Government in the Virtual World: A Look at Public Meetings and Hearings
What started as a flurry when California included protections for data about known teens in its 2018 privacy law soon became a blizzard. State after state passed new protections for teens into their own privacy laws, with...more
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission is in the process of shaping new regulatory standards for sports wagering in Massachusetts, following the state’s adoption last summer of the Massachusetts Sports Wagering Act, Mass. Gen....more
On February 1, the Colorado Attorney General’s (AG) Office and the Colorado Department of Law (the “Department”) held a rulemaking hearing on the Proposed Draft Rules for the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA), which goes into effect...more
The California Privacy Protection Agency (the “CPPA”) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, as anticipated, for amendments to regulations the California Attorney General promulgated in 2020, and to propose new...more
At the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board meeting on June 8, 2022, the board voted to begin the rulemaking process. The Board previously released a 66-page draft of regulations, that are intended to implement...more
Keypoint: During the CPPA’s hearing on February 17, 2022, Executive Director Ashkan Soltani provided an update on the CPRA rulemaking process, which is now expected to close in the third or fourth quarter of 2022....more
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) requires the California Attorney General’s Office (AGO) to promulgate regulations related to the CCPA. In October 2019, the AGO published its proposed CCPA regulations and invited...more
After a long wait, the California Attorney General’s (AG) office held a news conference on October 10, 2019, and published proposed regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Companies gearing up for...more
On October 10, 2019, the California attorney general released long-awaited proposed regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"). These regulations provide much-needed guidance on the CCPA requirements,...more
The Federal Trade Commission (the “Commission”) is seeking comments on potential updates to its implementation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (together with its implementing regulations, COPPA)... In a press...more
On Aug. 6, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced plans to hold a series of public hearings from the fall of 2018 to January 2019 that will focus on key issues impacting the U.S. consumer. Specifically, these...more