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Virginia Consumer Protection Act Amendments Restrict Collection, Use, or Sharing of Health Information

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On March 24, 2025, Senate Bill 754 (pdf) was signed into law amending the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (VCPA), the Commonwealth’s general consumer protection law. The VCPA was originally passed in 1977 as remedial...more

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Virginia Enacts Amendments to Consumer Protection Act

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Virginia recently amended its Consumer Protection Act (the Act) to provide enhanced protection for reproductive and sexual health information. These protections take effect on July 1, 2025. The amendment prohibits a...more

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Virginia Strengthens Reproductive Health Data Protections

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On March 24, 2025, the governor of Virginia signed into law Senate Bill 754, which amends the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (VCPA) to restrict the collection, use, sale, or sharing of personally identifiable reproductive...more

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Québec’s Restrictive Approach to Biometric Data Poses Challenges for Businesses Working on Security Projects

The recent decision by the Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec (CAI) regarding a popular grocer’s biometric data project in Quebec has far-reaching implications for other businesses considering or currently using...more

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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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Scientific American Unable to Kick VPPA Class Action

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In a notable development for corporate defendants grappling with consumer privacy litigation, the Southern District of New York has recently issued a decision in Lee v. Springer Nature America, Inc., embracing a broadened...more

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Privacy Considerations of AI

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AI algorithms are driven by data – lots and lots of data. One of the challenges associated with so much data driving AI algorithms is that at least some of that data may be sensitive individual personal data. In fact, the...more

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Navigating Consumer Opt-Outs in Corporate Transactions: Insights on California’s AB 1824

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On September 29, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1824  into law, amending the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to require entities involved in corporate transactions, such as mergers and acquisitions,...more

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[Event] Practical Privacy Workshop - June 21st, Atlanta, GA

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The Practical Privacy Workshop is a half day continuing education event designed to keep you informed on important topics, trends, and best practices in the world of data privacy. Join us for breakfast, presentations that...more

International Lawyers Network

Data Privacy Guide - Ukraine

Introduction - Below is a brief outline of the legal regulation of personal protection in Ukraine. Governing Data Protection Legislation - 2.1. Overview of principal legislation - The main legal act governing...more

International Lawyers Network

Data Privacy Guide - India

Introduction - The legal regime in India relating to data protection and privacy has undergone a significant re-haul and revamp. The Digital Data Protection Act, 2023 (“DPDPA”) received the President’s assent and was...more

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Chairs of House and Senate Commerce Committees Announce Consumer Privacy Legislation

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Last month, two key members of Congress released a draft of the American Privacy Rights Act (“APRA”), comprehensive legislation that would change the landscape of consumer privacy law in the United States. If passed, APRA...more

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Bipartisan Federal Privacy Act Proposed in US

On April 7, 2024, a draft of the American Privacy Rights Act was introduced. Bringing forth this bipartisan-supported bill represents a significant step toward privacy regulation in the United States. The proposed act brings...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: November 2023

Report on Patient Privacy 23, no. 11 (November, 2023) The American Hospital Association (AHA) is urging federal lawmakers to intervene with the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) so that hospitals and health systems can...more

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U.S. Privacy Litigation Update: September 2023

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Keypoint: The past two months have seen many courts dismiss privacy claims as judges appear to be more critical of plaintiffs’ theories while other judges have allowed cases to proceed past the motion to dismiss stage....more

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Are You Ready for the 3Cs?: California, Colorado, and Connecticut’s New Privacy Laws Become Enforceable July 1, 2023

On July 1, 2023, the Colorado Privacy Act (ColoPA) and Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA) will go into effect, joining California and Virginia, whose data privacy laws are already in effect. Notably, while the California...more

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My Health, My Data Act: Washington State’s New Health Data Privacy Law Has a Nationwide Reach

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Washington state’s My Health, My Data Act (the Act), signed into law in April 2023, is a broad health data privacy law designed to protect consumer health data that falls outside the scope of HIPAA, such as health-related...more

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China is Entering a New Era in Data Protections

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On November 1, 2021, the Personal Information Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”) (the “Personal Information Protection Law”) went into effect, two months after the Data Security Law of the PRC (the...more

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[Webinar] PIPL - A Review of China’s New Privacy Law and Insights Into Achieving Compliance and Managing Risks - November 18th,...

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China recently enacted its Personal Information Privacy Law (PIPL), which came into effect November 1, 2021. PIPL has global reach and broadly regulates entities of all industries that process the personal data of Chinese...more

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There’s a New Regulator in Town: China Passes an Omnibus Data Privacy Law

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On August 20, the People’s Republic of China became the latest global economic powerhouse to pass an omnibus privacy law. Titled the Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL”), the law was adopted by the Standing Committee...more

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Inside Privacy Law: The Regulation of Personal Data

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In today’s interconnected world, personal information has never been more broadly collected and analyzed by governments and corporations alike, making it imperative that we understand, enforce and update privacy laws in order...more

International Lawyers Network

Don’t Smile at the Camera – New Biometric Data Laws

Biometric data is seen as a preferred means of identification by many businesses. Unlocking a smartphone using facial recognition and other biometric identifiers, for example, gives users the feeling as if they are more...more

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CCPA Update: Analyzing The Changes To The Final CCPA Regulations

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Keypoint: Some additional changes to the CCPA regulations were made before they were filed with the Secretary of State and became effective. As discussed in our prior post, on Friday, August 14, 2020, the California Office...more

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Privacy Considerations when COVID-19 Screening

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As Canada's federal and provincial health authorities address the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), various questions have arisen regarding the role that organizations should play in balancing the privacy of its employees,...more

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Florida’s Proposed Privacy Legislation: An In-Depth Analysis for Corporate Counsel

The Florida Senate and House of Representatives are considering two bills (SB 1670 and HB 963) that, if adopted, will amend Florida law to create the state’s first comprehensive privacy law (though they do not go nearly as...more

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