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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Growing List of States Attempting to Regulate Kids’ Online Privacy: Vermont Joins the Group

Vermont has joined the list of states attempting to regulate the use of children’s information collected online, passing an Age-Appropriate Design Code Act. This law mirrors ones we have seen in other US states as well as the...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

AI Privacy

With the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) becoming more pervasive every day, it should not surprise our readers that regulators are increasingly focused on the use of AI and its associated consumer data privacy...more

Benesch

Updates on CIPA Reform: CA SB 690 Progresses to the Assembly Without Retroactivity Provision.

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A national leader in privacy law, California was among the first states to include an express right to privacy in its constitution, create a data breach notification law, and codify robust consumer data protections. ...more

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Exploring California’s Proposed AI Bill

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California lawmakers have proposed new legislation to reshape the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace. While this bill aims to protect workers, employers have expressed concerns about how it might...more

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State Comprehensive Privacy Law Update - April 2025 #2

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While March featured a flurry of newly introduced comprehensive privacy bills, state legislatures now appear to be primarily focused on pushing existing proposals through the chambers. ...more

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State Comprehensive Privacy Law Update - February 2025 #2

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Many state governments are in the thick of their legislative sessions and we continue to see a steady wave of comprehensive data privacy bills introduced. Most notably last week, Alabama representatives introduced HB 283...more

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Privacy Points: 2024 Recap and What to Watch For in 2025

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Looking forward to 2025, more U.S. states are in line to pass omnibus data protection laws, enforcement of U.S. state data protection laws is likely to increase, and “sensitive data” concepts will similarly grow and take...more

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UK AI policy developments and where next

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As the EU presses ahead with its implementation of the AI Act, the UK continues to develop its evolutionary approach to AI policy and regulation. As the new Labour Government starts to implement its perspective and ahead of a...more

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State Privacy Law Updates Coming in July 2024 and Beyond

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We’re halfway through 2024. Are you wondering what you need to think about for your privacy program in the rest of 2024? At the federal level, at the time of this alert, the American Privacy Rights Act remains at the...more

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Riding the Wave: US Privacy Laws Continue to Proliferate in 2024

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Businesses need to be proactive in updating their compliance measures to meet the ever-evolving set of privacy laws and regulatory expectations in 2024 and beyond. Following the notable uptick in state-level privacy laws...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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U.S. House Unveils the Latest Attempt at a U.S. Privacy Law: The American Privacy Rights Act

The United States is among the minority of large economies in the world without a comprehensive national privacy law. In the absence of such a law, numerous states are filling the void with a complex assortment of often...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

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Congress Proposes New Comprehensive Privacy Legislation: The American Privacy Rights Act

On April 7, 2024, Representative Cathy McMorris Rogers (R-WA) and Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) announced that Congress will once again consider a comprehensive federal data privacy bill that, if passed, would dramatically...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Data Privacy Strikes Back: American Privacy Rights Act

On April 7, Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the text of the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA), a bipartisan and...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: February 2024

The American Hospital Association (AHA) has warned that information technology (IT) help desks are being targeted in a social engineering scheme that uses the stolen identity of revenue cycle employees or employees in other...more

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Oregon Joins the Consumer Privacy Trend

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Add Oregon to the list of states passing consumer privacy laws this year. On June 22, 2023, the Oregon House of Representatives passed SB 619, the proposed Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (OCPA), following the Senate’s passage on...more

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Outside the Playground: California’s Child Privacy Act Sets Rules for Child’s Play

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In his State of the Union address on February 7, 2023, President Biden affirmed his position on consumer data privacy protections and specifically his focus on strengthening protections for children. With several state data...more

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State Comprehensive Privacy Law Update - February 2023

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The past two weeks have seen continued developments in the state comprehensive privacy legislative landscape. Maryland, Minnesota, and Texas have entered the fray with new proposals, bringing the total number of states that...more

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The Evolution of Biometric Data Protection Bills – Updates from Maryland and Mississippi

Your biometric data tells the tale of who you are in intricate detail. Often, your biometric data is used to verify your identity at work or school. Currently, Illinois has the most comprehensive biometric privacy law in the...more

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Boo! Federal Data Privacy Laws May Come Soon and Businesses Can’t Hide

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On September 1, 2022, the American Data Privacy Protection Act (“ADDPA” or the “Act”) was blocked from moving forward before the full U.S. House of Representatives. The ADPPA, which comes from the U.S. House Committee on...more

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Version 1.1: Florida Attempts a Privacy Law, Again

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Last year, I wrote about the Florida Legislature’s, ultimately failed, attempt to pass a consumer privacy law. The law was generally patterned after California’s Consumer Privacy Protection Act (CCPA). ...more

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Privacy Roundup Part Two: Significant International Updates

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Last week’s blog detailed the wave of state legislation that occurred in the U.S. during 2021. It is no surprise that there were also many data privacy developments abroad. It is crucial that organizations affected by...more

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New Year, New Florida Privacy Law?

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Florida appears to be gearing up for another partisan battle on data privacy. On Friday, January 7, 2022, Florida Senator Jennifer Bradley (R-Dist. 5), introduced Florida Senate Bill 1864, titled the “Florida Privacy...more

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Comparison of the CCPA & CPRA with Pending 2021 Comprehensive Federal Privacy Legislation - H.R. 1816

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In the last year, we continued to see a shift in the privacy landscape of the United States, including the passage of comprehensive privacy legislation in both Virginia and Colorado, while other states still have bills under...more

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