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Virginia Enacts New Broad Consent Requirement for Collection of Reproductive and Sexual Health Information

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On March 24, 2025, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed into law SB 754, amending the state’s Consumer Protection Act to prohibit businesses from “[o]btaining, disclosing, selling, or disseminating any personally identifiable...more

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Year in Review: 2024 CCPA Litigation Trends

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While the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is most known for its extensive privacy compliance obligations, the law also provides for a limited private right of action for certain security-related breaches....more

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U.S. Privacy Litigation Update: May 2024

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Keypoint: The Central District of California issued several wiretapping decisions in May while two decisions on the VPPA illustrate how claims fail or succeed at the pleading stage. Welcome to the fourteenth installment in...more

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Mixing Things Up Like a Certain Ice Cream Maker: Vermont Passes Consumer Data Privacy Law

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Just past midnight on May 11, 2024, the Vermont Legislature passed H.121, the Vermont Data Privacy Act (VDPA). If signed into law, the VDPA would become the most onerous state comprehensive privacy law in the country. Among...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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The American Privacy Rights Act (APRA): What to Expect?

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The U.S. is taking another swing at a federal data privacy law with the American Privacy Rights Act, or APRA. While there’s no guarantee that the APRA will become the law of the land, it’s still worthwhile to study in order...more

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Go Big Red! Nebraska Passes Consumer Data Privacy Law

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On April 12, 2024, the Nebraska Legislature passed the Data Privacy Act (NEDPA), sending the bill to Governor Jim Pillen’s desk for signature. NEDPA adds to the patchwork of state consumer privacy laws in that it does not...more

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American Privacy Rights Act – Another Shot at a Comprehensive Federal Privacy Law

Will the U.S. finally join most developed nations and pass a comprehensive federal privacy law? Some believe this may be the year that the U.S. does just that....more

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New Federal Privacy Bill Gains Momentum

Last week, a bipartisan coalition in Congress introduced the American Privacy Rights Act (“APRA”), a draft federal privacy bill. The APRA represents the latest effort to create a federal consumer data privacy law after its...more

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Privacy Surprise: Bipartisan Group Proposes Omnibus Data Protection Law that Preempts all US State Data Protection Laws

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The American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 would establish a national, comprehensive data protection law unifying US businesses under one standard, preempting the well over a dozen U.S. states with laws already in effect. ...more

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New York Privacy Law Status Update

The latest version of the New York (“NY”) State Privacy Law (“S365B”) is continuing to make its way through the NY State Assembly. As readers of this blog know, members of the NY State Senate have been trying to get a version...more

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Wash. Health Privacy Bill May Affect Cos. Across Industries

In late April, Washington's governor signed the My Health My Data Act, or MHMD, into law. The law, which goes into effect next year, aims to regulate the vast amount of health-related data processing that takes place...more

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Oregon to become next state to enact comprehensive data privacy law

Oregon will soon join Iowa, Indiana, Florida, Montana, Texas, and Tennessee in passing a comprehensive data privacy law. On June 25, the Oregon legislature passed the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act. The OCPA has moved to the...more

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New My Health My Data Act Part 2: Consumer Rights and Business Obligations

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As detailed in Part 1 of this ongoing series, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed the state’s My Health My Data Act (the Act) into law on April 27, 2023. The Act is a first-of-its-kind law that creates new privacy...more

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Washington Legislature Passes My Health My Data Act

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Keypoint: With a private right of action, broad applicability to businesses of all sizes and types, a scope that is broader than its name suggests, and strong consent-based requirements and privacy rights, the Washington My...more

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Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Developments

The cybersecurity and data privacy legal landscape continues its rapid evolution. Below is an outline of some of the most significant developments in the last quarter. Federal Legislation: In June, a bipartisan...more

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Federal Privacy Legislation – An Imminent Reality or Much Ado About Nothing?

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There’s been a lot of buzz in privacy circles in recent weeks over proposed bipartisan federal privacy legislation that has advanced from policy committee and now awaits further action on the floor of the House of...more

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[Webinar] Analyzing the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (H.R. 8152) - August 18th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CT

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The House Committee on Energy & Commerce reported out the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA) last week and it is now eligible for a full House vote. If passed by Congress and signed by the President, the ADPPA...more

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Analyzing the American Data Privacy and Protection Act’s Private Right of Action

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Keypoint: As currently drafted, the ADPPA’s private right of action provides U.S. citizens with the opportunity to enforce their privacy rights but limits lawsuits to federal court and provides covered entities and service...more

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Proposed Federal Data Protection Law Would Impose Duty of Loyalty and Allow Limited Private Right of Action

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The proposed law⁠ - which is broadly applicable to most entities doing business in the United States - is the first real indication of bipartisan movement on data protection at the federal-level. The House Committee on...more

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American Data Privacy and Protection Act – Could a Federal Privacy Law be on the Horizon?

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On June 3, 2022, a bipartisan group of U.S. Representatives released a discussion draft of a comprehensive federal data privacy bill entitled the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA). Though bipartisan compromise...more

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Bipartisan Push for Federal Privacy Legislation: Will It Work This Time?

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After a stalemate over federal consumer privacy legislation in the past few years, a draft bill was released on June 3 that signals a major step towards bipartisan support for federal consumer privacy legislation. The...more

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National Privacy Law: Bipartisan Proposed Legislation Regarding Privacy Released

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On June 3, 2022, Senator Wicker (R-Miss.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee, and Representatives Pallone (D-N.J.) and Rodgers (R-Wash.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee,...more

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New Utah Privacy Law Largely Overlaps with Existing State Statutes

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The Utah Consumer Privacy Act (“UCPA”) passed by the Utah legislature was signed into law by Governor Spencer Cox on March 24, 2022 and becomes effective December 31, 2023. While companies conducting business in Utah will...more

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Utah Poised to Become Fourth State with General Privacy Law

Utah is poised to become the fourth state to enact comprehensive consumer privacy legislation, following California, Virginia, and Colorado. Earlier this month, Utah's legislature passed the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (S.B....more

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