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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

McDermott Will & Emery

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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[Virtual Event] The Privacy Pro Survival Summit 2.0: This Time It’s Personal - April 10th, 10:30 am - 5:30 pm EST

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Privacy pros are passionate about doing good work, in every sense of the word. Yes, we care about managing privacy as thoroughly and efficiently as possible (and not getting fined). But we are all in this line of work for a...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

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

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

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #431 – DOGE Has Access to Our Personal Information: What You Need to Know

According to a highly critical article recently published by TechCrunch,  the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), President Trump’s advisory board headed by Elon Musk, has “taken control of top federal departments and...more

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PII Compliance Requirements & Best Practices

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Businesses need data from consumers, and the sharing and selling of this resource has become quite common. However, you also need to be mindful of the rights of the people whose data you collect, especially their personally...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Businesses Have 30 Days to Report a Security Breach of New Yorker’s Private Information

New York State Governor Hochul recently gave us a “pre” New Year’s gift: effective on December 21, 2024, any individuals or businesses possessing the “private information” of New Yorkers must notify them, and certain state...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

New Year, New State Data Privacy Laws

With the advent of a new year comes a new set of consumer data privacy laws in the United States. Five new state data privacy laws go into effect in January 2025, with additional laws coming throughout 2025 and into 2026....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

Jackson Lewis P.C.

FAQs for Schools and Persons Affected By the PowerSchool Data Breach

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A massive data breach hit one of the country’s largest education software providers. According to EducationWeek, PowerSchool provides school software products to more than 16,000 customers, largely K-12 schools, that serve 50...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

California’s Revised Data Broker Regulations Took Effect on December 27

The California Privacy Protection Agency’s (CPPA) new data broker regulations took effect on December 27, 2024. They are now in effect during the CPPA’s annual data broker registration period, which lasts from January 1 to...more

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Comprehensive Consumer Privacy Laws: A Growing Challenge for PEOs

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Comprehensive consumer privacy laws are rapidly expanding across the United States, significantly impacting PEOs. Currently, 19 states have enacted privacy laws, with eight already in effect and 11 set to take effect between...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

California’s Privacy Regulatory Odyssey Continues: Formal CCPA Rulemaking on the Horizon Amidst Expanded Data Broker Requirements

On November 8, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board met to discuss and vote on various proposed California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations related to cybersecurity audits, automated...more

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The 5 Things Every Business Needs to Know About the Modern Consumer Privacy Landscape

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It’s no longer good enough for your business to have a reactive approach to consumer privacy – you need a proactive strategy to manage compliance, foster consumer trust, and stay competitive in this modern era. While many...more

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Brazil Court Reminds Businesses of Key Data Protection Obligations – What Do Those Doing Business in Brazil Need to Know?

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Four years after the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (LGPD) came into force, Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice (STJ) recently issued a list of precedents exploring how the court applied the law and addressed the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California: Age-Appropriate Design Code Act Partially Blocked, New Social Media Law Signed

California has been active in the kids space. First, the Ninth Circuit’s recently ruled on the California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code Act. Second, the governor has just signed a new law aimed at social media sites....more

Husch Blackwell LLP

U.S. Privacy Litigation Update: August 2024

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Keypoint: California district courts continue to split over whether “knowledge” is required to plead liability under Section 631(a)’s fourth prong while two decisions show courts taking different approaches to VPPA claims at...more

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U.S. Privacy Litigation Update: July 2024

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Keypoint: Courts have started to issue Pixel-based wiretapping decisions, the Seventh Circuit weighs in on when a manufacturer can be forced to pay arbitration fees, and three courts showed different approaches to dismissing...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: July 2024

Pennsylvania-based Geisinger Health System said it experienced a breach impacting more than 1.27 million patients when a former employee of vendor Nuance Communications Inc., a Microsoft Corp. subsidiary, accessed patient...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

Mayer Brown

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

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

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

Miller Nash LLP

[Webinar] Privacy 101: Navigating the Digital Frontier - June 4th, 9:00 am - 10:00 am PT

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Join us for an insightful webinar with Miller Nash’s head of privacy and data security team, Eva Novick, and colleague, Delfina Homen, where we will delve into the essentials of privacy and data security in 2024. Whether...more

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