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One of the earliest “privacy” laws in the United States is, surprisingly, the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Back during the Nixon Administration, Congress passed a law that gave people the right to see what was on their credit report, to contest inaccura… Continue reading Privacy Takes a Hit In the High Court
On March 2, 2021, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed the Commonwealth’s first comprehensive data privacy law, the Consumer Data Protection Act, making Virginia the second state, after California, to do so. California’s Consumer Privacy Act, … Continue reading Virginia Enacts New Data Privacy Law
We had long predicted that the CCPA’s introduction of statutory damages associated with certain data breaches would make California a popular venue for data breach class action lawsuits. Sure enough, litigants are now raising such claims in … Continue reading CCPA’s Statutory Damages Push More Breach Litigation to the Golden State
The California Attorney General released an update to its proposed California Consumer Privacy Act Regulations, and companies have until 5 pm PT on February 24 to submit comments on this updated draft. Key changes include: Definitions … Continue reading Key Changes in the AG’s Updated Proposed CCPA Regulations
As businesses and their customers turn more to social media networks for the sharing of information, both are becoming increasingly aware of the price of privacy. In other words, simply participating in social media can lead to privacy issues. There a… Continue reading Social Networking Privacy Concerns Impacting Businesses and Consumers
On October 10, 2019, the California Attorney General issued its notice of proposed rulemaking containing its proposed CCPA Regulations. In many instances, the draft Regulations go beyond simply clarifying existing CCPA provisions and instead… Continue reading CCPA Countdown: Draft Regulations Add Clarity and New Requirements
Key Takeaways: Subject data rights for employee data and business-to-business data were narrowed (for a year). The definition of personal information was clarified; the toll-free number requirement has an exception. The definition of sale remains unch… Continue reading 10 Recent Changes to the CCPA that Businesses Should Know About
The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) goes into effect on January 1, 2020, but the contours of the law are still being ironed out. Following a marathon debate at a California Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, the scope of these po… Continue reading CCPA Countdown: A Mixed Bag of Amendments Advance With Five Months to Go
While many companies are struggling to make sense of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) (see our prior posts here and here) and roll out their CCPA compliance programs, the California Assembly Privacy and Consumer Prote… Continue reading CCPA Amendments Advance Out of Committees
Introduction — by Lindsey Ullian, Threat Stack Compliance Manager After GDPR went into effect in May 2018, many companies reassessed their privacy program — implementing more transparency and giving more control of personal information to t… Continue reading If You’re Not First, You’re Last: Risks of Delaying CCPA Compliance