13 Jan, 2025 Data Broker Experiences Massive Cybersecurity Breach Involving Sensitive Location Data By Bram Schumer Gravy Analytics, a prominent player in location-based data intelligence and the parent company of Venntel, announced it has been the...
08 Jan, 2025 New Jersey Releases Privacy Law FAQs, Revealing Insights for Businesses By Andrew Folks Ahead of the January 15 effective date of the New Jersey Data Privacy Law (S332), the Garden State’s Division of Consumer Affairs Cyber...
23 Dec, 2024 'Tis the Season: CPPA’s Data Broker Scrutiny Results in Two New Settlements By Andrew Folks On December 23, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency announced two settlements with data brokers for failing to register and...
10 Oct, 2024 FTC Examines Data and Advertising Practices of Streaming Services, Makes Key Recommendations to Address Concerns By Kate Patton A Federal Trade Commission staff report released last month and discussed during the last open meeting of the Commission examines certain...
30 Sep, 2024 The Next Target of CIPA Litigation: Search Bars By Caren Decter Over the past two years, we have seen an influx of lawsuits asserting that the use of tracking technologies on websites violates the...
02 Sep, 2024 California legislature clarifies privacy obligations for AI models By Andrew Folks The intersection of privacy and AI just took on a new dimension in the Golden State. On August 30, 2024, the California Senate passed AB...
28 Aug, 2024 California Requires Browsers and Mobile Devices to Support Opt-out Preference Signals By Andrew Folks On August 27, 2024, the California Senate passed AB 3048, amending the California Consumer Privacy Act to require all browser and mobile...
15 Aug, 2024 Don’t Mess with Texas: Lone Star State AG’s Latest Lawsuit Signals Continued Aggressive Enforcement Posture By Andrew Folks On August 13, 2024, the Texas Attorney General’s office sued General Motors LLC (GM) and OnStar LLC for allegedly deceiving customers...
02 Aug, 2024 New York Attorney General Launches Privacy Guides for Businesses and Consumers By Maria Nava New York Attorney General Letitia James has announced the launch of two comprehensive privacy guides: the Business Guide to Website...
30 Jul, 2024 Meta Settles Texas Biometric Data Lawsuit for $1.4 Billion By Maria Nava Meta has reached a $1.4 billion settlement to resolve claims brought by the Texas Attorney General. The Attorney General’s office touted...
17 Jul, 2024 Takeaways from the CPPA's July 2024 Board Meeting By Daniel Goldberg Today the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) held a board meeting covering a robust agenda. Below are our top takeaways from the...
13 Jun, 2024 Veto in Vermont By Daniel Goldberg Earlier today, on June 13, 2024, Governor Phil Scott vetoed the Vermont Data Privacy Act (VDPA). Governor Scott cited the “unnecessary...
01 May, 2024 Final Changes to Health Breach Notification Rule By Maria Nava The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has announced finalized changes to the Health Breach Notification Rule (“HBNR”). The changes to the...
08 Apr, 2024 Don't Forget to Register as a Data Broker in Texas By Maria Nava Daniel Goldberg As of this post, four states have enacted laws requiring data brokers to register with the state: California, Oregon, Texas, and Vermont....
04 Apr, 2024 California Court Refuses to Dismiss Pen Register Claim Based on IP Address Tracking By Jeremy Goldman We recently reported on the Licea decision, in which a Los Angeles Superior Court judge dismissed a claim against a website operator...
02 Apr, 2024 California Privacy Protection Agency Publishes Enforcement Advisory By Maria Nava The California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) has published its first ever enforcement advisory regarding data minimization. Here, we...