tennessee Information Protection Act Is Signed Into Law

The Tennessee Information Protection Act (TIPA) passed unanimously through both houses of the Tennessee legislature and was signed by Governor Bill Lee on May 11, 2023. Tennessee joins seven states in enacting a comprehensive...more

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Washington State’s My Health, My Data Act Sent to Governor

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Since the privacy and security regulations were issued under the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), critics pointed to the limitations on the reach of those rules. A critical limitation...more

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Kilpatrick Townsend’s U.S. Privacy Law Guide: Introduction to State Regulations

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While there is no comprehensive, federal United States law governing privacy, there are several major state laws that are currently in place. To help our clients assess their compliance posture, we have published a quick,...more

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State Comprehensive Privacy Law Update - February 2023

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The past two weeks have seen continued developments in the state comprehensive privacy legislative landscape. Maryland, Minnesota, and Texas have entered the fray with new proposals, bringing the total number of states that...more

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Husch Blackwell Submits Comments on Colorado Privacy Act Pre-Rulemaking

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Keypoint: The comments focus on identifying areas in which the Attorney General’s Office may provide additional clarity to consumers and businesses and to ensure, where appropriate, the interoperability of the Colorado...more

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Is the CCPA’s definition of “biometric information” broader than the definition used by other states?

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The CCPA defines “personal information” broadly as any information that “identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a...more

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Privacy and Data Security Alert l March 2020

Shook Weighs in on Updated CCPA Regulations - In response to extensive public comment, the California Attorney General’s office released modified draft regulations under the CCPA on February 7. Shook has provided initial...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Washington State Takes the Lead in CCPA Copycat Legislation Race, Trends Emerge

Key trends are emerging out of the recently proposed CCPA “copycat” legislation across the United States, and Washington State is leading the charge for stricter data privacy legislation. Businesses should closely monitor the...more

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Companies Must Be Ready to Respond to Evolving Biometric Privacy Laws

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State legislatures are looking for ways to make companies tighten up biometric data practices. Blank Rome attorneys explain it’s imperative that companies using biometric data devote the necessary time, effort, and resources...more

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More Changes Pending For California’s Data Protection Laws

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On February 21, 2019, California Assembly Bill 1130 came before the legislature. The bill would amend the state’s data breach notification law, which requires organizations to alert individuals after certain categories of...more

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