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Honda Settlement for CCPA Violations Should Be A Warning to all Businesses

On March 12, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (the Agency) announced a settlement with American Honda Motor Company, Inc. (Honda) for multiple violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA),...more

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Right To Know - September 2024, Vol. 21

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Cyber, Privacy, and Technology Report - Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed....more

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Historic $1.4 Billion Data Privacy Settlement between Meta and Texas

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The State of Texas and Meta Platforms Inc. (“Meta”) have agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement, to be paid out over five years, to resolve claims relating to Meta’s alleged use of facial recognition technology without user...more

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California AG Continues Privacy Enforcement: Tilting Point Media Settles for Alleged COPPA and CCPA Violations

In an ongoing effort to enforce the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the California Attorney General's Office (CAG) announced a recent settlement against Tilting...more

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How Much Data is Too Much? 4 Steps Businesses Should Take as California Focuses On Data Minimization Requirements

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Businesses take heed: California state officials just warned that the law prohibits you from collecting unnecessary data and retaining data for longer than necessary. The California Privacy Protection Agency published its...more

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California Privacy Protection Agency Issues First-Ever Enforcement Advisory

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On April 2, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA or “the Agency”) issued the Agency’s first-ever enforcement advisory. The advisory (“Applying Data Minimization to Consumer Requests”) reaffirms data minimization as...more

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California Employers Beware: Your 5-Step Plan as Attorney General Announces CCPA Investigative Sweep

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California employers, beware: the state’s top prosecutor just announced his office is conducting an investigative sweep of whether and how large California employers have complied with data privacy and consumer protection...more

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Sephora Ordered to “Make-Up” for CCPA Violations

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On August 24, 2022, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a $1.2 million dollar settlement with Sephora to account for alleged violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).  This is the first CCPA...more

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California Attorney General Announces First CCPA Settlement Against Sephora

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On 24 August 2022, the California Attorney General announced a US$1.2 million settlement including injunctive relief terms with cosmetic giant Sephora, Inc. (Sephora), resolving allegations that the company violated the...more

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Recent CCPA Enforcement Actions Highlight the Importance of a CCPA-Compliant Privacy Policy

This is the time of year for thought pieces reflecting on the past year or so to speculate on the hot topics for next year. I began to wonder about California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) enforcement actions over the past year...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - September 2021 #2

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CYBERSECURITY - Medical Center Rebuilding EMR Following Ransomware Attack - Queen Creek Medical Center (QCMC), also known as Desert Wells Family Medicine, located in Arizona, has notified up to 35,000 patients of a data...more

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[Webinar] US Privacy Laws for German Businesses - June 30th, 3:30 pm CET

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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

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Biometric And Facial Recognition Technology In The U.S.: What’s In Store For 2021?

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Regulation of the collection and use of biometric data is on the rise, a trend which is likely to continue through 2021 and beyond. Currently, three states have laws that regulate what private businesses can do with biometric...more

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“Data Knows No Borders”: Virginia’s Privacy Law Won’t Give Businesses Relief From The CCPA, But Consumers Nationwide Get...

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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

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[Webinar] What the Heck is Happening in California? An Update on California’s Privacy Law Landscape - February 9th, 3:00 pm - 4:00...

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With the effective enforcement date of the CCPA in January 1, 2020; a new privacy law, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), passed by California voters in November 2020; and a new Attorney General on the horizon,...more

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[Webinar] CCPA / CPRA for US and EU businesses: Deep dive on CCPA's impact on European Businesses: A webinar for German and...

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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

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CCPA 2.0 Passes: The California Privacy Rights Act To Become Law

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On November 3, 2020, California voters convincingly approved the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) ballot initiative. The CPRA builds upon and amends the California Consumer Protection Act (“CCPA”), aligning it more with...more

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[Webinar] The California Consumer Privacy Act: Are You Ready? - August 25th, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT

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Join in-house counsel, chief privacy and information officers, and C-suite leaders for an in-depth program featuring Carlton Fields' Cybersecurity and Privacy attorneys. For companies subject to the CCPA, the law ushered...more

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Long-Awaited DFS Cyber Enforcement Action Sees Charges Filed Against Title Insurer For Exposing Millions of Documents Containing...

After several years of anticipation, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has filed its first enforcement action under the agency's groundbreaking and first-in-the-nation 2017 cybersecurity regulation...more

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Republicans and Democrats Introduce Competing Privacy Bills to Protect Consumers’ Health Information Related to the COVID-19...

As the federal government, state governments, businesses and other entities continue their response efforts related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the privacy and security of consumers’ personal health information remains a top...more

Carlton Fields

[Webinar] The California Consumer Privacy Act: Getting Up to Speed with the Looming Enforcement Deadline - May 21st, 3:00 pm -...

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Join in-house counsel, chief privacy and information officers, and C-suite leaders for in-depth program featuring Carlton Fields’ Cybersecurity and Privacy attorneys. For companies subject to the CCPA, the law ushered in...more

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The Diablo Is in the Customer's Private Details

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A recent complaint filed by the Federal Trade Commission serves as a perfect illustration of why one should not fire off a response to something on social media when angry. The diablo (Spanish for devil) in this article's...more

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Despite pandemic, CCPA enforcement deadline looms while businesses still wait for final regs

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As previously discussed in an article titled “Privacy Gone Public: How growing push for privacy laws may affect U.S. businesses,” California implemented a new consumer protection law known as the California Consumer Privacy...more

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Cybersecurity 2020 — The Year in Preview: Top 3 State AG Trends to Watch in 2020

Editors’ Note: This is the fifth in our fourth-annual end-of-year series examining important trends in data privacy and cybersecurity in the coming year. Our previous entry discussed the CCPA, energy, Brexit, and health...more

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GDPR Guide to National Implementation: Czech Republic - A practical guide to national GDPR compliance requirements across the EEA

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Q1/ Applicable legislation - (a) Have the requirements of the GDPR been addressed by introducing a new law, or by updating existing legislation? New legislation has been passed. ——— (b) Relevant legislation...more

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