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New California bills aim to limit uses of consumer data and AI systems: What companies should know

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California has long been a frontrunner when it comes to consumer protection and privacy laws, and 2025 is shaping up to be no exception. State lawmakers and regulators are advancing a wave of new bills and regulations across...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Connecticut Data Privacy Act: Statutory Changes and the Start of Fines

Connecticut continues to refine its data privacy act as it implements its first violation settlement. TicketNetwork, Inc., reached a settlement of $85,000 for deficiencies in its privacy notice to consumers. Despite receiving...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

New York Requires Disclosures for Personalized Pricing

In May 2025, New York State Governor Hochul signed Part X of New York’s annual budget, titled, “Personalized Pricing Transparency and Anti-Discrimination.” Part X, which took effect on July 8, 2025, sets disclosure...more

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NY Passes Law Governing Personalized Algorithmic Pricing; AI Companions

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On May 9, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed Assembly Bill A3008 into law. The omnibus legislation mandates transparency in personalized algorithmic pricing while prohibiting related discrimination. The new law also...more

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Google Unable to Avoid Mass Opt-Out in Privacy Class Action

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Plaintiffs’ attorneys are continuing to aggressively pursue mass arbitrations in privacy litigation. The latest challenge came when Judge Beth Labson Freeman in the Northern District of California ruled last month that...more

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Arkansas AG Latest to Put Brakes on Allegedly Unauthorized Collection and Sale of Driver Data

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Arkansas AG Tim Griffin sued General Motors LLC and its subsidiary OnStar LLC (collectively, “GM”) over allegations that GM misled vehicle purchasers into enrolling in programs that collected and shared their driving data...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

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

On February 10, 2025, a Washington state resident filed a lawsuit on behalf of herself and similarly situated individuals against Amazon under the Washington My Health My Data Act (MHMD). This is the first lawsuit brought...more

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Location Data as Health Data? Precedent-Setting Lawsuit Brought Against Retailer Under Washington My Health My Data Act

An online retailer was recently hit with the first class action under Washington’s consumer health data privacy law alleging that it used advertising software attached to certain third-party mobile phone apps to unlawfully...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

First Washington My Health My Data Act Class Action Lawsuit Filed

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On February 10, 2025, a class action lawsuit was filed against an online retailer under the Washington My Health My Data (MHMD) Act’s private right of action. The complaint also alleges violations of federal wiretapping and...more

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Proposed State Privacy Law Update: February 10, 2025

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Keypoint: It was a very active week with movement on numerous bills, in particular in Virginia, as well as new bills introduced across the country. Below is the fifth weekly update on the status of proposed state privacy...more

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Technology Transactions & Data Privacy - 2025 Report

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It is hard to believe that we are starting the 25th year of the 21st century. The rapid evolution that technology, privacy and data security have undergone these last 25 years is mindbending. Yet, as we enter 2025, it still...more

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Valid Consent: General Public vs. Gamblers

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A new decision by the United Kingdom’s high court says that even if you have cookie and marketing consent mechanisms that are sufficient for valid consent under privacy laws for the general public, they may not be enough for...more

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Garden State, are you ready for the NJ Data Privacy Act?

The NJ Data Privacy Act takes effect tomorrow. The New Jersey Data Privacy Act is set to take effect tomorrow, January 15. The NJDPA was signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy (D) on January 16, 2024. The NJDPA is similar to...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

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

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Maryland Enacts Comprehensive Data Privacy Law

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On May 9, 2024, Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed into law Senate Bill 541 (the "Maryland Online Data Privacy Act") making Maryland the eighteenth state to adopt comprehensive data privacy legislation in the United States...more

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And We’re Back: New Jersey Kicks Off 2024 With New Consumer Privacy Law

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On January 8, 2024, the New Jersey legislature passed the New Jersey Data Privacy Act (NJDPA). The bill, SB 332, will soon head to Governor Phil Murphy’s desk for signing. Assuming the bill is signed quickly, it will go into...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

State Legislature Hears Concerns About Proposed Massachusetts Consumer Data Privacy Bill

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On October 7, 2019, the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure held a hearing on pending legislation, including An Act Relative to Consumer Data Privacy (S.120). Modeled on the California Consumer...more

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Nevada: Bucking the Wait and See Approach to Consumer Privacy Law

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In our May blog post, we took issue with the broadcast statement that ‘consumer privacy law was sweeping the country and that other states were jumping on the California Consumer Privacy Law (CCPA) bandwagon to enact their...more

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California Dramatically Expands Consumer Privacy Rights For the Entire Country

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California recently passed the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, described by Former Gov. Jerry Brown as a “historic step” for California consumers, “giving them control over their personal data.”  He claimed that the...more

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Data Privacy Legislation in Other States

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As noted in our two prior alerts, CCPA Part 1 and Part 2, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is bringing GDPR-like data protection to the United States. Other states are now following suit. The California...more

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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Practical Guide

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There are significant differences between the version of the CCPA that was first proposed as a ballot initiative in 2017 and the version of the CCPA that was ultimately passed by the state legislature in 2018. In general, the...more

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The Practical Guide to the California Consumer Privacy Act: Part 5 The Right to Opt-Out of Information Selling

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The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) is arguably the most comprehensive - and complex - data privacy regulation in the United States. The CCPA was designed to emulate the European General Data Protection...more

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The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 - Increased Consumer Privacy Protections and Significant Business Compliance Burdens

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On June 28, 2018, the California Legislature unanimously passed, and the Governor immediately signed, a sweeping expansion of data privacy protections for residents of California. Assembly Bill No. 375, entitled the...more

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California Enacts Sweeping New Privacy Law

On June 28, 2018, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA or “the Act”), which is the broadest and most comprehensive privacy law enacted in the United States to date.1 The CCPA...more

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California Passes GDPR-Lite: Strictest Privacy Law in United States

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California recently, and quickly, passed the strictest data privacy law in the land: the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (AB-375). Businesses now have less than 18 months to reassess their consumer privacy policies...more

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