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Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Should Section 5 of the FTC Act be Amended to Add a Private Right of Action?
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Challenges of Using the Current Law to Address Dark Patterns, with Guest Gregory Dickinson, Assistant Professor, St. Thomas University
Webinar Recording: An Overview of the American Data Privacy and Protection Act
CF on Cyber: An Update on the Changes to the Florida Telemarketing Act
Class action lawsuits in response to data breaches have skyrocketed as plaintiffs look to take advantage of courts’ perceived leniency regarding standing. ...more
In this episode, Akin Gump cybersecurity, privacy and data protection practice co-heads Natasha Kohne and Michelle Reed, and counsel Molly Whitman discuss the firm’s new 2020 CCPA Litigation Annual Report and its...more
As a wave of potential privacy legislation sweeps across the country, California continues to lead the way. The recently enacted California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) adds to the groundbreaking 2018 California Consumer...more
After the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) took effect on January 1, 2020, a surge of class action lawsuits predicated on alleged CCPA violations hit businesses. Because of the act’s novelty, it was unclear whether...more
The CCPA’s Private Right Of Action - The CCPA gives consumers several new “Privacy Rights”—such as the right to know how their personal information is collected, used and shared, the right to request deletion of their...more
Earlier this year, a number of individuals brought a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington against Washington-based company Wyze Labs, Inc (Wyze), which manufactures “smart” home...more
In April 2019, with the introduction of House Bill 904, a bi-partisan effort was made to strengthen cyber security in North Carolina. H.B. 904 seeks to make North Carolina's Identity Theft Protection Act one of the strongest...more
As you likely know, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) went into effect on January 1, 2020. The CCPA is revolutionary legislation relating to California consumers’ rights in their Personal Information (as...more
City of Durham, NC Hit With Ryuk Ransomware - Another city—Durham, North Carolina—has become the victim of a ransomware attack stemming from a Russian hacker group following a successful phishing scheme. After falling...more
One of the most significant consumer rights offered by the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is what we call the “private right of action” afforded by the law. A private right of action under a law basically means...more
The California Consumer Privacy Act has put businesses at substantial risk of data breach litigation and litigation from technical noncompliance. On January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") went into...more
As reported by Bloomberg Law, data breach class action litigation has begun under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Filed in the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division, a putative class action...more
California's sweeping new privacy law - the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) - went into effect on January 1, 2020. For companies subject to the CCPA, the law ushered in numerous obligations regarding personal...more
We are a little more than two weeks into the new year and we’ve already seen several states introduce comprehensive privacy legislation on the heels of California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). It is no easy task to stay on...more
On January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) went into effect. The CCPA applies to a wide range of companies and broadly governs the collection, use and sale of personal information of California...more
This month marks the start of a new year, a new decade, and a new era for data privacy in the United States. Companies nationwide are either scrambling to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) or wondering if...more
Unless you have been living off the grid for the past year, you likely know that we are now down to 13 days and counting to the effective date of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). We have received hundreds of...more
The General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR) provides means to enforce provisions related to personal data processing by you as a data controller or data processor. It introduces collective actions everywhere in...more
Addressing cybersecurity risks invariably involves very technical matters. As a result, in many companies the IT department has been responsible for developing and implementing cybersecurity plans and procedures....more
In a June tIPsheet article titled “Privacy Gone Public: How growing push for privacy laws may affect U.S. Businesses,” we gave an update on the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and some pending amendments that could...more
With the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) effective date of January 1, 2020, fast approaching, businesses subject to California’s new privacy law must come into compliance with a number of new obligations. That burden...more
With the expansion of privacy legislation—from the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe to the coming California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in the United States—cyber liability insurance is taking on increased...more
Yes. The CCPA provides a partial exemption for information collected by financial institutions that are subject to the Gramm Leach Bliley Act (e.g., information about individuals who have obtained personal financial...more
As the legislative session came to a close last week, the California Legislature passed five bills that amend the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"). Here are the five bills that are now headed to the governor for...more
The dust has finally settled in the California State Legislature and the big winner for amendments to the CCPA is AB-25, which started out as carving out employees from the definition of consumer for the purpose of CCPA. The...more