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There has been a whirlwind of activity over the past year as states enact and implement comprehensive consumer privacy laws. Starting with the passage of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in 2018, which became effective in 2020, the US state privacy legal landscape has continued to develop rapidly. New comprehensive privacy frameworks are set…

The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) will go into effect on January 1, 2023, even though the draft regulations remain unsettled, leaving companies questioning their ability to comply. In this talk with Jennifer Barrera of CalChamber, we’ll discuss some of the outstanding issues that will have impacts in the state, across the country, and, indeed,…

Online businesses that sell to California residents should take note of a recent enforcement action by the state’s attorney general (AG) signaling that adequate notice of sale must be provided in a business’s privacy policy, California residents’ opt-out requests must be honored, and, from the AG’s perspective, the use of third-party cookies for targeted advertising…

Connecticut has become the fifth state to pass comprehensive consumer data privacy legislation. Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed the bill into law on May 10, 2022, and the Connecticut Data Privacy Act” (CTDPA) will take effect on July 1, 2023. This Legal Update discusses the CTDPA’s scope; compares it with the other state privacy laws…

In a recent decision upholding the denial of a motion to compel arbitration, a panel of the Ninth Circuit provided new guidance about the formation of online contracts under California and New York law.1 The court held that, to place a consumer on inquiry notice of terms and conditions on a website, the website…

New comprehensive privacy frameworks in California, Virginia and Colorado are set to come into effect in 2023, and in recent days attention has turned to Utah, where a privacy bill closely resembling Virginia’s is on the governor’s desk for signature. The rulemaking processes for the enacted laws are in their early stages. To the chagrin…

Use of IoT devices continues to grow exponentially as companies leverage the impressive data collection abilities of technology to drive exciting developments. It is estimated that by 2025, there will be over 64 billion IoT devices in use worldwide. Expansion is further fueled by the remote working environment arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Necessitated…

Use of IoT1 devices continues to grow exponentially as companies leverage the impressive data collection abilities of technology to drive exciting developments.2 It’s estimated that by 2025, there will be over 64 billion IoT devices in use worldwide.3 Expansion is further fueled by the remote working environment arising out of the COVID-19…

On November 3, 2020, a majority of Californians cast “yes” votes for Proposition 24, the ballot initiative enacting the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA). Although the election results have not yet been certified by the California Secretary of State and may not be before December 11, 2020 (the latest date), the CPRA had

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Privacy developments have been evolving rapidly over the past year globally. Our panelists will focus on recent major privacy developments in jurisdictions worldwide, including the impact of Schrems II and Brexit on data transfers, the Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais (LGPD) coming into effect in Brazil, developments concerning the California Consumer Privacy Act…