Momentum Building for California’s Consumer Right to Privacy Act Ballot...
In early May, a group called Californians for Consumer Privacy gathered enough signatures for the Consumer Right to Privacy Act (CRPA) to qualify for the November 2018 ballot. The ballot initiative...
View ArticleU.S. Department of Commerce Announces the Establishment of a Global CBPR Forum
On April 21, 2022, Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, and the United States of America issued a Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules Declaration announcing...
View ArticleThe California Privacy Protection Agency Solicits Public Input on Forthcoming...
The California Privacy Protection Agency Board began its preliminary rulemaking activities to solicit input on forthcoming regulations under the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) in September 2021...
View ArticleEDPB Issues Draft Guidelines on the Calculation of Administrative Fines
On May 16, 2022, the European Data Protection Board (‘EDPB’) published draft regulatory guidelines (‘draft guidance’) on the calculation of administrative fines for infringements of the EU General Data...
View ArticleAlston & Bird Hosts Webinar on Privacy and Data in 2023: A Look Ahead
On January 31, 2023, at 12:30 – 1:30 pm ET, join Peter Swire, Wim Nauwelaerts, David Keating, Karen Sanzaro, and Dorian Simmons in an engaging discussion focusing on trends and anticipated developments...
View ArticleTexas Becomes Tenth State to Enact a Comprehensive State Privacy Law
On June 18, 2023, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (HB 4) (“TDPSA”) into law, making Texas the latest contributor to the growing patchwork of comprehensive U.S....
View ArticleFTC Launches Investigation into Creator of ChatGPT
In mid-July, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reportedly opened an investigation into OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, sending the company an extensive Civil Investigative Demand (CID). While FTC...
View ArticleOregon Becomes the Fourth State to Enact a Data Broker Law
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed into law the Bill Relating to Registration of Business Entities that Qualify as Data Brokers (HB 2052) (the “Act”) on July 27, 2023. Effective January 1, 2024, the...
View ArticleCalifornia Privacy Protection Agency Releases Draft Regulations on Risk...
On August 28, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency (the “Agency”) released two sets of draft regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”), one for risk assessments and...
View ArticleColorado AG Publishes Shortlist of Universal Opt-Out Mechanisms
On November 21, 2023, the Colorado Attorney General (the “AG”) published a shortlist of potential universal opt-out mechanisms (“UOOMs”) that the AG is considering recognizing as binding under the...
View ArticleColorado AG Recognizes Global Privacy Control as the First Valid Universal...
On December 29, 2023, the Colorado Attorney General (the “AG”) announced that the Global Privacy Control (“GPC”) will become the first universal opt-out mechanism (“UOOM”) the AG considers valid under...
View ArticleWashington AG’s Office Updates FAQs for My Health My Data Act
The Office of the Attorney General of Washington (the “AG”) has updated the Frequently Asked Questions (the “FAQs”) for the Washington My Health My Data Act (the “Act” or “Washington Act”) to provide...
View ArticleState AGs and Other Stakeholders Weigh In On Proposed COPPA Rule Update
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) received over 270 comments to its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for the amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) during the...
View ArticleFTC Denies an Application to Add a New Verifiable Parental Consent Mechanism...
On March 29, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) published a unanimous decision to deny an application by the Entertainment Software Rating Board, Yoti, and SuperAwesome (collectively, the...
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