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EU Reaches a Deal on Rules for Swifter Cross-Border GDPR Enforcement

On June 16, 2025, the Council of the EU (Council) and the European Parliament (EP) reached an agreement on a new regulation (the Draft Regulation) to enhance enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Feds Focus on Data Privacy and Cybersecurity in Latest Legislative and Rule Proposals

By now, companies that collect, process, and store the personal data of consumers are used to a fast pace of state privacy and cybersecurity legal activity. This year, companies should also expect increased activity from...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Will the US Congress Actually Pass a Law That Will Make Life Easier for Businesses?

PLEASE SIT DOWN BEFORE READING THIS - Is it actually possible that the United States Congress is on its way to enacting legislation that will potentially make regulatory compliance easier for businesses? Over the last...more

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Latest Draft Comprehensive Data Privacy Legislation is Released

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Two key members of Congress unveiled the latest iteration of a proposed nationwide comprehensive privacy and data protection bill this past week. House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Senate...more

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2023 Data Privacy Roundup in the States: Laws Passing at Record Rate

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At the beginning of each year, the Epiq Angle looks back at major developments affecting legal and business processes. Last week covered hot button issues in the eDiscovery space and this week an even hotter topic takes the...more

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The Privacy Boot Scoot: Texas Adopts Comprehensive Data Privacy Legislation

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Texas will soon join the growing list of states that have passed comprehensive data privacy legislation. House Bill 4, the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (“TDPSA” or the “Act”), has a broad reach and will apply to all...more

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Q1 - 2023: Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Quarterly Briefing

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Data privacy laws have been progressing globally, but federal legislation in the U.S. has been lacking - Businesses are facing a growing number of data privacy regulations. This is especially apparent among those in highly...more

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The American Data Privacy and Protection Act Is Now on the House Floor. How Has It Changed?

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The Commerce and Energy Committee has voted to send the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA) to the House, but not without some changes....more

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Proposed Federal Privacy Law – 5 Key Impacts to Your Privacy Program, David Manek, Kenric Tom

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The latest proposed Federal Privacy Law, titled the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (“ADPPA”), continues to gain momentum and in late July 2022, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce voted to advance the bill to...more

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Landmark Federal Privacy Bill Clears First Congressional Hurdle

American Data Privacy and Protection Act would require organizations to limit collection of personal information, grant consumers access to their own data, enhance data protections for children, mandate implementation of...more

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Ten Compelling Features of India’s Proposed Data Privacy Law

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One more country has jumped on the data privacy reform bandwagon. India is soon expected to enhance restrictions. Protections could extend even further than the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This legislative...more

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New Proposed Laws include Safe Harbor when Aligned with NIST Privacy Framework

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A new trend in privacy and cybersecurity laws is the introduction of safe harbor clauses for aligning data protection controls to recognized data privacy and cybersecurity frameworks. OHIO HB376: In July 2021, Ohio...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Updata: Your quarterly privacy & cybersecurity update - April to June 2021

Welcome to the latest edition of Updata - the international update from Eversheds Sutherland’s dedicated Privacy and Cybersecurity team. Updata provides you with a compilation of privacy and cybersecurity regulatory and...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Colorado’s Consumer Privacy Bill Offers Opt Out Data Processing

A new consumer privacy bill in Colorado will give Colorado consumers the right to opt out of the processing of their personal data and to request that personal data be corrected or deleted. Passage of the bill makes...more

Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC

As States and Nations Continue to Enact Comprehensive Data Privacy Legislation, Pressure Mounts on the U.S. to Pass a Competing...

Global data privacy legislation has steadily advanced over the past several years, with one of the most comprehensive and well-known laws being the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), governing personal data...more

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Colorado Privacy Act Introduced

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Keypoint: The Colorado bill mirrors the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act and Washington Privacy Act but contains some notable differences. On March 19, 2021, Colorado lawmakers introduced the Colorado Privacy Act...more

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Privacy and Data Security Alert l March 2020

Shook Weighs in on Updated CCPA Regulations - In response to extensive public comment, the California Attorney General’s office released modified draft regulations under the CCPA on February 7. Shook has provided initial...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - February 2020 #2

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Ransomware Attacks Predicted to Occur Every 11 Seconds in 2021 with a Cost of $20 Billion - Confirming what we are seeing in the field, cybersecurity firm Cybersecurity Ventures has predicted that, globally, businesses in...more

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The Washington Privacy Act – Re-Introduced for 2020 – Is it the Best of CCPA and GDPR?

Washington legislators recently introduced the Washington Privacy Act (WPA). This legislation is a consumer-focused privacy law similar to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) but it also has some EU General Data...more

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How Emerging Privacy Laws Are Impacting the Health Care Industry

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This second installment assesses options for moving forward to address emerging gaps and an evolving health care industry. Why? Because the substantial history behind the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act...more

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Privacy and Data Security Alert l January 2020

States Consider Privacy and Data Security Legislation - It’s that time of year again, when we see a flood of legislative activity at the state level on privacy and data security laws. A couple of recent examples are below....more

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Washington State to Try Again for a Comprehensive Privacy Law

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Washington State is already shaping up as a center of state privacy legislation for 2020. Last year, SB 5376 (also known as the Washington Privacy Act, or WPA) gained significant traction in the legislature, passing the...more

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Privacy and Data Security Alert | September 2019

California Adds Biometric Restrictions to Data-Breach Law, Potentially Creating a De Facto Biometric Privacy Law Subject to the governor’s signature, California’s breach-notification law will gain additional requirements...more

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New York Poised to Make Big Splash in State Data Protection Law

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California and New York make big waves when they pass laws regulating privacy and data. We have previously described the changes coming in 2020 with the California Consumer Protection Act (“CCPA”)....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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